Charge RN Medical Telemetry 4C Full Time Nights

About the Role

The Charge Nurse manages the operations of the department, providing support, mentorship, and guidance to those who deliver direct patient care. Responsibilities include coordinating patient care delivery, determining staffing needs, making patient assignments, and ensuring all patients receive timely, safe, effective, and high-quality care. The Charge Nurse collaborates with bedside nurses on patient care plans, sets expectations for professional conduct, and serves as a resource for the unit. They hold care providers accountable for professional responsibilities and adherence to regulatory guidelines while aligning duties with Mercy’s Mission, Values, and Service Standards.

This role serves the 4C medical cardiac unit, managing patients with chronic and acute conditions such as heart failure, respiratory distress, dysrhythmias, pneumonia, sepsis, COPD, diabetes, and gastrointestinal conditions. The unit also coordinates care for patients requiring cath lab, angioplasty, dialysis, outpatient infusion/chemo, and anticoagulation therapies.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the delivery of patient care by determining staffing needs and assigning personnel.
• Ensure patients receive timely, safe, effective, and high-quality care.
• Collaborate with bedside nurses to develop and implement patient care plans.
• Set expectations for professional conduct and serve as a resource for the unit.
• Hold direct and indirect care providers accountable for professional responsibilities and regulatory compliance.
• Manage operations of the medical cardiac unit, including patients with multisystem needs.
• Coordinate care for patients requiring specialized therapies (e.g., cath lab, dialysis, infusion).

Requirements

• Registered Nurse (RN) licensure.
• 1–2 years’ RN experience (eligible for $13,000 sign-on bonus).
• 3–4 years’ RN experience (eligible for $15,000 sign-on bonus).
• 5+ years’ RN experience (eligible for $20,000 sign-on bonus).
• New graduate RNs eligible for $5,000 sign-on bonus and up to $20,000 in loan forgiveness.

Benefits

• Day-one comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off (PTO) and vacation time (up to 80 hours frontloaded for experienced full-time RNs).
• Employer-matched retirement funds for team members working 32+ hours per pay period.
• Tuition reimbursement up to $2,000 per year.
• $3,000 relocation assistance for full-time employees.
• Shift differential for qualifying hours (3 PM–7 AM).
• Weekend differential and increased weekend option differential ($10.00 RN).
• Weekend Option (WEO) rates plus differentials for days or nights.

Pay

Sign-on bonuses vary by experience:

• New graduates: $5,000.
• 1–2 years’ experience: $13,000.
• 3–4 years’ experience: $15,000.
• 5+ years’ experience: $20,000.

Schedule

Full-time position, 7 PM–7 AM (night shift).