Charge Nurse - Baptist PCU - Days

Baptist Health Care; Pensacola (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health Care in Pensacola, FL, is seeking an experienced Charge Nurse RN to oversee critical care nursing in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit. The role combines clinical leadership with education and mentorship to ensure high-quality patient care.

The position directs daily unit activities, coordinates patient care flow, and maintains documentation while upholding hospital policies. Flexibility for on-campus duties during weather events or emergencies is required.

Qualifications

• Must hold an active Registered Nurse license.
• BLS for Healthcare Providers certification.
• ACLS certification.
• NIH Stroke Scale certification/training.
• Non-violent crisis intervention training.

Responsibilities

• Assess and diagnose patient and family needs to provide quality care.
• Develops, discusses, and communicates a realistic plan of care for each patient in collaboration with the patient and family.
• Demonstrates the skills and judgment to implement the medical plan of care and nursing interventions.
• Evaluate identified problems and reassess care to meet patient and family needs, ensuring quality of care.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation to support coordination of care and unit workflows.
• Oversee daily unit activities and patient flow in the critical care division; act as a liaison with the nurse manager.
• Collaborate with leadership on human resources and performance reviews as needed.
• May be required to remain on campus during severe weather or disasters.

Skills

RN license

BLS for Healthcare Providers

ACLS Provider

NIH Stroke Scale

Non-violent crisis intervention

Job description

The Charge Nurse is an experienced RN with in-depth knowledge and understanding of providing and overseeing nursing care to critical patients in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit to patients. This position requires the ability to impact care in a variety of settings. This position fulfills the roles of clinician, mentor, and educator. This position manages the coordination of patient care throughout the critical care services division. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, directing and overseeing the daily activities of the unit and is responsible and accountable for directing and facilitating the flow of patient care activities of the department/area. This position provides care and education for the patients based on their illness, symptoms, and courses of treatment. This position manages individualized, goal-directed nursing care through use of the nursing process and the principles of primary nursing in accordance with departmental and hospital policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

Assess and diagnose patient and family needs to provide quality care.Develops, discusses, and communicates a realistic plan of care for each patient, in collaboration with each patient/significant other in order to address all identified needs.Demonstrates the skills and judgment necessary to implement medical plan of care, nursing interventions, and procedures as necessary for the care of the patient.Evaluates the identified problems, care provided, and patient’s responses are reassessed to meet patient and family needs and assure overall quality of care delivered.Maintains up to date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to ensure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team, to ensure quality care.Assumes responsibility for daily personnel assignment/monitoring patient care and overall unit activities, inaccordance with established standards.Performs all responsibilities/duties required by the critical care unit/critical care division as defined in the scope of service, to assure that the unique nature of the client is addressed. This includes, but is not limited to the age of the client served.Maintains current knowledge/certification/licensure. Pursues professional growth and development. Required to meet and maintain the necessary educational and certification requirements defined by the stroke programPerforms selected leadership duties as delegated by the nurse managerSupports Professional Governance through engagement and support of the Unit Based Council and other nursing councils.Assumes responsibility for overall function of unit in the absence of the clinical manager.Collaborates with manager on human resources functions to provide feedback ie. performance reviews.Assist in other duties as assigned to support the operational needs of the department and organization.May be required to remain on campus immediately before, during, and after severe weather and/or disasters.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse LicensedBLS for Healthcare Providers (BLS)ACLS Provider (ACLS)National Institutes Of Health Stroke Scale (NIH)Non-violent crisis intervention (CPI)

About Us

Baptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in northwest Florida and south Alabama. The organization includesthree hospitals, four medical parks,Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, and an extensive primary and specialty care provider network. With more than 4,000 team members, Baptist Health Care is one of the largest non-governmental employers in northwest Florida.

Baptist Health Care, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. BHC maintains and enforces a policy that prohibits discrimination against any workforce members or applicants for employment because of sex, race, age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, religion, genetic information, or other category protected by federal, state or local law. Certain positions may require a Level 2 Background check through AHCA. Additional information about this requirement can be found here: Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse

Job Info

• Job Identification 11348
• Job Category Nursing - RN
• Posting Date 11/06/2026, 06:45 PM
• Locations 123 Baptist Way, Pensacola, FL, 32503, US
• Job Schedule Full time
• FTE 0.9 FT