Licensed Practical Charge Nurse-Full Time/Night Shift

Supervision

Supervises, documents and corrects poor performance of nursing assistants. Keeps Unit Managers/Director of Nursing informed on a timely basis of poor performance problems. Participates in the performance evaluation process of nursing assistants and provides counseling, coaching and training. Presents performance evaluations to staff.

Essential Functions

• 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.
      • 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.
      • Monitors residents for Wanderguard tab attachment and Wanderguard bracelet functionality.
        • Ensures proper use of equipment.
        • Reports equipment needs or repairs.
      • Ensures adherence to resident rights documentation.
        • Knows resident rights and helps the residents exercise and/or protect their rights.
        • Reports resident complaints to supervisor in charge, maintains confidentiality.
      • Ensures adherence to safety and compliance policies.
        • Adheres to the guidelines as outlined in the Resident Rights documentation.
        • Reports resident complaints to supervisor in charge, maintains confidentiality.
    • Documents resident information timely, accurately and confidentially according to the procedures.
      • Documents changes and notification to POA and doctor; performs comprehensive assessments as assigned.
      • Verifies change-over MARS/TARS are correctly updated and necessary changes are made to new MAR/TAR by the 1st of each month.
    • Participates in the performance evaluation process of nursing assistants and provides counseling, coaching and training.
      • Presents performance evaluations to staff.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Monitors residents for Wanderguard tab attachment and Wanderguard bracelet functionality.
  • Ensures proper use of equipment.
  • Reports equipment needs or repairs.
• Ensures adherence to resident rights documentation.
  • Knows resident rights and helps the residents exercise and/or protect their rights.
  • Reports resident complaints to supervisor in charge, maintains confidentiality.
• Ensures adherence to safety and compliance policies.
  • Adheres to the guidelines as outlined in the Resident Rights documentation.
  • Reports resident complaints to supervisor in charge, maintains confidentiality.
• Participates in the performance evaluation process of nursing assistants and provides counseling, coaching and training.
  • Presents performance evaluations to staff.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or a vocational school of practical nursing.
• Experience: One to two years preferred.
• Mental: Must have good communication, comprehension and interpersonal skills. Must have the ability to speak, read, write and understand English.
• Skills: Must have working knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office Suite and the Internet. Must have good written and verbal communication skills.
• Licensure: Current Nurse License.

Skills

• Must have working knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office Suite and the Internet.
• Must have good written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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