Charge Preceptor RN, Operating Room, Northside Duluth OPSC

Northside Hospital Inc.; Duluth (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Northside Hospital Inc. in Duluth, GA seeks a Charge Nurse/Preceptor Nurse to coordinate daily activities on a shift. This role blends direct patient care with leadership and education responsibilities, including mentoring new staff.

The position supports pediatric to geriatric patients, with 8–12 hour shifts; participation in direct patient care about 80% and duties 20%. Requires GA RN license, BLS, and two years RN experience; BSN and ACLS/PALS preferred.

Qualifications

• Must be graduate of accredited school of nursing.
• Licensed as an RN in Georgia in good standing without limitations.
• BLS certification required.
• Two (2) years of RN experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily activities and distribute work as Charge Nurse on scheduled shift.
• Serve as Preceptor Nurse, educating and mentoring new staff.

Skills

RN

BLS

Patient care

Education

Registered nurse license (GA)

BSN preferred

ACLS/PALS/NRP certifications

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

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 Charge-Preceptor 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.

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES, LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED:

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

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES/LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION PREFERRED:

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

Work Hours:

645-1715