Job details

Pay

$40.00 per hour for LVN, $45 per hour for RN

Job type

Per Diem

Schedule

8 hour shift

Job Summary

Under the direction and supervision of the Director of Nursing, the Charge Nurse is responsible for the comprehensive nursing care of assigned patients and for the supervision and training of nursing personnel who assist in the provision of care to the assigned patients.

Responsibilities and Duties

The essential job functions for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Supervises and evaluates work performance of nursing personnel that are assisting in patient care
• Periodically assess the total needs of the patient and develops nursing care plans to meet those needs which includes: recognition of emotional, social and cultural factors; encouragement of self-respect and self-esteem; guidance toward rational and socially acceptable behavior; and implementation of restorative nursing care measures
• Maintains acceptable standards of nursing practice
• Prepares, administers, and charts medications and treatments according to the physician’s order and schedule, and as directed by the Procedures Manual
• Is responsible for total patient care in the assigned unit and assists with direct care as needed
• Is responsible for interpretation and executions on the physician’s orders
• Makes decisions in emergency situations and practices first aid measures
• Is responsible for accurate observations, evaluations, and reporting of patients’ symptoms, reactions, and progress to the Director of Nursing, the Administrator, and others participating in care and treatment of patients
• Assists in development of organizational plans as they relate to nursing including work schedules, policies, and review of nursing procedures
• Assists in orientation and training of new nursing personnel
• Assists in the admission process and orientation of new patients
• Checks daily assignments of nursing personnel in assigned unit and ascertains that each is aware of new and/or special orders for the patients
• Assists nursing personnel with difficult treatments and emergencies
• Provides direct nursing care to critically ill patients and administers special treatments
• Administers medication and treatments according to the physician’s orders
• Maintains medication files and requisitions for all medications and refills
• Inventories nursing supplies and equipment and notifies the Director of Nursing regarding supply and equipment needs, including replacement and repair
• Uses individualized nursing measures to alleviate patient discomfort
• Prepares patients for, and assists with, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, treatments, and examinations
• Assists with teaching patients, families, and personnel
• Assists in coordinating nursing care with care rendered by others
• Protects the patients, their privacy, and their property
• Participates in reports and patient care conferences
• Attends inservices, group meetings, and monthly license meetings
• Assures that documentation is complete in the medical record of the patient’s physical, psychological, emotional, social, economic, and cultural status with any changes in status notated
• Makes daily visits with patients to ascertain their comfort and condition. If the Change Nurse administers medication, the visits can be made during medication rounds
• Corrects and completes pharmacy monthly audits, per RD recommendations
• Completes monthly psychotropic assessment
• Calls physician to report monthly weight gain or loss
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Qualifications and Skills

Qualifications

• A graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing or from a national or state-approved school of vocational nursing
• Currently licensed as a registered or vocational nurse in California
• Demonstrates knowledge of, and ability to, apply basic princi0les of nursing care
• Experience and/or education in the care of the aged and chronically ill, restorative nursing, psychiatric nursing, and supervision

Personal Requirements

• Good emotional and physical health
• Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with patients and staff
• Demonstrates evidence of interest in continuous professional growth
• Possess a genuine interest and ability to work with geriatric and disabled individuals
• Demonstrates a willingness and ability to work under supervision and to supervise persons assisting in patient care
• Possess initiative, dependability, and skills in identification of symptoms and treatment responses
• Possess ability to communicate effectively
• Possess resourcefulness in emergency situations
• Possess genuine respect for others and acceptance of their individual social and cultural traits
• Possess leadership skills

Company's website:

• www.carlmontgardens.com

Benefit Conditions:

• Waiting period may apply
• Only full-time employees eligible

Remote work allowed:

• No

COVID-19 Precaution(s):

• Personal protective equipment provided or required
• Temperature screenings
• Social distancing guidelines in place
• Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place