Ssm Health looking for RN Charge – Stepdown/Progressive Care – Days at Mount Vernon, Illinois Full Time

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IL-SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital – Mt. Vernon

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

This is a full-time, 36 hours per week, day shift RN Charge Nurse position in our Stepdown/Progressive Care Unit at Good Samaritan Hospital. Hours are 7 am to 7 pm with rotating weekends and holidays. Must have at least 1 year of RN Experience.

Job Summary:

Provides leadership and coordination of unit staffing while ensuring implementation of clinical objectives and quality patient care.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assigns, directs, educates and monitors nursing and support staff during assigned shift. Contributes to or performs performance evaluations of staff.
• Assesses daily patient care needs and develops and distributes patient care assignments, ensuring that population appropriate patient care is given.
• Collaborates with advanced practice providers to ensure quality outcomes.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of patient care and identifies any issues that affect desired patient outcomes.
• Responds to complaints about patient care and manages through established channels.
• May provide input for hiring, training, directing, developing and evaluating staff.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

EXPERIENCE

• One year of registered nurse experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

Licenses/Certifications:

Advanced Life Support (ALS) – American Heart Association (AHA), Advanced Life Support (ALS) – American Heart Association (AHA), Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) – American Heart Association (AHA), FUTURE – Advanced Life Support (ALS) within 365 days – American Heart Association (AHA), FUTURE – Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) within 90 days – American Heart Association (AHA), FUTURE – Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) within 180 days – American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), FUTURE – Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 365 days – American Heart Association (AHA), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) – American Academy Pediatrics (AAP), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) – American Heart Association (AHA), Registered Nurse (RN) – Missouri Division of Professional Registration, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Alabama Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Arizona State Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Arkansas State Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Colorado Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Delaware Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Florida Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Georgia Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Idaho Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Indiana State Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Iowa Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Kansas State Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Kentucky Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Louisiana State Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Maine State Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Maryland Board of Nursing {+ 23 more}

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

1308000046 Pat Rms 3100 PCU Scheduled Weekly Hours:
36

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