Wellstar is seeking a Charge Nurse - Registered Nurse to lead daily unit operations on the Neuro-Telemetry Medical-Surgical unit during night shifts. This is a part-time position offering a $10,000 sign-on bonus for qualified candidates.
As the RN Clinical Charge Nurse, you will direct and oversee unit activities to ensure safe, high-quality patient care delivery. You will serve as both a clinical leader and caregiver, often maintaining a modified patient care assignment while managing the broader operational needs of the unit.
Clinical Setting
You will work in a Neuro-Telemetry Medical-Surgical unit within an integrated health system supported by the WellStar Shared Governance Model and Professional Nursing Practice Model. Practice is guided by evidence-based standards and WellStar Core Competencies.
Responsibilities
- Round on every patient daily to evaluate quality and appropriateness of care, providing corrective action and peer coaching as needed
- Perform or provide oversight of the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation) using evidence-based practice and critical thinking
- Provide or oversee relationship-based, patient-centered care delivery through comprehensive hand-off communication, interdisciplinary evaluation, and patient teaching
- Practice using current clinical standards with focus on safety and quality
- Communicate with nurse manager and assistant nurse manager regarding care delivery needs or employee performance concerns
- Coordinate safe, quality patient care delivery and documentation, promoting interdisciplinary communication and a respectful, inclusive clinical environment
- Demonstrate teamwork and collaboration through fiscally responsible practice that supports recruitment and retention of healthcare team members
- Participate in and support performance improvement, research utilization, and shared governance initiatives
- Ensure patient, family, and staff confidentiality and corporate compliance; complete all required mandatory education and proficiencies
- Serve as preceptor or mentor for professional nurses, staff, and students to develop a qualified workforce
- Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement
- Uphold all organizational policies, procedures, clinical competencies, legal and regulatory requirements, and accreditation standards
- Monitor equipment inventory, location, and utilization to ensure staff have necessary tools
- Participate in planning and requesting resources for high-quality care; assist with staffing during shortages or census surges
- Proactively plan for patient care across the care continuum and participate in protocol and procedure development
- Make patient assignments considering new graduates, float staff, and patient acuity
- Conduct daily discharge and length of stay reviews
- Round with physicians and surgeons
- Assign surgery beds in conjunction with surgery schedule
- Consult with nursing administration on bed flow and availability
Schedule
- Night shift, part-time
- United States of America
Required Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited or approved school of nursing with an Associate Degree, Diploma, or Baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN)
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license (single state or multi-state compact)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- BLS Instructor certification
- BLS Provisional certification
- Minimum 1 year of nursing experience
- Licensed and knowledgeable in nursing practice as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act
- Uphold the Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics Standards put forth by the American Nurses Association
Preferred Qualifications
- Baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN)
- Minimum 2 years of nursing experience
- Experience as relief charge nurse with clinical expertise
Compensation
- $10,000 sign-on bonus for qualified candidates on part-time night shift