Night Charge Nurse (RN)

About the role

Coweta Care and Rehabilitation Center seeks compassionate and thoughtful individuals who share our passion for exceptional care in senior living. We partner with a vast network of skilled nursing centers to support our small team environment of caring professionals with the resources and benefits of a large enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Nursing Leadership to ensure appropriate skill mix in on duty for the oncoming shift.
• Maintain unit productivity and report variances to ADON/DON.
• Identify staff development needs and participate in performance and improvement activities.
• Absolutely assess and reassess residents’ pain, utilize appropriate pain management techniques, and educate residents and families on pain management.
• Interpret test results and take appropriate action on results.
• Promote and support the greatest possible degree of independence for residents.
• Advise oncoming staff of resident’s status at beginning and end of shifts and properly document.
• Contribute knowledge of residents’ conditions and document observations as required.
• Promote a safe and clean hazard-free environment for residents, family members, and staff members.
• Ensure equipment is clean and functional. Report any malfunctions to supervisor.
• Function as a team leader and role model.
• Abide by the Clinical policies and procedures for Abuse Prevention.
• Notify physician of changes in resident’s condition and follow through until appropriate action is taken.
• Accurately and promptly implement physician orders.
• Follow through, as needed, on information given by shift report, resident, or family regarding resident concerns.
• Implement plan of care for the resident based on assessments and goals as established by the interdisciplinary care team.

Qualifications

• One year of experience is preferred.
• A current State License as Registered Nurse (RN) for the state of Oklahoma is required.
• A valid CPR Certification is required.
• Candidates must maintain a working email address and phone number for employer communication.
• Ability to work cooperatively as a member of a team.
• Effective communication skills with residents and their family members, and at all levels of the organization.
• Decisive reaction in emergency situations.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Training techniques for clinical staff knowledge.
• Read, write, and speak the English Language.