Charge Nurse - Heart Failure Center
4 days ago
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Summary
Piedmont is seeking a Charge Nurse for their Heart Failure Center in Cartersville, GA. The role involves coordinating quality nursing care for patients and addressing operational issues during shifts.
About the Role
As a Charge Nurse, you will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of nursing care for patients from birth through the lifecycle. You will provide clinical care as needed, communicate patient care and departmental issues to leadership, and serve as a resource for staff guidance and assistance.
About You
Required:
- Graduate of a nursing program
- 1 year of nursing experience in a hospital setting
- Current License in the State of Georgia as a Registered Nurse or NLC/eNLC Multistate License
- BLS certification
- Advanced certification in field of specialty, if applicable
- ACLS Certification (Cardiac Tele, Critical Care, Surgical Services including Labor and Delivery)
- PALS Certification (Emergency Department)
- Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Certification prior to independent chemotherapy administration
- NRP by the end of orientation period (Women’s Services: Labor and Delivery, Mother/Baby, NICU, NAT, Nursery)
- AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Program within 12 months of start date (Labor and Delivery)
- PEARS Certification at Piedmont Athens Hospital
- PALS if unit provides care to pediatric patients (Surgical Services)
- ACLS and PALS Certification (Emergency Department)
- Experienced Emergency Department nurses will have 30 days to obtain the PALS certification
Preferred:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
- Two or more years of nursing experience in a hospital setting
Piedmont
At Piedmont, we deliver healthcare marked by compassion and sustainable excellence in a progressive environment, guided by physicians, delivered by exceptional professionals and inspired by the communities we serve. Piedmont is a not-for-profit, community health system comprised of 25 hospitals and 37,000+ employees. Since the beginning, Piedmont has been a pioneer in patient care, fulfilling the health care needs of Atlanta residents and the surrounding communities. Today - more than 110 years since it was founded - Piedmont is known as a leading hospital system in cancer care, treatment of heart disease and organ transplantation. For more information, visit piedmont.org.
Cartersville, GA