Charge Registered Nurse - Trauma Orthopedics

About the role

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 is delivered.
• Collaborates with advanced practice providers to ensure quality outcomes.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of patient care and identifies issues that affect desired patient 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.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing.
• At least one year of registered nurse experience.
• Physical requirements:
  • Constant use of speech for oral communication.
  • Constant standing and walking.
  • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0‑25 lb; occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25‑50 lb.
  • Frequent sitting, reaching, keyboard use, and 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 equipment.
  • 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.
• Required professional licenses and certifications (state‑specific):
  • Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) – American Heart Association.
  • Registered Nurse (RN) license:
    • Illinois – Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
    • Missouri – Missouri Division of Professional Registration or a compact state RN license.
    • Oklahoma – Oklahoma Board of Nursing or a compact state RN license.
    • Wisconsin – Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services or a compact state RN license.

Schedule

Night shift (7 pm – 7 am) on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (weekend option). 36 scheduled weekly hours. Employee (regular) position in the Med Surg – 5S department.