Charge Registered Nurse - Cardiology Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Job Summary

Provides leadership and coordination of unit staffing while ensuring implementation of clinical objectives and quality patient care.

Responsibilities

• Assigns, directs, educates and monitors nursing and support staff during the assigned shift.
• Contributes to or performs performance evaluations of staff.
• Assesses daily patient care needs and develops and distributes patient‑care assignments, ensuring population‑appropriate care.
• Collaborates with advanced practice providers to ensure quality outcomes.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of patient care and identifies issues that affect desired outcomes.
• Responds to complaints about patient care and manages them through established channels.
• May provide input for hiring, training, directing, developing and evaluating staff.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safety.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing.

Experience

One year of registered nurse experience.

Physical Requirements

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0‑25 lb.
• Frequent sitting, reaching, and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for near (≤20 in) and far (≈20 ft) distances; ability to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds, and hear alarms or malfunctioning machinery.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25‑50 lb.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping, and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

Licensure & Certifications

• Illinois: Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) – American Heart Association (AHA) and Registered Professional Nurse (RN) – Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
• Missouri: BLS HCP – AHA and RN – Missouri Division of Professional Registration, or RN issued by a Compact State.
• Oklahoma: BLS HCP – AHA and RN issued by a Compact State, or RN – Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN).
• Wisconsin: BLS HCP – AHA and RN issued by a Compact State, or RN – Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services.

Schedule

• Night Shift (United States of America)
• Scheduled weekly hours: 24

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package tailored to employee needs.
• Paid parental leave: one week of paid leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro‑rated based on FTE).
• Flexible payment options: DailyPay provides eligible hourly team members instant access to earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply).
• Upfront tuition coverage: FlexPath Funded offers eligible team members tuition coverage.