RN-Charge Nurse

Fairview Heights, Illinois

SSM Health
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MO-SSM Health Saint Louis University West Pavilion

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Summary:

Provides leadership and coordination of unit staffing while ensuring implementation of clinical objectives and quality patient care.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
•  Assigns, directs, educates and monitors nursing and support staff during assigned shift. Contributes to or performs performance evaluations of staff.
•  Assesses daily patient care needs and develops and distributes patient care assignments, ensuring that population appropriate patient care is given.
•  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.
•  Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION
•  Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing EXPERIENCE
•  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. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Illinois
•   Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
•   And
•   Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
•   And
•   Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse (AOCN) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
•   Or
•   Anticoagulation Therapy Management Certification - University of Southern Indiana College of Nursing and Health Professions
•   Or
•   Certified Anticoagulation Care Provider (CACP) - National Certification Board for Anticoagulation Providers (NCBAP)
•   Or
•   Certified Oncology Nurse (OCN) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
•   Or
•   Certified Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurse (CPHON) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
•   Or
•   Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse (CPON) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
•   Or
•   Certified Registered Nurse Infusion (CRNI) - Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation (INCC)
•   Or
•   Chemotherapy Biotherapy Certificate (ONS/ONCC) - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
•   Or
•   Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate (ONS/ONCC) - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
•   Or
•   Fundamentals of Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
•   Or
•   INS Fundamentals of Infusion Therapy (FIT) certification - Infusion Nurses Society (INS)
•   Or
•   Vascular Access Certification (VA-BC) - Vascular Access Certification Corporation (VACC) State of Work Location: Missouri
•   Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
•   And
•   Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
•   Or
•   Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
•   And
•   Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse (AOCN) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
•   Or
•   Anticoagulation Therapy Management Certification - University of Southern Indiana College of Nursing and Health Professions
•   Or
•   Certified Anticoagulation Care Provider (CACP) - National Certification Board for Anticoagulation Providers (NCBAP)
•   Or
•   Certified Oncology Nurse (OCN) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
•   Or
•   Certified Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurse (CPHON) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
•   Or
•   Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse (CPON) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
•   Or
•   Certified Registered Nurse Infusion (CRNI) - Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation (INCC)
•   Or
•   Chemotherapy Biotherapy Certificate (ONS/ONCC) - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
•   Or
•   Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate (ONS/ONCC) - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
•   Or
•   Fundamentals of Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
•   Or
•   INS Fundamentals of Infusion Therapy (FIT) certification - Infusion Nurses Society (INS)
•   Or
•   Vascular Access Certification (VA-BC) - Vascular Access Certification Corporation (VACC) State of Work Location: Oklahoma
•   Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
•   And
•   Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
•   And
•   Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)
•   And
•   Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse (AOCN) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
•   Or
•   Anticoagulation Therapy Management Certification - University of Southern Indiana College of Nursing and Health Professions
•   Or
•   Certified Anticoagulation Care Provider (CACP) - National Certification Board for Anticoagulation Providers (NCBAP)
•   Or
•   Certified Oncology Nurse (OCN) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
•   Or
•   Certified Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurse (CPHON) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
•   Or
•   Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse (CPON) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
•   Or
•   Certified Registered Nurse Infusion (CRNI) - Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation (INCC)
•   Or
•   Chemotherapy Biotherapy Certificate (ONS/ONCC) - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
•   Or
•   Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate (ONS/ONCC) - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
•   Or
•   Fundamentals of Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
•   Or
•   INS Fundamentals of Infusion Therapy (FIT) certification - Infusion Nurses Society (INS)
•   Or
•   Vascular Access Certification (VA-BC) - Vascular Access Certification Corporation (VACC) State of Work Location: Wisconsin
•   Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
•   And
•   Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
•   Or
•   Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
•   And
•   Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse (AOCN) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
•   Or
•   Anticoagulation Therapy Management Certification - University of Southern Indiana College of Nursing and Health Professions
•   Or
•   Certified Anticoagulation Care Provider (CACP) - National Certification Board for Anticoagulation Providers (NCBAP)
•   Or
•   Certified Oncology Nurse (OCN) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
•   Or
•   Certified Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurse (CPHON) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
•   Or
•   Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse (CPON) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
•   Or
•   Certified Registered Nurse Infusion (CRNI) - Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation (INCC)
•   Or
•   Chemotherapy Biotherapy Certificate (ONS/ONCC) - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
•   Or
•   Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate (ONS/ONCC) - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
•   Or
•   Fundamentals of Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
•   Or
•   INS Fundamentals of Infusion Therapy (FIT) certification - Infusion Nurses Society (INS)
•   Or
•   Vascular Access Certification (VA-BC) - Vascular Access Certification Corporation (VACC)

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

SLUCR HEMONC CA CTR2

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Benefits:

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.
•   Paid Parental Leave : we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
•   Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
•   Upfront Tuition Coverage . click apply for full job details
Date Posted: 03 April 2025
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