ICU Charge Nurse
The Hospitals of Providence - Sierra Campus
El Paso, TX
3x12 hrs

This position may qualify for a sign-on bonus

Full Time Nights

Job Summary
This role is responsible for providing guidance and support to staff, maintaining a safe environment, ensuring patient throughput, and directing nursing staff. The charge nurse is responsible for the smooth and efficient patient flow within the unit, delegates assignments and provides supervision for the support staff in accordance with their level of training and the patient’s acuity. The charge nurse works, in cooperation with medical providers to insure the quality of patient care.

• The charge nurse oversees patient admissions, transfers and discharges, and mentors and trains new staff while providing support and guidance to all staff members. 
• The charge nurse monitors medical charts and administers compassionate care and assistance to patients and families, liaises with doctors and administrators and communicates any protocol changes to staff. 
• The charger nurse is also responsible for ensuring compliance with all health and safety regulations, and record sand maintains accurate reports.

Education
Required: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

Preferred: Bachelor's or master's degree in nursing.

Experience
Required: 1 year of RN experience.

Certifications
Required: Currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice profession as required by law, regulation in state of practice or policy; AHA BLS, and if applicable by corporate policy for unit of hire, AHA ACLS and/or PALS and/or NRP.

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