Charge Nurse: GI Lab

Primary Duties and Responsibilities 

The Charge Nurse is responsible for clinical supervision of patient care for all patients in the department and job performance supervision of all employees on an assigned shift in a Perioperative unit. Plans, coordinates and provides for optimum patient care on the unit. This includes managing schedules and patient assignments, delivering annual evaluations and counseling conversations, and providing direct patient care when relieving nurses. Maintains the Standards of Nursing Care and provides care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act. Assures utilization of the nursing process based on research and evidence based outcomes. The Charge Nurse makes recommendations on hiring, department budgets, and trainings and serves as a leader in the department.

Charge Nurses at Magnet designated facilities only require a BSN. MSN preferred. Additional requirements for specific departments as follows:

• Heart Vascular Institute (HVI): Successful completion of ECG test required.
• Hoag Orthopedic Institute (HOI): BSN preferred. 2 years clinical/management experience preferred. Successful completion of ECG test required.
• Ortho Surgery Center: 2 years clinical/management experience preferred. Successful completion of ECG test required.

Registered Nurse in the State of California - Current and in good standing.

Current BLS certification prior to clinical rotation. Department specific certification requirements are as follows:

• Heart Vascular Institute: ACLS.
• CVOR: ACLS required within 6 months of hire.
• Hoag Orthopedic Institute (HOI): ACLS required for Pre-Op and PACU.

• Heart Vascular Institute: PCCN.
• Hoag Orthopedic Institute (HOI): CNOR or CPAP.
• Ortho Surgery Center: Certification in specialty area (CNOR or CPIC), Infection Prevention Certification

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is a nonprofit regional health care delivery network in Orange County, California, consisting of three acute-care hospitals with sixteen urgent care centers, eleven health centers and a network of more than1,800 physicians, 100 allied health members, 8,000 employees, and 2,000 volunteers. More than 30,000 inpatients and 550,000 outpatients choose Hoag each year.

For over 70 years, Hoag has delivered a level of personalized care that is unsurpassed among Orange County’s health care providers. Since 1952, Hoag has served the local communities and continues its mission to provide the highest quality health care services through the core strategies of quality and service, people, physician partnerships, strategic growth, financial stewardship, community benefit and philanthropy.

Hoag offers a comprehensive blend of health care services including six institutes providing specialized care in the areas of cancer, heart and vascular, neurosciences, women's health, orthopedics, and digestive health through our institutes.

Hoag was the highest ranked hospital in Orange County in the 2024-2025 U.S. News &World Report, the only Orange County hospital ranked in the top 10 for California. The organization was ranked the #5 hospital in the Los Angeles Metro Area and the #10 hospital in California.

To learn more about Hoag’s awards and accreditations, visit: https://www.hoag.org/about-hoag/awards-accreditations/.

Hoag is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Hoag is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Hoag hires a diverse group of people in a manner that allows them to reach their full potential in the pursuit of organizational objectives.