RN Charge

apartment Medical Center Health System location_onOdessa, TX, US

Position Summary

Assists the Unit Director with responsibility and accountability for the management of the unit. Emphasis on independent decision-making is related to the nursing process. Demonstrates the ability to provide consistent direction for all nursing personnel in planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating nursing activities.

Qualifications

Education:

Hold a current Texas permit or license as a Registered Nurse (RN). Bachelor’s in nursing (BSN) preferred.

Training and Experience:
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate that follows the American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines upon hire or transfer to department.
Eighteen (18) months’ full-time experience as an R.N. preferred. If there is less than eighteen (18) months’ experience, administrative approval must be obtained.
Demonstrated leadership skills.
Hospital and Nursing orientation within three (3) months of hire.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) within six (6) months of hire.
Basic Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring within six (6) months of hire.
EKG within six (6) months of hire.
L&D competencies within three (3) months of hire:
Fetal monitoring
Care of the ante partum patient
Intra-partum care of patients
Care of the surgical OB patient
Care of the post-partum patient
QS Computerized Charting
Care of the neonate
Care of the Adolescent OB patient
Care of the high-risk OB patient

Unusual Physical Demands And Working Conditions

Ability to perform:
Heavy lifting
Sustained standing and walking
Work under stress
Varied work hours and shifts.
Exposure to infectious diseases.

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