Charge Nurse : Acute Rehab Nursing

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Plans, coordinates, and provides for optimum patient care on the unit.
• Manages schedules and patient assignments.
• Delivers annual evaluations and counseling conversations.
• Provides direct patient care when relieving nurses.
• Maintains the Standards of Nursing Care and provides care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act.
• Affirms utilization of the nursing process based on research and evidence-based outcomes.
• Makes recommendations on hiring, department budgets, and trainings.
• Serves as a leader in the department.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: BSN required; MSN preferred.
• Additional requirements vary by department:
• Advanced Brain and Spine: Telemetry experience preferred, including stroke, seizure, brain tumor/surgery, Parkinson’s, spinal surgery.
• Acute Rehab: 3-5 years of acute clinical experience with one year in a rehabilitation setting, one year supervisory experience, FIM training, CARF experience, and bilingual/multilingual preferred.
• Cardiac Telemetry: Successful completion of Sub-Intensive, Intermediate, Progressive or Critical Care course/experience and ECG test required.
• GI Lab: Moderate Sedation experience required, previous GI nursing experience preferred.
• Gyn/Urol: Medical/Surgical, Gyn/Urology experience preferred.
• Heart Vascular Institute: Experience in Cardiac Telemetry and successful completion of ECG test required.
• Hoag Orthopedic Institute: Successful completion of ECG test required.
• Ortho Surgery Center: Successful completion of ECG test required, two years clinical/management experience preferred.
• Outpatient Treatment Centers: For Oncology Infusion, 3 years Oncology Infusion experience required; for Non-Oncology, no experience required.
• Radiation Oncology: Minimum of two years’ experience in Radiation Oncology in an acute healthcare system environment and one year supervisory experience in an acute healthcare system environment.
• HHNB Interventional Radiology, CT Scan, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Ultrasound, Main X-Ray: Interventional Radiology experience and previous experience in a supervisory role with proven leadership skills preferred.
• Surgical – 6 West: Experience in SUB-ICU required.
• Telemetry: Telemetry experience preferred.
• Licenses and Certifications: Registered Nurse in the State of California - Current and in good standing. Current BLS certification prior to clinical rotation. Department specific certification requirements are as follows:
• Acute Rehab: CCRN required within 2 years in position.
• Advanced Brain and Spine: NIHSS and ACLS required upon hire. Fulfills mandatory stroke education requirements per certification agency.
• Cardiac Telemetry: ACLS required. Fulfills mandatory stroke education requirements per certification agency.
• Gamma Knife: ACLS required at hire. PALS Cert. required within 90 days of hire.
• GI Lab: ACLS required.
• Heart Valve Clinic and CVOR: BLS and ACLS required upon hire.
• Hoag Orthopedic Institute (HOI): ACLS required.
• Neuroscience Admin.: BLS and ACLS.
• Outpatient Treatment Centers Infusion: For Oncology Infusion, the Chemotherapy/biotherapy Cert. is required. ONSONC. Not required for Non-Oncology Infusion.
• Ortho Surgery Center: Infection Prevention Cert. required within 12 months in position.
• Oncology/Pulmonary/Sepsis: ACLS upon hire.
• Chemotherapy &Oncology: ACLS upon hire. Chemotherapy & Immunotherapy Provider Card required to administer chemotherapy.
• 1206d Oncology Specialty Clinic: BLS upon hire.
• Pulmonary/Sepsis: ACLS upon hire.
• HHNB Interventional Radiology, CT Scan, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Ultrasound, Main X-Ray: ACLS certification is required. PALS certification is required within 6 months of hire/transfer to department. NIHSS certification is required within 30 days of hire/transfer to department. Completes annual stroke education per organization requirements.
• PICC Services: ACLS certification is required.
• HHI Main X-Ray: ACLS certification is required.
• Surgical (5 West and 6 West): ACLS.
• Telemetry: ACLS. Irvine Telemetry – ACLS; Fulfills mandatory stroke education requirements per certification agency. NIHSS certification required within six months of hire.
• Irvine Medical – Oncology: ACLS upon hire, ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate Course (ONS- Oncology Nursing Society) required within six months of hire.
• Irvine Med Surg – Digestive: ACLS upon hire.
• Pacemaker & Arrhythmia Ctr: ACLS upon hire.
• Certifications: Required certifications vary by department.
• Cardiac Telemetry: PCCN.
• Heart Vascular Institute: PCCN.
• Ortho Surgery Center: Certification in specialty area (CNOR or CPIC).
• Radiation Oncology: OCN Certification.
• HHNB Interventional Radiology, CT Scan, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Ultrasound, Main X-Ray: CRN (Certified Radiology Nurse) is preferred.
• HHI Main X-Ray: PALS certification is preferred.
• CRN (Certified Radiology Nurse) is preferred.
• Irvine Telemetry- ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate Course (ONS- Oncology Nursing Society) is preferred.
• Physical Requirements: Specific physical requirements vary by department.

About Us

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is a nonprofit regional health care delivery network in Orange County, California, consisting of three acute-care hospitals with sixteen urgent care centers, eleven health centers and a network of more than1,800 physicians, 100 allied health members, 8,000 employees, and 2,000 volunteers. More than 30,000 inpatients and 550,000 outpatients choose Hoag each year. For over 70 years, Hoag has delivered a level of personalized care that is unsurpassed among Orange County’s health care providers. Since 1952, Hoag has served the local communities and continues its mission to provide the highest quality health care services through the core strategies of quality and service, people, physician partnerships, strategic growth, financial stewardship, community benefit and philanthropy. Hoag offers a comprehensive blend of health care services including six institutes providing specialized care in the areas of cancer, heart and vascular, neurosciences, women's health, orthopedics, and digestive health through our institutes. Hoag was the highest ranked hospital in Orange County in the 2024-2025 U.S. News &World Report, the only Orange County hospital ranked in the top 10 for California. The organization was ranked the #5 hospital in the Los Angeles Metro Area and the #10 hospital in California. To learn more about Hoag’s awards and accreditations, visit: https://www.hoag.org/about-hoag/awards-accreditations/.

Hoag is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Hoag is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Hoag hires a diverse group of people in a manner that allows them to reach their full potential in the pursuit of organizational objectives.