CHARGE NURSE - NEUROSCIENCE STEPDOWN UNIT

At East Alabama Medical Center, our mission is high quality, compassionate health care, and that statement guides everything we do. We set high standards for customer service, quality, and keeping costs under control.

• POSITION SUMMARY

Demonstrates leadership skills and responsibility for overseeing daily unit operations. Provides safe therapeutic care for the progressive care patient in a holistic and systematic way. Works cooperatively with the multidisciplinary team to maintain standards for professional nursing practice. Supports a culturally sensitive, individualized plan of care. Integrates knowledge, skills, and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum to include patient and family education. Utilizes standards, guidelines, protocols, or pathways for care delivery. Incorporates data and information to continuously improve care and practice to enhance outcomes. Administers medications according to standard nursing practice. Ensures improvements in practice settings by assuming responsibility for self-development.

• POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education

Associate's degree in nursing

• Minimum Experience

Strong leadership skills

• Required Registration / License / Certification

Alabama Board of Nursing License

• BLS obtained within 90 days of hire
• ACLS obtained within 6 months of hire
• Preferred Education

BSN

• Preferred Experience

Previous leadership / charge nurse experience

• Preferred Registration / License / Certification

PCCN / CCRN

• Other Requirements

N / A