RN Charge Nurse

Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) - Transitional Care Unit

Company: SSM Health

Location: Oklahoma

Job Type: Full-time

Department: Transitional Care Unit

Job Summary:

As a Registered Nurse (RN) in our Transitional Care Unit, you will play a vital role in providing exceptional patient care and leadership to our team. You will be responsible for coordinating unit staffing, implementing clinical objectives, and ensuring high-quality patient outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Assigns, directs, educates, and monitors nursing and support staff during assigned shifts.
• Assesses daily patient care needs and develops and distributes patient care assignments.
• 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.

Requirements:

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

Professional Licenses and Certifications:

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Benefits:

• Paid Parental Leave: one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: instant access to earned, unpaid base pay before payday (fees may apply).
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.