Charge Nurse - LVN

Position and Schedule

Position: LVN Charge Nurse
Status: Full-time
Schedules Available: 6a-6p Full-Time

Benefits

• Very Competitive Pay
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holidays
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 100% company-paid life insurance & LTD/AD&D insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Supplemental Insurances (Hospital Indemnity, Cancer Policies, Legal Plans, & More!)

Responsibilities

• Follow established standards of nursing practices and implement community programs, policies and procedures
• Obtain report from nurse being relieved and provide report to nurse coming on duty; record sufficient information to implement appropriate follow-up action as necessary
• Conduct resident rounds daily, reporting problems to supervisor and initiating corrective action
• Identify safety hazards and initiate corrective action immediately
• Identify resident problems and emergency situations and initiate emergency care per physician's orders in the absence of a physician
• Provide supervision to direct care associates providing direct resident care
• Attend staff meetings, in-service classes and committee meetings as assigned
• Review the Glucometer Control Log prior to testing for blood sugar levels
• Follow staffing guidelines and make nursing assignments according to qualifications of staff and characteristics of the resident population
• Comply with community processes related to pain assessment/management/documentation, providing treatments and delivering medications
• Administer and document direct resident care, medications and treatments per physicians' orders and accurately record all care provided
• Provide instruction for appropriate nursing care to licensed nurses and Nursing Assistants
• Document assessment of residents as assigned as per your licensure. Report untoward findings to physician and your supervisor
• Observe the 5 RIGHTS of medication/treatment administration
• Promptly report changes in residents' conditions to the physician, Director of Nursing Service and responsible party, and take follow-up action as necessary. Document notifications in resident's clinical record
• Follow Community admission procedures and communicate resident admission to other departments, including rehabilitation
• Competently perform basic nursing skills as per your licensure
• Follow Community discharge/transfer procedure/documentation and coordinate discharge/transfer with other departments, physicians and ancillary service providers
• Supervise response to resident's call for assistance
• Listen to resident, family, or physician concerns and initiate corrective action and/or report concerns to Nursing Supervisor
• Count narcotics, check emergency kit and exchange keys each shift
• Check meal trays and nourishment to monitor proper diet is served and residents are assisted as necessary
• Order, receive and store medications appropriately
• Observe community process related to signing out narcotic and administration thereof. This includes the process related to shift narcotic count and documentation thereof
• Notify physician, when necessary, of changes in conditions, weight, medication errors, medication not available, abnormal lab/X-Ray results and any other unusual observations
• Document daily notes on unstable residents/change in resident condition, Medicare residents and recently admitted residents
• Be responsible for the safety of residents and associates under his/her supervision

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of vocational nursing
• Unencumbered LVN license
• Proof of current CPR certification
• Ability to work flexible schedule
• Minimum 1 year experience as an LVN in a clinical setting preferred
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Reliable transportation