Charge Nurse, ICU, Days
Company: Piedmont Healthcare
Location: Stockbridge
Posted on: March 22, 2026
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Job Description:
Overview: Piedmont Henry Hospital Medical-Surgical ICU Unit
Profile It's Time to Get Better at Piedmont! Join us at Piedmont as
we continue to grow! We are a 40 bed Medical/Surgical fast-paced,
high acuity Intensive Care Unit staffed with Critical Care
Intensivists/APPs 24/7. Also included in our staff mix are
Registered nurses, Respiratory Therapists, and Patient Care
technicians. Typical nurse to patient ratio is 1:2/ 1:3. 40 Beds -
Sepsis and Multi?System Organ failure management - Continuous Renal
Replacement Therapy (CRRT) - Targeted Temperature Management (TTM)
for post cardiac arrest - Advanced Invasive & Non?Invasive
Hemodynamic Monitoring o Arterial lines o Flotrac/EV 1000 o Central
Venous Catheters - EKOS Ultrasound Accelerated Thrombolysis -
Intra?Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) - Impella - Titration of
vasopressors - Titration of continuous paralytics - Use of BIS
monitor /TOF monitor - Management of Pacemakers - Complex
Respiratory Failure patients requiring advanced ventilatory support
- Post-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention - Acute Stroke Care with
Alteplase management - Management of Shock to include cardiac,
septic, hypovolemic. - Management of neurosurgical patients
including care of external ventricular devices - Patients with ARDS
requiring manual prone therapy Responsibilities: Coordinates the
delivery of quality nursing care for patients from birth through
the lifecycle, as well as operational issues during his/her shift.
Provides clinical care as needed when census demands. Communicates
patient care, departmental issues, and staff concerns to the
appropriate leader(s). Serves as resource for guidance and
assistance to the staff. Qualifications: Education Graduate from a
recognized, accredited school of nursing Required Bachelor's Degree
Preferred Work Experience 1 year of nursing experience in a
hospital setting Required 2 years or more years of nursing
experience in a hospital setting Preferred Licenses and
Certifications RN - Registered Nurse - Georgia State Licensure
and/or NLC/eNCL Multistate Licensure Required BCLS - Basic Life
Support Required Advanced certification in field of specialty, if
applicable (see addendum) ACLS Certification (Cardiac Tele,
Critical Care, Surgical Services including Labor and Delivery)
Required PALS Certification (Emergency Department) Required
Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Certification - prior to independent
chemotherapy administration (Infusion/Oncology) Required NRP by the
end of orientation period (Women's Services: Labor and Delivery,
Mother/Baby, NICU, NAT, Nursery) Required AWHONN Intermediate Fetal
Monitoring Program within 12 months of start date (Labor and
Delivery) within 1 Year Required PEARS Certification ( at Piedmont
Athens Hospital) Required PALS if unit provides care to pediatric
patients (Surgical Services) Required ACLS and PALS Certification
(Emergency Department) Required ACLS; PALS if unit provides care to
pediatric patients (Surgical Services) Required Experienced
Emergency Department nurses will have 30 days to obtain the PALS
certification within 30 Days Addendum Business Unit : Company Name:
Piedmont Henry Hospital
Keywords: Piedmont Healthcare, Atlanta , Charge Nurse, ICU, Days, Healthcare , Stockbridge, Georgia
