RN-Charge Nurse, Stepdown/Critical Care (WO)

**It's more than a career, it's a calling.**MO-SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis**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 licensingEXPERIENCE+ One year of registered nurse experiencePHYSICAL 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 CERTIFICATIONSState 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 Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)+ Or+ Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP)+ Or+ Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)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 Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)+ Or+ Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP)+ Or+ Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)State of Work Location: Oklahoma+ Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)+ And+ Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State+ Or+ Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)+ And+ Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)+ Or+ Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP)+ Or+ Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)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 Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)+ Or+ Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP)+ Or+ Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)**Work Shift:**Night Shift (United States of America)**Job Type:**Employee**Department:**1302000128 ICU - 3N Surgical**Scheduled Weekly Hours:**40_SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,_ _pregnancy, veteran status_ **_,_** _or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more. (https://www.ssmhealth.com/privacy-notices-terms-of-use/non-discrimination?\_ga=2.205881493.704955970.1667719643-240470506.1667719643)_