Charge Nurse Lead – General Medical Care

20 Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc.; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Northeast Georgia Health System is seeking a Charge Nurse to provide transformational shift leadership and coordinate high-quality, evidence-based nursing care across the unit. The role emphasizes patient safety, patient flow, and staff well-being, working under the Nurse Manager or designated supervisor.

Licensed RN in Georgia with national certification within two years of hire is required. Associates degree in nursing; BSN/MSN preferred with 3+ years direct patient care in acute care.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia; national certification within two years of hire.
• Associates Degree in Nursing.
• BSN or MSN preferred; BSN strongly encouraged within five years.
• Three years of direct patient care experience in an acute care environment.

Responsibilities

• Executes leader standard work per shift to promote reliable operations.
• Leads tiered huddles and uses visual management to identify abnormalities and coordinate countermeasures.
• Escalates system issues appropriately.
• Facilitates structured escalation of barriers using safety tools, chain of command, and closed loop communication.
• Applies rapid-cycle improvement (PDCA/A3 thinking) to address recurring barriers and supports sustained improvement with measurable results.
• Captures and trends unit-level issues and outcomes to support unit councils/shared governance and continuous improvement.
• Promotes a healthy practice environment by modeling collaborative leadership, meaningful recognition, teamwork, and coaching to adherence of professional practice standards.
• Remains visible and accessible on the unit to identify barriers, support staff, and reinforce standard work.
• Ensures huddles address key domains of patient safety, quality, patient flow and experience, staffing, operational risks, and staff well-being.
• Maintains accurate and up to date visual displays and accurate record-keeping related to census, acuity, staffing, and key operational indicators.
• Ensures completion of required shift-based audits, checklists, and rounding aligned to standard work.
• Documents completion of required leader standard work every shift.
• Uses standard work and real time data to align staffing with patient demand and acuity.
• Coaches staff to reinforce a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and meaningful recognition.
• Communicates unresolved issues, safety concerns, staffing risks, and active countermeasures to the incoming charge nurse or nurse manager.
• Completes a structured end of shift handoff to ensure continuity of care and unit stability.
• Coordinates daily staffing assignments based on patient acuity, unit census, and staff competencies.
• Monitors and maintains patient flow, admissions, discharges, and transfers to optimize throughput and efficiency.
• Addresses patient and family concerns and escalates as appropriate.
• Participates in quality improvement and unit/hospital based committees and councils as assigned.

Job description

Northeast Georgia Health System is seeking a Charge Nurse to provide transformational shift leadership and coordinate high-quality, evidence-based nursing care across the unit. The role emphasizes patient safety, patient flow, and staff well-being, working under the Nurse Manager or designated supervisor.

Licensed RN in Georgia with national certification within two years of hire is required. Associates degree in nursing; BSN/MSN preferred with 3+ years direct patient care in acute care.