RN OR, Charge Preceptor - Center Pointe Surgery Center (Outpatient)

Northside Hospital Inc.; Atlanta (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Northside Hospital in Atlanta seeks a Charge Nurse/Preceptor Nurse to coordinate daily patient care, organize staffing patterns, and provide educational support for new hires, ensuring smooth operations during each shift.

The role blends hands-on patient care (about 80%) with leadership duties, including shift supervision and preceptor responsibilities across pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric units.

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Licensed RN in Georgia in good standing.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily patient care and distribution of work during shift.
• Serve as preceptor and educator for new employees.
• Balance direct patient care (≈80%) with shift supervision/management and education.
• Care for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Set priorities based on patient acuity and volume.

Education

BSN degree

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

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. 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, shift supervision/management (charge), and education (preceptor) roles with responsibility for a unit during a clinical shift.

Qualifications

• 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.

Work Hours:

0645-1515

Weekend Requirements:

No

On-Call Requirements:

No