What are the responsibilities and job description for the Charge Nurse position at Eye Surgery Center of Elizabethtown?
Job Title: Charge Nurse
Position Summary:
The Charge Nurse is responsible for the day-to-day smooth running of the facility, including coordinating breaks and lunches, daily log checks, schedules, and enforcing policies. The nurse assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents nursing care of patients in accordance with established Federal, State, and accreditation standards.
Performance Expectations:
- Critical Thinking – Ability to supervise and direct patient care in an individual operating room, ensuring proper techniques and practices are used in accordance with accepted standards of practice.
- Interpersonal – Demonstrates a positive, friendly, courteous, and professional manner, maintaining effective communication with patients, families, physicians, and other staff.
- Job Knowledge/Responsibilities – Performs duties in an ethical and legal manner within the scope of their license as defined by the State, maintains medical records in an accurate and legible manner, and complies with reporting adverse incidents.
Requirements:
- Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program required.
- Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing preferred.
- Valid Kentucky Registered Nurse (RN) License required.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
- Adult Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification preferred.
- At least 1 year of Charge Nurse/management experience is required, preferably in an Operating Room, Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC), and/or hospital.
- Must have previous Nursing experience in at least one of the following settings: Operating Room (OR), Pre-Op/Post-Op, Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
- Experience with infection control preferred.
- Favorable result on Background Check required.
- Must be able to provide proof of identity and right to work in the United States.
