Charge Nurse (RN) - L&D
About the Role
This role is responsible for providing guidance and support to staff, maintaining a safe environment, ensuring patient throughput, and directing nursing staff. The charge nurse ensures smooth and efficient patient flow within the unit, delegates assignments, and supervises support staff according to their training level and patient acuity. Working in cooperation with medical providers, the charge nurse helps ensure quality patient care while also providing direct clinical care. Responsibilities include assessing, planning, and implementing direct clinical care to assigned patients each shift, and supervising staff to which appropriate care is delegated. The Charge Nurse reports to the appropriate clinical leader with oversight by the CNO to ensure high‑quality, safe, and appropriate nursing care, competency of clinical staff, and effective resource management.
Responsibilities
- Oversee patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
- Mentor and train new staff while providing support and guidance to all staff members.
- Monitor medical charts and provide compassionate care and assistance to patients and families.
- Liaise with doctors and administrators and communicate any protocol changes to staff.
- Ensure compliance with all health and safety regulations and maintain accurate reports.
- Provide high‑quality, safe, cost‑effective, total nursing care to all patients assigned.
- Coordinate and integrate patient care based on the nursing process.
- Direct care according to established standards of safety, risk management, quality improvement, and infection control, aiming for optimal discharge.
- Plan and coordinate patient care within the prescribed medical regime.
- Administer all medications safely and in a timely manner per hospital policy.
- Perform and fulfill all HICS (Hospital Incident Command System) responsibilities, assignments, tasks, and roles during emergencies or disasters.
- Know and act according to the hospital’s emergency codes and related policies.
Qualifications
Education: Required – graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Preferred – bachelor’s or master’s degree in nursing.
Experience: Minimum 1 year of RN experience.
Certifications: Current licensure to practice as required by state law or corporate policy; AHA Basic Life Support (BLS). Additional certifications as applicable by corporate policy for the unit of hire: AHA Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and/or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP).
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Generous paid time off
- Career development and continuing education opportunities
- Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
- Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
- Voluntary benefits including pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long‑term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance
- Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status
Schedule
Job Shift: Day
Job Type: Full Time
Organization Description
The Hospitals of Providence have faithfully served the El Paso community since 1902. Generations of families have chosen our hospitals as stewards of health. Our five hospitals include a children’s hospital committed to providing care when patients need it. Today, the Hospitals of Providence are the region’s most trusted hospitals, each dedicated to meeting families’ specific healthcare needs.