Charge Nurse

About This Role

This nursing role provides direct clinical supervision to maintain appropriate clinical standards and facilitate the functioning of nursing units or assigned areas for a defined shift.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical supervision
• Assist in maintaining appropriate clinical standards
• Facilitate the functioning of nursing units or assigned area for a defined shift

Requirements

• BSN required or obtain by December 31, 2019
• Currently an RN III within VH, or meets criteria to be hired as an RN III (all 5 of the last 5 calendar years in a comparable acute care specialty setting) or Currently in a Non-Ladder RN position within VH with a minimum of 5 years of recent relevant experience or Currently an RN II within VH with a minimum overall rating of exceeds standards on most recent VH performance appraisal
• RN Nursing License required, licensed or eligible to practice pending licensure as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia with either a Multi-state license under the Nurse Licensure Compact OR Single-state license, valid in Virginia only
• BLS Certification (Basic Life Support) - American Heart 'Healthcare Provider' (HCP) - AHA approved required
• Demonstrates ability to set priorities and make appropriate decisions
• Competent to provide care using the nursing process
• Demonstrates mentoring, teaching and leadership skills
• Knowledge in the cognitive, physical, emotional and chronological stages of human growth and development

Nice to have:

• Bachelors Nursing preferred
• National certification by specialty organization preferred (Force 1 and 14)

Important Details

• New hires must have American Heart Association (AHA) appropriate certification prior to completion of orientation.