Charge Nurse Leader – L&D, Quality & Team Development

Methodist Hospitals; Gary (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Methodist Hospitals seeks an experienced unit leader to support nursing staff, oversee daily operations, and assume the unit director's duties when needed. You will monitor staffing, ensure regulatory compliance, and lead quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes.

The role requires a BSN (MS preferred), 5+ years of L&D nursing, and current RN licensure. Strong communication, teamwork, and the ability to direct multi-disciplinary teams are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing is required.
• Master's Degree in Health Care Related field is preferred.
• 5 years of L&D nursing experience is required.
• 2 years of experience as a Charge Nurse is required.
• Licensed Registered Nurse is required.
• Board Certified Registered Nurse is preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of clinical assessment and medical equipment.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task and direct the work of others.

Responsibilities

• Collects, summarizes and reports all pertinent data to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Assume patient care duties as needed.
• Monitors Kronos, develops staff schedules and assignments, editing timecards and assuming other duties of the director as needed.
• Ensures optimal patient satisfaction by rounding on patients, intervening if necessary to correct situations and monitoring patient satisfaction scores.
• Provides clinical oversight to assigned patient population including staff competency, assignments and scheduling training.
• Leads quality improvement initiatives, data collection, interpretation and action plan implementation with staff education.
• Leads efforts in RCA reviews or reviews into patient care issues.
• Performs chart reviews and summaries for morbidity and mortality meetings.
• Leads orientation of new staff and defines measures to enhance skills and performance.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Teamwork

Communication

Leadership

Multi-tasking

Education

BSN

MS in health care

Job description

Methodist Hospitals seeks an experienced unit leader to support nursing staff, oversee daily operations, and assume the unit director's duties when needed. You will monitor staffing, ensure regulatory compliance, and lead quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes.

The role requires a BSN (MS preferred), 5+ years of L&D nursing, and current RN licensure. Strong communication, teamwork, and the ability to direct multi-disciplinary teams are essential.