Charge Nurse - Day Surgery - Part Time

Valley Children's Healthcare; California; On-site; USD 114,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Valley Children’s Hospital is seeking a Day Surgery Charge Nurse to lead a defined patient care unit across the Day Surgery continuum. You will oversee preoperative and postoperative care, coordinate staffing, and ensure smooth patient flow from admission to discharge.

Responsibilities include staff leadership, recruitment, and ensuring competencies while adhering to Nursing Practice Act and hospital policies for high-quality pediatric perioperative care.

Qualifications

• RN license in California (BRN) required.
• BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer.
• PALS within 12 months of hire or transfer.
• Minimum two years of full-time nursing experience.
• Experience with pediatric patients preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage operations of a defined patient care unit during the shift.
• Monitor, evaluate, and direct patient care provided by staff.
• Coordinate activities of the patient care unit and staff assignments.
• Assist with recruitment, hiring, and staff competency evaluation.
• Operate within Nursing Practice Act and Children's policies.

Skills

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Leadership

Delegation

Collaboration

Communication

Customer service

Bilingual preferred

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (preferred)

Job description

About Us

The Perioperative Department at Valley Children’s Hospital is a robust division, incorporating many procedural areas and their associated support services. Periop supports every service line within the hospital, providing care to patients in the Central Valley and its surrounding areas and collaborates with outlying facilities to accomplish our mission to provide the best care to our patients, always.

About Us

The Perioperative Department at Valley Children’s Hospital is a robust division, incorporating many procedural areas and their associated support services. Periop supports every service line within the hospital, providing care to patients in the Central Valley and its surrounding areas and collaborates with outlying facilities to accomplish our mission to provide the best care to our patients, always.

The Day Surgery process begins with pre-op admitting of the patient, which is inclusive of assessing the patient pre-surgery and preparing them for their surgical day. The most common surgeries are ENT followed by orthopedics and general surgeries and the patients range in age from newborn to young adult.

Post-op phase II is a separate area from the admitting location and requires an entirely different set of skills. This phase of recovery occurs when the patient is awake and transferred from the recovery room to day surgery post‑op where the patient is reunited with family and we begin preparing for discharge.

Periop as a whole employs a vast number of skilled individuals within various units, including registered nurses (RNs), operating room technicians (ORTs), special procedure technicians, sterile processing technicians, imaging technicians, and more. Each division works to provide their team with advancement opportunities that encourage self‑development, offer process improvements, and ultimately work to improve outcomes for our patients.

Job Summary

This position is accountable for managing the overall operations of a defined patient care unit during an assigned shift. The incumbent is accountable for monitoring, evaluation, and directing patient care provided by staff, coordinating activities of the patient care unit, making staff assignments and assisting with the development and evaluation of staff members. The incumbent will assist with the recruitment and hiring of staff, evaluating staff competency and evaluating, coaching, and counseling assigned staff in concert with the Manager/Supervisor. This position practices within the scope of the Nursing Practice Act, and in accordance with Children's policies.

Qualifications

The Day Surgery Charge Nurse will provide leadership and coverage across both the preoperative and postoperative phases of care, supporting patient flow and coordination throughout the Day Surgery continuum.

Education

• Bachelors Degree (required)
• Bachelors Degree Nursing (preferred)

Licenses and Certifications

• RN - Registered Nurse License - CA-BRN - California Board of Registered Nursing (required)
• BLS - Basic Life Support - AHA - American Heart Association within 30 days of hire or transfer into position (required)
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support - AHA - American Heart Association within 12 months of hire or transfer into position (required)

Work Experience

• Minimum two (2) years Full time or equivalent nursing experience (required)
• Pediatric experience (preferred)

Skills And Abilities

• Demonstrated abilities in the areas of critical thinking, problem solving, conflict resolution, leadership including delegation, collaboration, feedback, effective communication and customer focused service behaviors.
• Bilingual Skills Preferred.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Compensation Range

$63.16 - $91.58

Workshift

Day (United States of America)

Position Exempt

No

FTE %

86.25

Scheduled Weekly Hours

23

Daily Hours

11.5