RN Charge Nurse: Lead Patient Care & After-Hours

Jeff Davis Hospital; Hazlehurst (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Jeff Davis Hospital in Hazlehurst, GA seeks an experienced nurse supervisor to lead patient care operations and ensure safe, high-quality care around the clock. You will coordinate staffing by acuity, support physicians and nursing teams, and manage after-hours coverage with a focus on documentation, communication and performance improvement.

Ideal candidates have an Associate Degree in Nursing, Georgia RN licensure, and CPR/ACLS/PALS certifications within a year.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Nursing or higher.
• Active Georgia RN licensure.
• CPR, ACLS and PALS certification within 12 months of hire.
• 6 months to 1 year nursing experience or training; preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures quality, safe care for each patient using rounds and CQI reports.
• Liaises between physician, nursing staff, patient and family; ensures orders carried out promptly.
• Determines staffing needs with Nurse Manager; assigns staff by acuity and workload.
• Maintains shift coverage and on-call status; oversees after-hours staffing.
• Communicates shift activity and continuity of care through reports.
• Investigates complaints with Nurse Manager; documents actions taken.
• Floats to all nursing areas and maintains master keys as per policy.
• Attends meetings and updates staff on information from meetings.
• Obtains medications from pharmacy after hours following policy.
• Secures outside doors after hours and logs door checks.
• Oversees clinical and non-clinical departments after hours, holidays and weekends.

Skills

Effective communication

Staff coordination

Interdepartmental liaison

Patient-centric care

Education

Associates Degree in Nursing

Georgia RN licensure

CPR, ACLS & PALS within 1 year

Job description

Jeff Davis Hospital in Hazlehurst, GA seeks an experienced nurse supervisor to lead patient care operations and ensure safe, high-quality care around the clock. You will coordinate staffing by acuity, support physicians and nursing teams, and manage after-hours coverage with a focus on documentation, communication and performance improvement.

Ideal candidates have an Associate Degree in Nursing, Georgia RN licensure, and CPR/ACLS/PALS certifications within a year.