Charge Nurse (RN) - L&D

Ascension; Port Williams; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading health care system dedicated to compassionate, personalized care. This role offers the opportunity to lead nursing teams, ensuring quality patient care in various specialty areas. You will coordinate staffing, manage patient assignments, and respond to care needs while being part of a mission-driven organization. With a commitment to community service and a supportive work environment, this position not only enhances your career but also positively impacts the lives of patients and families. Embrace the chance to grow professionally while making a difference in your community.

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Health Insurance Options

Retirement Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Programs

Parental Leave

Adoption Assistance

Qualifications

• Advanced Life Support and BLS certifications required.
• Registered Nurse credential from the Tennessee Board of Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate unit staffing and provide leadership in clinical objectives.
• Assign and monitor nursing associates during shifts.

Skills

Advanced Life Support

BLS Provider

Neonatal Resuscitation

Registered Nurse Credential

Education

Professional Licensure

1 Year Job-Specific Experience

Job description

We Are Hiring

• Department: L&D
• Schedule: Full Time, Nights
• Hospital: Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown
• Location: Nashville, TN

What You Will Do

Coordinate unit staffing and provide leadership while ensuring the implementation of clinical objectives and quality patient care for one or more assigned nursing specialty areas: Cardiovascular/Cath Lab, Surgical Services, Emergency/Triage, Endoscopy, Adult or Pediatric/Neonatal Critical Care, Labor & Delivery/Women & Family.

Responsibilities:

• Assign, direct, educate, and monitor nursing and support associates during assigned shifts.
• Meet with staff and exercise independent judgment to plan the shifts, services, and patient care.
• Assess daily patient care needs and develop and distribute patient care assignments, ensuring that population-appropriate patient care is given and is accountable for maintaining productivity standards and justifying variances to the unit manager or designee.
• Respond to complaints about patient care and manage through established channels.
• Facilitate the availability of adequate materials, resources, and supplies.
• Set priorities appropriate to daily patient/physician dynamics.
• Provide input into hiring, training, directing, development, and evaluation of staff.

What You Will Need

• Advanced Life Support obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
• BLS Provider obtained within 1 month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
• Certification specializing in Neonatal Resuscitation credentialed from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
• Registered Nurse credentialed from the Tennessee Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.

Education:

• Required professional licensure/certification AND 1 year of cumulative job-specific experience required.

Why Join Our Team

Ascension Saint Thomas is a leading health care system with a 125-year history of providing care to the community, and is the only faith-based, non-profit health system in Middle Tennessee. Today, the health system offers a highly comprehensive system of care, consisting of a network of hospitals, affiliated joint ventures, medical practices, clinics, and specialty facilities.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of thousands of associates delivering compassionate, personalized care across hospitals, clinics, and senior living communities.

Our Mission, Vision, and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer, and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status, or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

As a military-friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans, and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspectives to their civilian careers with Ascension.

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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, and ways to give back to your community.

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, and salary range at the time of the offer.