Licensed Practical Charge Nurse-Full Time/Days Shift

About the role

Portage Trail located in Cuyahoga Falls, OH is an independent living, assisted living and memory care community. We are owned and operated by National Church Residences, the nation’s largest provider of affordable senior housing and health care services.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, provide and direct nursing care in compliance with facility policies and procedures.
• Makes observations on an advanced level; reports and records observations appropriately; forms nursing judgments and carries out nursing actions.
• Follows established standards of nursing practices.
• Assumes responsibility for compliance with federal, state and local regulations.
• Interpret existing policies to staff, families and physicians.
• Performs daily rounds, develops and implements accurate comprehensive care plans based on each resident’s needs.
• Follows established policies and procedures for passing medications and treatments.
• Orders and credits medications as needed, keeps accurate accounting of all medications (Stock medications, unit dose and narcotics).
• Follows staffing guidelines and makes nursing assignments.
• Receives and gives an accurate report on resident’s condition to provide continuity of care.
• Monitor diets and supervises meal trays and snacks served to residents and the resident’s intake.
• Assists in passing meal trays, feeding and passing of snacks.
• Follows facility admissions procedures and communicates admission to other departments, staff, physicians and other service providers.
• Supervises, documents and corrects poor performance of nursing assistants.
• Keeps Unit Managers/Director of Nursing informed on a timely basis of poor performance problems.
• Presents performance evaluations to staff.
• Communicates professionally and effectively:
• Follows written and verbal directions
• Provides exemplary customer service to residents, peers, families, managers, and visitors.
• Reports any changes in physical or mental conditions on a timely basis
• Responsible for ensuring that residents are safe (for example: Wanderguard tab is securely attached to bed/chair as ordered, Wanderguard bracelets are working properly).
• Demonstrates proper use of equipment. Reports equipment needs or repairs.
• Uses protective equipment, follows infection control protocol standards, policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Current Nurse License

Skills

• Good communication, comprehension and interpersonal skills.
• Working knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office Suite and the Internet.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

Includes: Medical (both PPO & HDHP w/HSA), Dental, Vision, Life & AD&D Insurance and Flexible Spending accounts, Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays, Retirement Plan including pre-tax contribution with 100% match up to 5% of your pay, Employee Discounts including Tickets, Retail, etc., Short-Term & Long-Term Disability coverage, Accident, Hospital Indemnity & Critical Illness Insurance, Wellbeing Programs including EAP, Tobacco Cessation, Weight-loss, and more.

Pay

Medical (both PPO & HDHP w/HSA) – National Church Residences pays, on average, 75-80% of all costs

Schedule

Full time Day shift