Charge Preceptor RN, Operating Room, Northside Duluth

Northside Hospital; Duluth (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Northside Hospital in Duluth, GA, is seeking a Charge Nurse/Preceptor Nurse who coordinates daily activities, manages patient care, and serves as a resource for new staff. The role blends direct patient care (about 80%) with leadership and education duties (about 20%), across pediatric to geriatric populations during 8 to 12 hour shifts.

You must be a graduate of an accredited nursing program, licensed in Georgia, BLS certified, with at least 2 years of RN experience.

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Licensed as an RN in the State of Georgia in good standing without limitations.
• Must hold Certification in American Heart Association's Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS).
• Two (2) years of experience as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily activities and distribution of work during scheduled shift.
• Act as a professional educator and resource for new employees, demonstrating clinical expertise and competence.
• Balance direct patient care (approx. 80%) with management and education duties (approx. 20%).

Skills

BLS Certification

Clinical leadership

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) degree

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Job description

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

As a Charge Nurse, coordinates daily activities and distribution of work in area during scheduled shift; as a Preceptor Nurse, acts as a professional educator and resource for new employees, demonstrating clinical expertise and competence. The approximate amount of overall participation in direct patient care activities is 80% and ChargePreceptor duties is 20%. The range of roles between Charge and Preceptor may vary dependent upon patient acuity and volume issues. Works with a unit specific patient population. Care and/or services will be provided to pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. This position is required to set priorities based on the situation at hand, and is a combination of direct patient care, management (charge), and education (preceptor) roles with responsibility for a unit during an eight (8) to twelve (12) hour shift.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES, LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED:

1. Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing
2. Licensed as an RN in the State of Georgia in good standing without limitations.
3. Must hold Certified in American Heart Association's Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS).
4. Two (2) years of experience as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN).

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES/LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION PREFERRED:

1. BSN degree
2. Two (2) years recent experience in current clinical specialty (i.e., critical care, surgical services, diabetes education, radiology, etc.)
3. Additional Life Support credential (ACLS, PALS, NRP, etc.) or other clinical specialty certifications in specific units.
4. Visual color acuity depending on the role in specific units.