Charge Nurse , Oncology, Full-time Nights

Beacon Health System is hiring a full-time night shift Charge Nurse for our Oncology Department at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, IN. 
 
Be a Beacon. Make a Difference. 

At Beacon Health System, you’re not just part of a team, you’re part of something bigger. Every patient interaction is a chance to lead with compassion, build trust, and create lasting impact. Here, your expertise supports healing, and your heart connects us to the communities we serve. 

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance through Cigna 

• Life Insurance 

• 403(b) Matching Retirement Fund 

• Competitive Paid Time Off (PTO) 

• Shift Differentials 

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 

• Tuition and Certification Reimbursement 

• Clinical Ladder Program 

• Local and National Discounts 

• Beacon Academy Educational Courses 

• Gym Membership Discount 

About Memorial Hospital 
Located in the heart of South Bend, Memorial Hospital is deeply rooted in the community it serves. From advanced surgical services to award-winning heart and cancer care, we provide comprehensive treatment with a personal touch. As part of Beacon Health System, we’re dedicated to improving health and inspiring hope throughout the region. 

What You’ll Do 

As an Oncology Department Charge Nurse, you’ll report to the Director and/or Manager. Is the administrative representative and nursing leader for a designated shift. Assigns job duties and patient care to facilitate high-quality, cost-effective care. Collaborates with other professional, clinical, and ancillary staff in providing quality care to patients.

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Oncology Department Charge Nurse Job Responsibilities 

Assures that quality patient care is provided by:

• Recognizing potential and actual consumer concerns in a timely manner, investigating to define problems, intervening when immediate attention is needed and reporting results to appropriate person.
• Coordinating bed utilization through appropriate patient placements and transfers.
• Talking and listening to patients, families and members of the health team.
• Contributing to the Performance Improvement Plan for the unit.
• Reviewing, interpreting and administering Hospital, Unit and Departmental procedures to staff, patients, physicians and others.
• Contributing to the peer review process.

Manages resources by:

• Reviewing number and skill level of persons on duty, making appropriate shift staffing adjustments and calling staff to come in or stay at home, maintaining unit productivity goals.
• Maintaining clinical skills and providing direct patient care as staffing patterns demand.
• Assigning patient care in accordance with patient needs and staff capability.
• Resolving short term staffing issues, predicting short and long term shift staffing needs and recommending strategies to improve staffing.
• Communicating problems or concerns with regard to quality, acquisition or use of supplies or services.
• Collaborating with Departmental Leadership on performance appraisals.
• Providing coaching and direct assistance to co-workers, orienting and training new personnel (including temporary staff) to duties and validating knowledge, skills and abilities of staff.

Performs Professional Practice by:

• Plan care which includes goals and prioritized nursing approaches/measures derived from the nursing diagnosis.
• Accept responsibility for individual nursing actions and continued competence.
• Takes ownership and pride in their job.
• Respect the dignity and rights of the patient regardless of socioeconomic status, personal attributes, or nature of health problem.
• Maintains each patient's right to privacy by protecting confidential information unless obligated by law to disclose the information.
• Retain professional accountability for nursing care when delegating nursing intervention.

Performs other functions to maintain personal competence and contribute to the overall effectiveness of the department by:

• Serving on appropriate committees, councils or task forces as requested.
• Completing other job-related duties and projects as assigned.

ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Associate complies with the following organizational requirements:

• Attends and participates in department meetings and is accountable for all information shared.
• Completes mandatory education, annual competencies and department specific education within established timeframes.
• Completes annual employee health requirements within established timeframes.
• Maintains license/certification, registration in good standing throughout fiscal year.
• Direct patient care providers are required to maintain current BCLS (CPR) and other certifications as required by position/department.
• Consistently utilizes appropriate universal precautions, protective equipment, and ergonomic techniques to protect patient and self.
• Adheres to regulatory agency requirements, survey process and compliance.
• Complies with established organization and department policies.
• Available to work overtime in addition to working additional or other shifts and schedules when required.

 

 

 

What You Bring 

As a Charge Nurse, you’ll bring a high level of knowledge and competency in performing nursing care procedures, assessments, treatment, and techniques and your advanced analytical skills are necessary to solve complex problems and make decisions related to patient care. You demonstrate the interpersonal skills necessary to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, patients, visitors, physicians and others. You demonstrate the ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, in a clear and concise manner. You have an understanding of the need to be responsive and reasonably adaptable for scheduling purposes, when necessary, due to extenuating circumstances in support of co-workers and department functions. 

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing is required or certification in a specialty area. Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Indiana and one to two years of progressively more responsible nursing experience is also required.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Requires a thorough knowledge of nursing care practices, procedures and techniques within the assigned nursing care unit.
• Requires leadership skills in order to provide constructive feedback to peers regarding nursing issue and participates in unit and hospital wide based decision making, be adaptable, flexible and support changes made.
• Requires understanding of the need to be responsive and reasonably adaptable for scheduling purposes, when necessary, due to the extenuating circumstances in support of co-workers and department functions.
• Demonstrates organizational abilities to plan and coordinate the activities within the assigned units and the analytical skills to effectively resolve immediate problems and discern patterns and trends that require action.
• Demonstrates the ability to effectively manage relationships with a variety of internal and external customers such as physicians, unit staff, community and other Hospital staff, acts as an effective role model.
• Demonstrates the interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written) necessary to interact effectively with staff, physicians, patients, and visitors.