Charge Nurse

Job Description

Charge Nurse

Your experience matters


North Alabama Shoals Hospital is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being, so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Licensed Practical Nurse you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.


More about our team


North Alabama Shoals Hospital offers RNs a supportive, patient-focused environment where teamwork and high-quality care are at the center of everything they do. Nurses care for a diverse patient population, build strong clinical skills, and collaborate closely with interdisciplinary teams in a department that values professional growth, compassion, and meaningful patient connections.


How you'll contribute


A Charge Nurse (RN) who excels in this role:


The Charge Nurse coordinates and supervises patient care activities during an assigned shift while serving as a clinical leader and resource for nursing staff. The Charge Nurse ensures safe, high-quality, patient-centered care by directing workflow, promoting communication, resolving operational issues, and maintaining compliance with hospital policies and regulatory standards.

• Provide leadership and clinical support to RNs, LPNs, PCAs, and support staff.
• Coordinate daily patient care activities and assign workloads based on staff competency, patient acuity, and staffing levels.
• Monitor patient care quality and compliance with policies.
• Adjust staffing assignments as needed.
• Assist with direct patient care when necessary.
• Serve as a resource for clinical concerns and emergencies.
• Promote communication among physicians, staff, patients, and families.
• Ensure timely EMR documentation.
• Participate in admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Respond to emergencies and activate protocols.
• Monitor patient safety initiatives.
• Document incidents according to policy.
• Ensure compliance with Joint Commission, CMS, OSHA, and HIPAA standards.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives.
• Mentor and orient new staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What we're looking for :

Applicants should have a current state RN license. Additional requirements include:

• Current RN license, BLS required; ACLS/PALS as applicable.
• Basic Life Support certification is required within 14 days of hire.
• Minimum two years of acute care experience preferred; prior leadership experience preferred.

Schedule: Full-Time Day Shift

Why Join Us


We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits : Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO : Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth : Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance, 401(k) retirement package and company match and performance bonus.
• Employee Well-being : Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development : Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

Connect with our recruiting specialist, Leah Pennington, to hear more:

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More about North Alabama Shoals Hospital


North Alabama Shoals Hospital is a full-service, acute care facility serving the Shoals community with a strong commitment to quality, compassion, and patient-centered care. The hospital offers a wide range of services, including emergency care, medical-surgical services, and specialty care, supported by dedicated healthcare professionals focused on improving the health and well-being of the region.


EEOC Statement


"North Alabama Shoals Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. North Alabama Shoals Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment."


Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

About Us

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

About the Team

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.