Registered Nurse - Charge Nurse

**It's more than a career, it's a calling** MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis **Worker Type:** Regular **Job Highlights:** **RN - Charge Nurse** - SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake St. Louis **Schedule:** Part time, 24 hours a week (it is self-scheduling based on scheduling needs could be subject to change) with every 3rd weekend, holiday requirement, no on call requirement **Fulfill your calling with SSM Health - apply today!** Join Our Team and make a difference every day while enjoying competitive pay, great benefits, and a supportive work environment. We offer competitive, affordable health insurance and benefits designed to support you and your family **Fulfill your calling with SSM Health - apply today!** **Sign on bonus available for eligible external candidates!** **sign on bonuses are for external qualified candidates. Internal candidates, please check with your recruiter to see what options are available** **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: 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 **Work Shift:** Day Shift (United States of America) **Job Type:** Employee **Department:** 1300000023 ICU **Scheduled Weekly Hours:** 24 **Benefits:** SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs. + **Paid Parental Leave** **:** we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE). + **Flexible Payment Options:** our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday. + **Upfront Tuition Coverage** : we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. Explore All Benefits ( _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. (