Job Summary
The charge nurse assists the Clinical Manager and / or Nursing Director with the management of the unit including participating in employee evaluation, staffing and scheduling, patient and preceptor assignments, oversight of resource utilization, and initiating and overseeing quality improvement activities.
The charge nurse acts as a resource and provides information / education to unit staff. The charge nurse is involved in service recovery, promoting customer service to both internal and external customers.
The charge nurse is a role model and proponent of the professional nurse as exemplified by their presence on the unit, participation in nursing department initiatives such as the acquisition of Magnet Certification, and organizational committee meetings.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Licensed or eligible for license in Kentucky
- Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA)
- Associate’s degree from accredited college or University
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree from accredited college or University
Benefits & Perks
- Competitive Pay & Benefits Options
- Paid Vacation, Sick days, and Holidays
- Free tuition to UofL for Part- and Full-time employees for Child / Spouse / Domestic Partner
- 401K with Employer Match
About UofL Health
UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with nine hospitals, four medical centers, Brown Cancer Center, Eye Institute, nearly 200 physician practice locations, and more than 1,000 providers in Louisville and the surrounding counties, including southern Indiana.
Additional access to UofL Health is provided through a partnership with Carroll County Memorial Hospital.
Affiliated with the University of Louisville School of Medicine, UofL Health is committed to providing patients with access to the most advanced care available.
This includes clinical trials, collaboration on research and the development of new technologies to both save and improve lives.
With more than 13,000 team members physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly-skilled health care professionals, UofL Health is focused on one mission : to transform the health of communities we serve through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care.
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