Charge RN - Cardiac Stepdown (Nights)

Role Overview: The Charge Nurse manages department operations, providing leadership, mentorship, and support to clinical staff. Key Responsibilities: They coordinate patient care by assessing staffing needs, assigning patients appropriately, and ensuring delivery of safe, high-quality care. They serve as a resource and set professional conduct expectations, holding staff accountable to regulatory standards. They support high patient outcomes by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing practices in line with standards. Qualifications: Must be a graduate of an accredited nursing program with an active RN license. Required certifications include BLS within 30 days, with additional certifications like ACLS, PALS, or others based on unit needs. Skills & Physical Requirements: Strong leadership, communication, and clinical skills are essential. Physical ability to lift up to 50 lbs, stand, walk, and perform bending or reaching is necessary. Patient Population & Unit Details: Serves stepdown, post-procedural, and cardioversion patients, among others, in a 26-bed unit with a nurse-to-patient ratio of 4:1 to 5:1.