Job Description
Founded in 1938, Wilcox Medical Center is a not-for-profit medical center dedicated to providing the Kaua‘i community with accessible quality health care. The largest medical center on Kaua‘i, it is a state-of-the-art acute care facility with a full suite of services offering 30 specialties and programs, including cardiology, emergency, family practice, gastroenterology, health management, internal medicine, neurology, OB-GYN, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics and urology. Its 18-bed emergency department serves as the island’s Primary Stroke Center. The medical center also has four birthing suites, seven intensive care beds and 20 same-day surgery beds. Wilcox is the first American College of Surgeons-verified Level III Trauma Center in the state of Hawai‘i. Wilcox is part of Hawai‘i Pacific Health, one of the state’s leading health care systems and a not-for-profit health care organization with medical centers, clinics, physicians and other caregivers working together to create a healthier Hawai‘i.
The Ambulatory Surgery department provides a wide array of surgical procedures and care in an outpatient setting. Patients requiring attention for medical conditions that can be treated without overnight admission to a hospital are attended to by our team of general and specialized surgery professionals. We offer state-of-the-art technology, comfortable surroundings and health care staff who are skilled, knowledgeable and sensitive to patient's needs.
If you have exceptional patient care skills and enjoy working as part of a dedicated nursing team, you can help us ensure a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients and their families as a Registered Charge Nurse. You will provide leadership and organization to the staff in the Women’s & Infant’s Health department, which provides obstetrical, gynecological and medical/surgical care to patients and newborns. Your responsibilities will include department staffing coordination and recruitment based on given skill mix; coordination and promotion of department patient programs; being a model and leader for the center’s health care services and also a liaison between administration, patients, physicians, and other healthcare providers. We are looking for someone qualified and compassionate, with strong organizational and leadership skills, the ability to manage staff and unit work priorities and a commitment to helping our organization deliver the highest quality health care to Hawai‘i’s people.
Location: Wilcox Medical Center, Lihue, HI
Work Schedule: Rotating - 8 Hours
Work Type: Part Time Regular
FTE: 0.800000
Bargaining Unit: Hawaii Nurses Association
Exempt: No
Minimum Qualifications: Current Hawai’i Registered Nurse license. Current American Heart Association Health Care Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR and ACLS card.
EOE/AA/Disabled/Vets
Hawai‘i Pacific Health offers a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package that includes pay and benefits. The pay rate, if displayed, is the minimum hourly rate for the position. Rate of pay for selected candidates will be determined by various factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, relevant experience and training, as well as internal peer equity.
Position Registered Nurse - Ambulatory Surgery
Category Nursing
Employment Type Employee
Location Wilcox Medical Center, Lihue, HI
Req ID 24134