Charge Nurse RN - Stepdown Intermediate Care

Ascension - Port Washington, NY

Full-time - Entry Level

Port Washington, NY

10,001+ employees

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The position is for a Registered Nurse in the Intermediate Progressive Care - Stepdown unit at Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital. The role involves coordinating unit staffing, providing leadership, and ensuring quality patient care. The nurse will be responsible for managing nursing and support staff, assessing patient care needs, and addressing any issues affecting patient outcomes. This is a full-time position with a focus on weekend shifts, requiring work on 50 out of 52 weekends per year.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate unit staffing and provide leadership while ensuring implementation of clinical objectives and quality patient care in assigned area.
• Assign, direct, educate and monitor nursing and support staff during assigned shift.
• Contribute to or perform performance evaluations of staff.
• Assess daily patient care needs and develop and distribute patient care assignments, ensuring that population appropriate patient care is given.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of patient care and identify any issues that affect desired patient outcomes.
• Respond to complaints about patient care and manage through established channels.
• May provide input for hiring, training, directing, development and evaluating of staff.

Requirements

• BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required.
• Registered Nurse credentialed from the Wisconsin Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
• Licensure from the Wisconsin Board of Nursing OR current home state license if considered multi-state/Compact State required.
• Required professional licensure/certification AND 1 year of cumulative job specific experience required.

Benefits

• Paid time off (PTO)
• Various health insurance options & wellness plans
• Retirement benefits including employer match plans
• Long-term & short-term disability
• Employee assistance programs (EAP)
• Parental leave & adoption assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Ways to give back to your community