Charge Nurse

Key Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Direct, administer, and record care given to residents
• Communicate with family members regarding resident progress
• Assist visiting physicians in rounds as required
• Draw blood and obtain fluids for lab work as required
• Record and monitor all progress of residents and communicate with physicians according to facility policies
• Assist in dining area and assist with feeding as required
• Monitor work of other nursing staff in unit to ensure thoroughness and assist with tasks as needed
• Use telephones to communicate with physicians, arrange transportation for doctor appointments, and contact families
• Make rounds to ensure cleanliness and proper care to residents
• Coordinate care of residents in accordance with their care plans
• Effectively manage all nursing staff assigned to unit
• Complete various reports as needed
• Monitor personal and staff compliance to all State and federal requirements including blood borne pathogens, hazardous materials, infection control, and fire safety
• Monitor personal and staff compliance to resident's rights
• Assure that all medications and treatments are administered as ordered and in a timely fashion according to facility policies and schedules
• Replace nursing staff that call in sick with additional staff
• Help provide nursing services when sufficient staff cannot be attained

Essential Job Duties and Physical Requirements

• Regular worksite attendance
• Must have a valid Kansas nursing license that is in good standing with the State
• Must have basic computer skills
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language
• Must be able to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary
• Must be able to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations
• Must be able to perform the essential position functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation
• Employee is required to use a transfer/gait belt or obtain the assistance of another employee when attempting to assist residents when lifting or carrying objects in excess of 25 pounds
• This is a supervisory position
• Employee is required to handle employees in a manner that assists them in their ability to function effectively

Primary Physical Requirements

• Lift up to 10 lbs: Constantly
• Lift 11 to 25 lbs: Frequently
• Lift 26 to 50 lbs: Occasionally
• Lift over 50 lbs: Occasionally
• Carry up to 10 lbs: Constantly
• Carry 11 to 25 lbs: Occasionally
• Carry 26 to 50 lbs: Rarely
• Carry over 50 lbs: Not required
• Reach above shoulder height: Frequently
• Reach at shoulder height: Constantly
• Reach below shoulder height: Constantly
• Push/Pull: Constantly
• Grasping: Constantly
• Handling: Constantly
• Torquing: Frequently
• Fingering: Constantly

Other physical considerations: Twisting, bending, crawling, squatting, kneeling, crouching, climbing and balancing may be required. Employees may be required to operate an automobile and various games. Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times hostile people within the Community. Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to ensure that the requirements of this position can be fully met.