Charge Nurse RN - Full Time

About the role

Promoting and maintaining continuity of nursing services for the residents. Responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating, all nursing services during assigned shifts. Supervising, interpreting performance, counseling, and directing CNAs. Acts as a role model and effective team member for stimulating growth and harmony between co-workers and peers. Personally committed to enhance the lives of each resident by providing the highest quality of life possible.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the total nursing services of assigned residents.
• Receives report from off-going shift and gives report to oncoming shift and make rounds.
• Receives physician orders and carries out orders according to established policies and procedures.
• Makes shift rounds with physicians.
• Knowledgeable of residents’ conditions.
• Reports significant change to their assigned supervisor and/or Physician.
• Responds to emergency calls of residents as assigned.
• Administers medications in accordance with regulations and established policy and procedures.
• Administers treatments according to physicians’ orders.
• Administers subcutaneous fluids.
• RNs to administer intravenous fluids unless LPN has had specialized training.
• Regularly checks on residents receiving IV fluids.
• Implements established resident care policies and procedures.
• Orders and stores medications according to the established pharmaceutical policies and procedures.
• Contacts their assigned supervisor or Director of Nursing, and/or Physician if there are any questions regarding resident’s medication or treatment, implements established stop-order policy, and removes all outdated and discontinued drug medications and places them in designated area.