What are the responsibilities and job description for the Double Weekend Charge Nurse position at Southwest Nursing & Rehab?
About Charge Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN)
QUALIFICATIONS :
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN)
QUALIFICATIONS :
- Must have a current RN/ LPN license
- Ability to understand, remember and carry out verbal or written instructions in English
- Ability to complete assignments in a timely manner
- Ability to be flexible and positive with intermittent interruptions
- To assure resident safety.
- Provides the best possible nursing care by planning, organizing, and directing the nursing functions of patients in the unit
- Makes nursing assignments appropriate to the skill level of employees
- Maintains acceptable standards of patient care
- Identifies problems and guides personnel to their solution
- Creates a working climate that provides growth and job satisfaction of personnel
- Accurately and promptly implements physicians' orders
- Supports and enforces infection-control policies and procedures
- Maintains a professional approach with confidentiality
- Cooperates and maintains good rapport with nursing staff, medical staff, other departments, and visitors
- Obtains and documents nursing history from the patient and/or significant other that is comprehensive of present condition and prior problems
- Performs basic assessment of the patient, indicating adequate knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathology
- Records vital signs, notes changes, and pursues more-specific investigation as needed
- Assesses for and notifies physician and other appropriate parties of changes in condition
- Uses assessment information to develop a care plan before the end of duty time that communicates enough information for incoming personnel to adequately care for the patient
- Uses care plans as a basis for providing safe and therapeutic care to patients
- Consistently follows established standards, policies, and procedures in providing nursing care
- Accepts accountability for clinical care of assigned patients, including supervision of nonprofessional personnel
- Communicates with the patient and his or her family and other members of the health care team in carrying out the goals of the care plan
- Promotes positive public relations with patients, residents, family members and guests
- Uses tactful, appropriate communications in sensitive and emotional situations
- Use appropriate work place behavior and adhere to dress code at all times