OR Charge Nurse New

Sign-on bonus for qualified candidates! Applicants must have experience

This role supports the OR and GI procedural areas, providing clinical oversight for our procedural patients. As OR Charge Nurse, you would be a working leader responsible for efficient operations of our procedural areas. Surgery performs elective procedures Monday–Friday and only on-call coverage on weekends and holidays. Prior procedural area charge experience preferred, and on-call rotation required. Please join a great team that supports an efficient, fast-paced, surgical environment that provides high-quality care for a unique and appreciative patient population at our community hospital.

Job Summary

Reporting to the OR Nurse Manager , provides and coordinates patient care through assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care.

• Oversees and directs the surgical schedule/surgery tracker board.
• Creates daily staff assignments accordingly.
• Coordinates all changes in the surgical schedule with appropriate departments (SPD, ASU, anesthesia, surgeons, vendors, PACU, and surgical staff).
• Ensures all surgical staff have had appropriate morning and lunch breaks (scrub techs, nurses, and surgical assistants)
• Responsible for at least 2 days of assigned patient care as needed.
• Completes daily logs (crash cart, equipment, temperature, etc.) ensuring unit compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Serves as a resource to subordinate nursing staff for problem solving and decision making.
• Develop and maintain physician relationships.
• Acts as clinical resource to staff and leadership for surgical patients and procedures.
• Assists with new staff orientation and ongoing education for current staff.
• Assists in maintaining preference cards for surgical procedures and surgeons.
• Reviews supply, implant and special ordering needs for upcoming procedures.
  
  

Related Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing
• Associates in Nursing; Bachelors preferred.
• Current IL State RN licensure and CPR Certification
• Team and customer service skills
• Computer skills - windows and database systems
• Excellent interpersonal and telephone skills
• ACLS, NRP, PALS, EKG monitoring, arrhythmia interpretation, airway and ventilator management as required per department.
• AORN certification preferred.
  
  

Featured Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Insurance Plans/Dental/Vision
• Flexible Spending Account/Health Savings Account
• Employer-matching Retirement Plans
• Paid Time Off & Holidays
• Bereavement Leave/Short Term Disability/Basic & Supplemental Long-Term Disability
• Basic & Supplemental Life Insurance/Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Business Traveler’s Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness/Accident Insurance
• Pet Insurance/Legal Insurance
• Tuition reimbursement/Adoption Assistance
• Qualifying Employment for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program