Charge Registered Nurse RN - Oncology

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Position Overview Department: Oncology: Schedule: Full-time Nights; 3 - 12 hour shifts, 7pm - 7am Work Location: UAB St. Vincent's East Benefits for eligible positions only include: generous paid time off, paid parental leave, Associate Assistance Program, Tuition Reimbursement Program, and more 5 East, Oncology is a 22-bed unit that specializes in the care of patients with a diagnosis or history of cancer. 5E also sees a variety of medical-surgical patients ranging from pneumonia and COPD to CHF and diabetes. Common surgical procedures for 5 East include biopsies, EGDs, lithotripsy, and cholecystectomies. What You Will Do: Coordinate unit staffing and provide leadership while ensuring implementation of clinical objectives and quality patient care in assigned area. - Assign, direct, educate and monitor nursing and support staff during assigned shift. Contribute to or perform performance evaluations of staff. - Assess daily patient care needs and develop and distribute patient care assignments, ensuring that population appropriate patient care is given. - Evaluate the effectiveness of patient care and identify any issues that affect desired patient outcomes. - Responds to complaints...