What are the responsibilities and job description for the Charge Nurse ICU position at North Alabama Medical Center?
Registered Nurse – Charge RN – Days
Your experience matters
North Alabama Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being, so you can provide exceptional care to others. As an ICU Charge Nurse, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.
More about our team
The ICU at North Alabama Medical Center offers RNs the opportunity to care for a diverse, critically ill patient population while working alongside an experienced, collaborative multidisciplinary team. Our unit values evidence-based practice, strong teamwork, and nurse-driven care, giving you the autonomy and support to practice at the top of your license.
With a culture focused on professional growth, safety, and compassion, NAMC’s ICU is an ideal environment for nurses who thrive in fast-paced settings and want to make a meaningful impact every shift. Whether you’re looking to deepen your critical care skills or take the next step in your career, you’ll find challenge, support, and purpose here.
How you’ll contribute
A Charge Nurse (RN) who excels in this role:
- Provides clinical leadership and oversight of hospital operations during assigned shifts
- Serves as the first line of support for nursing staff, physicians, and interdisciplinary teams
- Ensures safe, effective patient care and adherence to nursing standards and rehabilitation philosophy
- Coordinates patient admissions, staffing assignments, and unit workflow
- Performs and supports accurate patient assessments, interventions, and documentation
- Ensures completion and updates of interdisciplinary care plans
- Monitors quality indicators (QIs) and supports performance improvement initiatives
- Communicates and escalates clinical concerns or unusual occurrences appropriately
- Supports staff education, development, and regulatory compliance
- Assists with staffing plans, scheduling, and management of nursing resources
What we’re looking for:
Applicants should have a current state RN license. Additional requirements include:
- Associate’s Degree in Nursing required; Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred
- Current RN license in state of practice; BCLS required; ACLS, PALS, and Handle with Care preferred.
Why join us
- Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
- Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
- Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance, 401(k) retirement package and company match and performance bonus.
- Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
- Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
More about North Alabama Medical Center
North Alabama Medical Center is a 263-bed facility offering the community's only open-heart surgery site, a complete line of women's and children's services and a complete line of medical and imaging services. We are a Certified Chest Pain center and recognized as a Primary Stroke Center of Excellence by the American Heart/American Stroke Association. North Alabama Medical Center's 24-hour emergency department serves as the primary referral center for major trauma cases in Northwest Alabama.
EEOC Statement
“North Alabama Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. North Alabama Medical Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”
We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.