Charge Nurse - Neuro PCU, Nights

Responsibilities

• Coordinates 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 resource for guidance and assistance to the staff.

Qualifications

• Education
• Graduate from a nursing program
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• 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
• 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) required
• 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
• AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Program within 12 months of start date (Labor and Delivery) 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 required

Business Unit

Company Name: Piedmont Augusta Hospital