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Charge RN

Arizona General Hospital

Surprise, Arizona

Eligibility
Acute CarePeds

Posted Jul 15

What the listing says

Role

Term
Full Time
On the floor
Charge shifts · Precepting expected
Setting
Hospital
Accepts
RN

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

Against the board
In range for AZ staff roles

AZ staff postings that state pay run $24/hr to $59/hr, the middle half $38/hr to $52/hr, across 378 postings.

About this role

As a Charge RN, you'll oversee a department (Surprise, AZ) of frontline nurses caring for patients. Your previous experience in acute care adds tremendous value to our nursing team. Every day you will advocate for your fellow nurses as you support them in reaching their full potential, which aligns with your department's operational goals and objectives.

Mentors others in areas such as competency, documentation, equipment use, plan of care, National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG), and participation in inservice education. Provides direct patient care as appropriate to meet the needs of the patients and department. Evaluates care given by staff.

Coaches staff to improve care. Ensures standard of care is maintained. Exhibits a general understanding of the process for dealing with ethical dilemmas and understands and coordinates the process for obtaining an Ethics Consult.

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Requirements

  • Associate Of Nursing (ADN), Diploma or foreign equivalent
  • Two (2) years RN experience in applicable clinical specialty
  • Registered Nurse: AZ or compact state license
  • American Heart Association Basic Life Support - CPR
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support
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  • Bachelors Of Nursing (BSN) (preferred)
  • Previous Charge Nurse experience (preferred)

Place

City
Surprise, Arizona
Median rent
$2,033/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024

Local household income
$96,711/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

State price level
1% above the national average

Arizona index 100.7, where 100 is the national average.

Surprise is a fast-growing Phoenix suburb known for its family-friendly master-planned communities and spring-training baseball at Surprise Stadium. With wide-open desert vistas and nearby White Tank Mountain Regional Park, it offers a quieter Southwestern pace while keeping metro Phoenix amenities within easy reach for traveling nurses.

Map showing the location of Surprise, AZ
Approximate location in Surprise, AZ. · © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap· Open the live map

Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.

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Arizona General Hospital
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