Charge Preceptor Registered Nurse   

As a Charge Nurse, coordinates daily activities and distribution of work in area during scheduled shift; as a Preceptor Nurse, acts as a professional educator and resource for new employees, demonstrating clinical expertise and competence.  The approximate amount of overall participation in direct patient care activities is 80% and Charge‑Preceptor duties is 20%.  The range of roles between Charge and Preceptor may vary dependent upon patient acuity and volume issues.  Works with a unit specific patient population.  Care and/or services will be provided to pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.  This position is required to set priorities based on the situation at hand, and is a combination of direct patient care, management (charge), and education (preceptor) roles with responsibility for a unit during an eight (8) to twelve (12) hour shift.

As a Charge Nurse, coordinates daily activities and distribution of work in area during scheduled shift; as a Preceptor Nurse, acts as a professional educator and resource for new employees, demonstrating clinical expertise and competence.  The approximate amount of overall participation in direct patient care activities is 80% and Charge‑Preceptor duties is 20%.  The range of roles between Charge and Preceptor may vary dependent upon patient acuity and volume issues.  Works with a unit specific patient population.  Care and/or services will be provided to pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.  This position is required to set priorities based on the situation at hand, and is a combination of direct patient care, management (charge), and education (preceptor) roles with responsibility for a unit during an eight (8) to twelve (12) hour shift.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES, LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED:

1. Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing
2. Licensed as a RN in the State of Georgia in good standing without limitations.
3. Must hold Certified in American Heart Association’s Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS).
4. Two (2) years of experience as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN).

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES/LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION PREFERRED:

1. BSN degree
2. Two (2) years recent experience in current clinical specialty (i.e., critical care, surgical services, diabetes education, radiology, etc.)
3. Additional Life Support credential (ACLS, PALS, NRP, etc.) or other clinical specialty certifications in specific units.
4. Visual color acuity depending on the role in specific units.