RN-Charge Nurse

Company: SSM Health
Location: Saint Charles
Posted on: November 20, 2020

Job Description:

Job Description PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES * Assigns, directs, educates and monitors nursing and support staff during assigned shift. Contributes to or performs performance evaluations of staff. * Assesses daily patient care needs and develops and distributes patient care assignments, ensuring that population appropriate patient care is given. * Collaborates with advanced practice providers to ensure quality outcomes. * Evaluates the effectiveness of patient care and identifies any issues that affect desired patient outcomes. * Responds to complaints about patient care and manages through established channels. * May provide input for hiring, training, directing, developing and evaluating staff. * Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. * Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION * Graduate of accredited school of nursing 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 lbs. * Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry. * Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and 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/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. * Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. * 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.

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