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SSM Health

RN - Charge Nurse Surgery

SSM Health, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63112


**It's more than a career, it's a calling**

MO-SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital

**Worker Type:**

Regular

**Job Highlights:**

**Department:**

Surgery

**Schedule:**

Full Time; Days

**Shift Differentials:**

Eligible for nights, weekends and additional shifts

**Location:**

SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, 1201 Grand

**This position may be eligible for our sign on bonus up to 40K. Please check with your recruiter for eligibility requirements.**

**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

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Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

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And

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Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

State of Work Location: Missouri

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Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

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And

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Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

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Or

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Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

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Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

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And

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Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State

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Or

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Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)

State of Work Location: Wisconsin

+

Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

+

And

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Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State

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Or

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Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

**Work Shift:**

Day Shift (United States of America)

**Job Type:**

Employee

**Department:**

4403000037 Surgery

**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._

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