Lead Charge Nurse – Day Shift, Behavioral Health Unit

State of Georgia; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Georgia is seeking a Charge Nurse at Gracewood Campus, East Central Regional Hospital. You will supervise shifts, guide nursing staff and ensure high-quality care for ill, injured, and disabled clients.

Requires Georgia RN license and an associate degree, with supervisory experience. The role emphasizes planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care, maintaining medical records, and health maintenance guidance.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in nursing from an accredited college or university.
• Georgia RN license is required.
• Four years of professional nursing experience, including two years in a lead/ supervisory role or one year at RN3.

Responsibilities

• Supervises, guides, and/or instructs the work assignments of subordinate staff.
• Plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for a unit or shift.
• Ensures that staff assess client health problems and needs.
• Develops and implements nursing care plans and maintains medical records.
• Supervises the provision and quality of nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent or disabled clients.
• Advises clients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management.

Skills

Staff supervision

Nursing assessment

Education

Associate degree in nursing

Job description

State of Georgia is seeking a Charge Nurse at Gracewood Campus, East Central Regional Hospital. You will supervise shifts, guide nursing staff and ensure high-quality care for ill, injured, and disabled clients.

Requires Georgia RN license and an associate degree, with supervisory experience. The role emphasizes planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care, maintaining medical records, and health maintenance guidance.