Heart and Vascular / Unit Charge Nurse / RN

12/3/2025

The Unit Charge Nurse will plan, coordinate, and direct daily operations on a clinical unit, supervising staff and facilitating communication with physicians. This role involves leading efforts to strengthen organizational systems and ensuring optimal patient outcomes.

Working Hours

36 hours/week

Company Size

10,001+ employees

Language

English

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About The Company

Emory Healthcare is the most comprehensive health care system in Georgia. We offer 11 hospitals, the Emory Clinic, more than 250 provider locations, and more than 2,800 physicians specializing in 70 different medical subspecialties. Meaning we can provide treatments and services that may not be available at local community hospitals. That's the Emory Difference.

About the Role

Overview

Be inspired. Be rewarded. Belong. At Emory Healthcare.

At Emory Healthcare we fuel your professional journey with better benefits, valuable resources, ongoing mentorship and leadership programs for all types of jobs, and a supportive environment that enables you to reach new heights in your career and be what you want to be. We provide:

Comprehensive health benefits that start day 1
Student Loan Repayment Assistance & Reimbursement Programs
Family-focused benefits
Wellness incentives
Ongoing mentorship, development, and leadership programs...and more!

Description

Heart and Vascular Unit Charge Nurse / RN

7p - 7:30am / Full Time / 36 Hours per week

Emory University Hospital

We are seeking Unit Charge Nurse to support Newly opened Heart & Vascular Unit!

The 4B Moderate Care Unit will be a fast paced unit with a high volume of patient turnover and a wide variety in patient diagnosis. It will be an excellent learning platform for a vast amount of cardiovascular procedures and diagnosis. Working in this environment will develop organization skills and critical thinking. It will also be a great opportunity to develop critical care skills and enhance and fine tune assessment skills.

12 bed, 24 hour observation unit that will be utilized by the entire heart/vascular service line at EUH. This includes CICU, CVICU, 6E (CVICU’s stepdown cardiac floor), 8E (CVICU’s stepdown vascular floor), and 4G (CICU stepdown floor). Patients that will be on this unit will be a combination of critical care patients awaiting placement in one of the heart/vascular ICU’s or stepdown units. This unit will also be an observation are for patients that came in for a same day procedure that may need to be monitored for a longer period of time but plan to discharged home, assuming all goes well.

RN Clinician Charge Plans, coordinates and directs the daily operations of a specific shift on a clinical unit.

Leadership & Team Collaboration

Supervises staff and facilitates communication with physicians and internal administrators to provide optimal patient and family-centered care.

Is recognized as a change agent and routinely leads efforts to strengthen organizational systems that support the mission, vision, and values of the department.

Adept at creative problem-solving, negotiating conflict, and collaborating with others.

Demonstrates insight, judgment, and clinically sound risk-taking. Role models expert communication skills to colleagues through example.

Demonstrates foresight regarding the impact of nursing care on patient outcomes based on intuition and experience.

Is recognized as an expert clinician and a leader within their area of specialty.

Completes employee conference, risk management and unit management reports within specified time frames.

Identifies the need for revision and evaluates the effectiveness of operational forms.

Provides and coordinates the resources needed within the unit to provide optimal patient outcomes.

Role models time management skills through example.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education / Experience:

Graduate of an accredited prelicensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
2 years of recent nursing experience AND a minimum of 2 years of experience in the area of concentration.

Licensure:

A valid, unencumbered Registered Nursing License approved by the Georgia Board of Nursing.

Certification:

BLS certification

ACLS may be required for certain departments, post hire

Additional certifications may be required based on department and specialty PL N:

Must meet all Clinical Nurse Employee Commitments.

Achieves electives/points and contact hours as defined in the PLAN (clinical lattice) point system to maintain position.

Must complete UCN/SNM criteria requirements within nine (9) months of promotion or hire, including completion of Enhancing your Communication HLC#6488, completion of formal preceptor training workshop and enrollment in LEAP course.

Preferred Qualifications:

Education: MSN or DNP

JOIN OUR TEAM TODAY! Emory Healthcare (EHC), part of Emory University (EUV), is the most comprehensive academic health system in Georgia and the first and only in Georgia with a Magnet® designated ambulatory practice. We are made up of 11 hospitals-4 Magnet® designated, the Emory Clinic, and more than 425 provider locations. The Emory Healthcare Network, established in 2011, is the largest clinically integrated network in Georgia, with more than 3,450 physicians concentrating in 70 different subspecialties.

Additional Details

Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please contact Emory Healthcare’s Human Resources at careers@emoryhealthcare.org. Please note that one week's advance notice is preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: (Medium-Heavy) 36-75 lbs, 0-33% of the work day (occasionally); 20-35 lbs, 34-66% of the workday; (frequently); 10-20 lbs, 67-100% of the workday (constantly); Lifting 75 lbs max; Carrying of objects up to 35 lbs; Occasional to frequent standing & walking; Occasional sitting; Close eye work (computers, typing, reading, writing); Physical demands may vary depending on assigned work area and work tasks. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS: Factors affecting environmental conditions may vary depending on the assigned work area and tasks. Environmental exposures include, but are not limited to: Blood-borne pathogen exposure; Bio-hazardous waste Chemicals/gases/fumes/vapors; Communicable diseases; Electrical shock; Floor Surfaces; Hot/Cold Temperatures; Indoor/Outdoor conditions; Latex; Lighting; Patient care/handling injuries; Radiation; Shift work; Travel may be required; Use of personal protective equipment, including respirators; environmental conditions may vary depending on assigned work area and work tasks.

Key Skills

LeadershipTeam CollaborationCritical ThinkingCommunication SkillsProblem-solvingRisk ManagementPatient CareTime ManagementOrganizational SkillsAssessment SkillsClinical ExpertiseMentorshipPatient-centered CareChange ManagementConflict NegotiationResource Coordination