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Registered Nurse - Charge Nurse

madison, WI

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Job description

Its more than a career, its a calling WI-SSM Health St. Marys Hospital - Madison

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, youll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

In this role, you will provide hands-on support in a fast-paced care environment where every shift makes a direct impact on patients and families. Your attention to detail, compassion, and ability to work closely with clinical teams will help create a safer, smoother care experience. If you enjoy interacting with patients and want to grow in a collaborative care setting, this role is perfect for you.

Department: Surgery

Schedule: Full-Time, 40 hours per week, Variable Shifts

Apply today. SSM Health - We bring out the incredible in you, everyday.

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

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

* And

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

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

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)

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

Work Shift: Variable Shift (United States of America)

Job Type: Employee

Department: CV Surgical Ser

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Click here to learn more. (

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