Charge Nurse - Cardiac Telemetry 1

Responsibilities

Captures the delivery of quality nursing care for patients from birth through the lifecycle, as well as operational issues during his/her shift.

Provides clinical care as needed when census demands.

Communicates patient care, departmental issues, and staff concerns to the appropriate leader(s).

Serves as a resource for guidance and assistance to the staff.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate from a recognized, accredited school of nursing
• Required: Bachelors Degree
• PREFERRED: Bachelors Degree
• Work Experience: 1 year of nursing experience in a hospital setting
• REQUIRED: 2 years or more years of nursing experience in a hospital setting
• PREFERRED: 2 years or more years of nursing experience in a hospital setting
• Licenses and Certifications: RN - Registered Nurse - Georgia State Licensure and/or NLC/eNCL Multistate Licensure Required
• BCLS - Basic Life Support Required
• Advanced certification in field of specialty, if applicable (see addendum)
• ACLS Certification (Cardiac Tele, Critical Care, Surgical Services including Labor and Delivery) Required
• PALS Certification (Emergency Department) Required
• Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Certification prior to independent chemotherapy administration (Infusion/Oncology) Required
• NRP by the end of orientation period (Womens Services: Labor and Delivery, Mother/Baby, NICU, NAT, Nursery) Required
• PEARS Certification ( at Piedmont Athens Hospital) Required
• PALS if unit provides care to pediatric patients (Surgical Services) Required
• ACLs and PALS Certification (Emergency Department) Required
• Experienced Emergency Department nurses will have 30 days to obtain the PALS certification within 30 Days