Charge Nurse (RN) - Med Surg

The Hospitals of Providence; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match

Generous paid time off

Career development and continuing education opportunities

Health savings accounts

Job summary

The Hospitals of Providence is looking for a Charge Nurse to join their team in El Paso, Texas. This full-time night shift position requires an experienced healthcare leader to oversee patient admissions, transfers, and discharges while ensuring compliance with health regulations. The ideal candidate will have at least 1 year of RN experience, a current RN license, and relevant certifications. Benefits include medical and dental insurance, a 401(k) plan, and generous paid time off.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience.
• Current RN license and certifications in AHA BLS, ACLS, PALS, and/or NRP.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Monitoring medical charts and administering compassionate care.
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Providing high-quality, safe, cost-effective nursing care.
• Administering medications safely and timely.

Skills

Patient care

Leadership

Communication

Compliance monitoring

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in nursing

Tools

Electronic health records

Job description

Overview

Are you a results‑driven leader ready to make a meaningful impact to patients, caregivers, and your community? At the Hospitals of Providence – Memorial Campus hospital, we’re seeking an innovative and experienced healthcare leader to drive excellence and inspire our team toward exceptional patient outcomes and operational success.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Job Summary

This full‑time night shift role is responsible for providing guidance and support to staff, maintaining a safe environment, ensuring patient throughput, and directing nursing staff. The charge nurse ensures smooth and efficient patient flow within the unit, delegates assignments and provides supervision for support staff based on training and patient acuity. The charge nurse works with medical providers to ensure quality of patient care and provides direct clinical patient care on a per shift basis, overseeing assignments of care and ensuring competency and resource management.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of patient admissions, transfers, and discharges; mentorship and training of new staff; support and guidance to all staff.
• Monitoring medical charts, administering compassionate care, liaising with doctors and administrators, and communicating protocol changes.
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations and maintaining accurate records.
• Providing high‑quality, safe, cost‑effective nursing care; coordinating and integrating patient care using the nursing process; directing care per safety, risk management, QI, and infection control standards.
• Administering medications safely and timely per hospital policy; performing HICS responsibilities and emergency response tasks.

Qualifications

Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Preferred: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in nursing.

Experience: Minimum 1 year of RN experience.

Certifications: Current RN license; AHA BLS, ACLS, PALS, and/or NRP as required.

Organization Description

The Hospitals of Providence have served the El Paso community since 1902, providing trusted healthcare across five hospitals, including a children’s hospital dedicated to delivering care when it’s needed.

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