Charge Nurse - Intensive Care Unit - Night

WellSpan Health; Ephrata (Lancaster County); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

WellSpan Health in Ephrata is seeking a Nurse Supervisor for the ICU to oversee nightly operations and ensure high-quality patient care. The 10-bed unit handles critical care patients, including those post cardiac arrest and on advanced support such as ventilation.

The role involves supervising staff, coordinating patient placement, and stepping in to provide direct patient care as needed by the unit. A BSN and RN license are preferred.

Qualifications

• Licensed registered nurse with BSN preferred.
• Experience in critical care nursing and ICU supervision.
• Ability to supervise daily unit operations and staff.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily operations on assigned ICU unit.
• Oversee quality patient care delivery for a group of patients.
• Coordinate patient placement with the Administrative Coordinator.
• Provide direct patient care if needed at an advanced practitioner level.

Skills

Supervision

Critical Care

Patient Care

Nursing

Ventilator Mgmt

Education

BSN

RN License

Tools

Ventilator Management

Telemetry & Monitors

Job description

Full-time Night Shift

72 hours bi-weekly

7pm to 7:30am

Every 3rd weekend

Rotating holidays

Wellspan Ephrata’s Intensive Care Unit is a 10-bed unit caring for patients requiring medical and surgical critical care. Our patient population consists of patients on target temperature management post cardiac arrest; STEMI patients who sometimes require intra-aortic balloon pumps, PA catheters or transvenous pacemakers; those with acute lung disease processes requiring mechanical ventilation; drug overdoses needing close monitoring and sometimes mechanical ventilation; post-op esophagectomies and occasionally post-op VATS patients; acute CVA’s requiring TPA; and, septic/multisystem organ failure patients needing vasoactive IV medications and supportive care. Our ICU team is a close-knit, cohesive team who are passionately committed to promoting a positive work environment and providing excellent critical care to our community!

General Summary

Provides additional supervision of daily operations on assigned unit. Oversees the successful delivery of quality patient care to a group of patients. Coordinates with the Administrative Coordinator on patient placement. Provides direct patient care at an experienced practitioner level as needed.