Charge Nurse Duties and Responsibilities:

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• Provide licensed nursing care to residence that is consistent with the written plans of care.
• Communicate with primary care, physician and members of the comprehensive care planning team regarding the status of residents; follow up on critical labs, order request, and physician Notifications.
• Arrange for an interpreter or translation services in accordance with facility policies for those with limited English proficiency (LEP).
• Obtain orders to provide essential care to the resident consistent with the resident’s mental and physical status upon admission to the facility.
• Ensure that all residents are treated with dignity, respect and consideration, and have the right to exercise their choice and self determination.
• Ensure that residents receive culturally, competent, trauma-informed care in accordance with professional standards of practice.
• Evaluate residents’ response to Care.
• Coordinate nursing care to accommodate resident’s – centered plan of care, including sleep, schedule, social activity, and participation in the other resident-directed activity; minimize interruption of activities as possible.
• Ensure that the residents are free from physical or chemical restraints, imposed for the purposes of discipline or convenience that are not required to treat the residents’ medical symptoms.
• Assist in coordinating nursing services with other resident services to ensure the continuity of residents’ plan of care.
• Identify the learning of residents and families, and provide individualized and comprehensive resident/family education.
• Educate residents and families on the risk and benefits of a treatment or choice when consent is needed.
• Monitor residents for patterns of decreased social interaction or signs of distress.
• Implement individualized approaches to dementia, including meaningful activities, addressing the resident’s customary routines, preferences, and choice.
• Carry out restorative and rehabilitated programs, including restorative nursing, activities of daily living (ADLs) teaching, bowel and bladder retraining, and education for self-help as appropriate.
• Provide pain management for residents and accordance with establish pain management protocols.
• Complete accident/incident report is necessary.
• Assist the interdisciplinary team (IDT) with establishing nutrition, hydration, and bodyweight parameters for residents; help facilitate the responsibilities of the food and nutrition services department.
• The Director of nursing informed on the status of residence and other related matters through written/oral reports; document reportable, events, and notifications in accordance with facility policies.
• Cooperate with and coordinate social inactivity programs with nursing service schedules.
• Periodically review the resident’s written, discharge plan; participate in updating the resident’s written discharge plan as required.
• Ensure that the discharge needs of each president identified and result in the development of a discharge plan for each resident, including regular reevaluation to identified changes that require modifications.
• Make periodic checks to ensure that the certified nursing assistants (CNAs) properly administering prescribed treatments and to evaluate the resident’s physical, psychosocial and emotional status.
• Report problem areas to the Director of nursing; assisted in developing in implementing corrective action.
• Arrange for diagnostic and therapeutic services as ordered by the physician, and in accordance with established facility procedures.
• Provide information to the QAPI Committee as requested.
• Coordinate transfer or discharge of residents including arranging transportation, compiling the discharge summary, reconciling medication, and reviewing upcoming appointments with resident in a language, understood by the resident with the goal of a safe discharge.
• Ensure that the discharged residents are escorted to the pick up area.
• Complete and file required recordkeeping forms/charts upon the resident’s admission, transfer and/or discharge; provide notifications to the ombudsman and responsible party per requirements.
• Document reports of accident/incidents involving residents; follow established procedures.
• Perform routine charting duties as required, and in accordance with establish charting and documentation policies and procedures.
• Administer medication’s in accordance with physicians, orders, regulations and facility policies.
• Assisted Director of nursing, and directing the day-to-day functions of the nursing activities in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the facility.
• Ensure that all nurse trainees are under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse.
• Assist in the grievance process and coordination with the grievance officers; assist residents with filing grievances, investigating allegations and coordinating an appropriate response; respond to resident or family grievances in accordance with facility policies.
• Assist in training department personnel.
• Assist the Director of nursing and planning clinical supervision for nurse, aide, trainees, nursing students, and newly hired nurses.
• Ensure that all personnel and/or safety equipment and supplies when lifting or moving residents in accordance with the plan of care and facility policies; order personnel, protective equipment as necessary.
• Ensure nursing services follow, establish infection, prevention, and control procedures.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $26.00 - $38.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 – 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Physical setting:

• Nursing home
• Skilled nursing facility

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person