Charge Nurse 7am-3pm

Summary

The Licensed Charge Nurse (RN or LVN) will ensure efficient and effective nursing care, achieve positive clinical outcomes, and maintain resident/family satisfaction. Responsibilities include admitting, transferring, and discharging residents, participating in facility surveys, managing nursing staff, and coordinating care.

Principal Responsibilities

• Conduct daily nursing functions in accordance with company, state, federal, and local rules, regulations, and guidelines.
• Admit, transfer, and discharge residents with documentation of care and service provided.
• Participate in the orientation of new residents/family members to the facility.
• Participate in facility surveys (inspections) as scheduled.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality, positive clinical outcomes and resident/family satisfaction during shift.
• Serve as a resource to all staff within the facility regarding the quality of services provided.
• Administer medications and treatments timely and according to facility policy.
• Demonstrate ability to receive, transcribe, and carry out physician orders, if allowed by Nurse Practice Act.
• Effectively manage nursing personnel on shift to limit overtime and agency personnel use.
• Assess the work performance of nursing staff as it relates to unit standards of care and goals.
• Conduct unit huddles to promote communication programs and provide updates to DON.
• Coordinate shift assignments, resident assignments, rest and meal breaks for Certified Nurse’s Aides.
• Collaborate with other departments to provide timely and effective care consistent with individual needs, choices, and preferences.
• Assume nursing administrative responsibilities of the center for weekend and holiday coverage as requested.
• Stay and work beyond scheduled shift if needed to meet state staffing requirements and/or needs of residents.
• Ensure timely and accurate compliance of the MDS process and that it reflects the resident's plan of care.
• Ensure Point Click Care (PCC) is utilized according to company process.
• Ensure that physician orders are followed as prescribed.
• Effectively carry out medication management to ensure adequate supplies and handle medications in accordance with company policy.
• Promptly notify the attending physician and family or responsible party of any significant changes in the resident's health condition.
• Ensure complete and prompt reporting of incidents, accidents, and adverse events to Administrator and Director of Nursing.
• Ensure that resident's accident/incident, adverse event, and grievances/concerns are fully documented, investigated, reported, and addressed in accordance with company policies and procedures and the Federal/State rules and regulations.
• Investigate resident/family complaints and take appropriate actions to bring to resolution.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of care interventions, identify problems and trends, and develop alternative interventions.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved Licensed Vocational program and licensed in the state of practice, required.
• Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility preferred.
• Current BLS/CPR certification (All SNFs; ALFs as required by state).