RN, Charge Preceptor - Inpatient Operating Room (Ground Floor)

Northside Hospital; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An award-winning healthcare provider in Atlanta is seeking a Charge Nurse to lead and educate within a dynamic team. This role combines direct patient care with management and teaching responsibilities, ensuring high-quality service across various patient demographics. The ideal candidate will have a strong nursing background, excellent clinical skills, and a passion for mentoring new staff. Join a continually growing institution that values innovation and excellence in patient care, and help shape the future of healthcare in the community.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing school required.
• Licensed RN in Georgia with no limitations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily activities and work distribution during shifts.
• Provide direct patient care and act as a professional educator.

Skills

Patient Care

Clinical Expertise

Management Skills

Education & Training

Education

Nursing Degree

BSN Degree (Preferred)

Tools

Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS)

Advanced Life Support (ACLS, PALS, NRP)

Job description

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.

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.

• 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).

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.