Registered Nurse (RN) - Charge Nurse - Step Down

SSM Health; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SSM Health DePaul Hospital – St. Louis is seeking a Night Shift Nurse Leader for the Step Down unit. You will provide leadership and coordination of staff, ensure delivery of quality patient care, and collaborate with advanced practice providers to achieve outcomes.

This full-time role requires RN licensure in Illinois or Missouri, BLS certification, and at least one year of RN experience. Shift is 7 PM–7 AM with rotating weekends and holidays, in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing.
• Active RN license in Illinois or Missouri.
• BLS Healthcare Provider certification.

Responsibilities

• Assigns, directs, educates and monitors nursing and support staff during assigned shift.
• Assesses daily patient care needs and distributes patient assignments accordingly.
• Collaborates with advanced practice providers to ensure quality outcomes.
• Evaluates effectiveness of patient care and addresses issues impacting outcomes.
• Responds to complaints about patient care and uses established channels to resolve them.
• May participate in hiring, training, directing and evaluating staff.

Skills

Nursing leadership

RN

Patient care

BLS

Communication

Education

RN license (IL/MO)

Accredited nursing program

Job description

It's more than a career, it's a calling
MO-SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

Department: Step Down

Schedule: 7 PM - 7 AM, rotating weekend and holidays

Job Summary

Provides leadership and coordination of unit staffing while ensuring implementation of clinical objectives and quality patient care.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assigns, directs, educates and monitors nursing and support staff during assigned shift. Contributes to or performs performance evaluations of staff.
• Assesses daily patient care needs and develops and distributes patient care assignments, ensuring that population appropriate patient care is given.
• Collaborates with advanced practice providers to ensure quality outcomes.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of patient care and identifies any issues that affect desired patient outcomes.
• Responds to complaints about patient care and manages through established channels.
• May provide input for hiring, training, directing, developing and evaluating staff.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

EXPERIENCE

• One year of registered nurse experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Illinois

• - Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• - And
• - Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

State of Work Location: Missouri

• - Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• - And
• - Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
• - Or
• - Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State

Work Shift

Night Shift (United States of America)

Job Type

Employee

Department

1304000128 Prog High - 4N Medical

Scheduled Weekly Hours

36

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