RN CHARGE NURSE

Job Description

Job Description:\n\nJob Title: RN CHARGE\nWork EVERY MON; TUES; WED; THURS;\n64 HOURS BI-WEEKLY- GET PAID for 80 HOURS!!!\n2 BONUS DAYS!!\nDepartment: Nursing\nReports To: Director of Nursing\nFLSA Status: Non-Exempt\nRevised Date: September 3, 2026\nSUMMARY\nSupervises and coordinates nursing activities in the facility by performing the following duties, which includes both direct and in-direct care. Nurse shall perform routine procedures such as obtaining and recording of vital signs, administering medications as well as providing specialized treatments for progressive and chronic conditions. Nurse shall also provide educational and emotional assistance to resident and resident representative.\n.\nESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.\nAssigns duties and coordinates nursing service\nEvaluates nursing activities to ensure resident care, staff relations, and efficiency of service\nObserves nursing care and visits residents to ensure that nursing care is carried out as directed, and treatment administered in accordance with Physician’s instructions\nPrepares and assists residents for eating and drinking during meals, transports residents to dining room, assures food is accessible, feeds residents requiring assistance, prompts residents requiring cueing, supervises self-feeding residents, cleans residents after meals with face washing, hand washing, clothing, trays, wheelchairs, tables, passes trays, etc.,\nMakes sure all residents are offered nourishment and hydration at meals and during the shift\nDirects preparation and maintenance of residents’ clinical records\nReviews physician orders to ensure accuracy of MAR, TAR and other documentation\nReviews transfer sheet, medications, diet and MD orders; obtain other orders as necessary (e.g. therapy, podiatry consult, etc.)\nCompletes head to toe evaluation of new admissions/readmissions for completion of the following UDAs: Admission, Braden, Fall, Wander and Pain evaluation and other evaluations, such as SBAR, etc.\nServes as a role model in the delivery of direct nursing care. Provide guidance, support and constructive feedback to nursing personnel\nAssists in the transfers and lifts of residents as needed; walks ambulatory residents as needed.\nInspects rooms and resident care areas for cleanliness and comfort\nAccompanies Physician on rounds and keeps informed of special orders concerning residents\nResponsible for recognizing and resolving resident/family concerns in a prompt and professional manner. Identifies and initiates when interdisciplinary support is needed.\nCompletes appropriate sections of UDA for incident/accident reports and assesses resident for injuries via completion of body audit and obtains/records vital signs, as indicated, such as temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and other vital signs\nAnswers call lights, personal alarms and residents’ needs and responds to the resident request, for assistance with ADL’s, such as toileting, repositioning/boosting, hydration, transfers and socialization, etc.\nParticipates in orientation and training of personnel\nResponsible to manage and maintain the PPD and staffing ratio after hours and on weekends/holidays to ensure both Per Patient Day and staff to resident ratio achieved.\nOrders/directs ordering of drugs, solutions and equipment and maintains records on narcotics\nInvestigates and resolves concerns/complaints and completes concern form along with corrective action/response; refers unusual problems to superior\nObtains report from off going shift; presents report to on coming shift. Reports all changes in conditions etc. to the Nursing Supervisor/designee.\nIdentifies safety hazards; initiates corrective action; initiates immediate action in emergency situation involving resident conditions\nFollows residents rights program and abuse prevention protocol\nEncourages nursing staff to perform to their fullest potential by creating a culture of learning and support\nParticipates in educational activity and coordinates activity with Director of Staff Development/DON\nAttends staff meetings, participates in employee disciplinary measures, assumes responsibility for compliance with all appropriate rules, regulations, etc. Implements the progressive disciplinary process when necessary, recommends or initiates disciplinary action based on facility or nursing policy and procedures.\nCompletes reports as assigned, developed care plans, administers and documents medication\nEnsures pertinent medical information needed to care for resident is located in resident plan of care, to include person-centered interventions\nAccurately and objectively document pertinent resident information in the clinical record following the facilities policies and procedures regarding documentation\nPerforms IV insertions, administration of IV medications/ fluids for those with PICC or midlines, or other RN specific clinical duties, ie portacath care, removal of PICC lines/ midlines.\nAssist med nurses with procedures as needed - catheters, bladder scans\nFollows facility admissions policy and facility discharge and transfer policy\nParticipates in resident care plan meetings as requested\nCounts all narcotics in accordance with established facility policy\nSupervises and supports resident care, prepares and administers tube feeding, medications etc.\nNotifies the physician of changes in condition, labs, x-rays, etc.\nPerforms resident care as per other duties as assigned and as indicated in job duties\nInitiates and participates in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation\nMaintain resident confidentiality at all times\nParticipates and supports Quality Assurance Performance Initiatives and cultural changes through Performance Improvement Project teams, etc\nParticipates in all required in service education.\nSUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES\nDirectly supervises the med-treatment nurses and the nursing assistants. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Determines work procedures, directs and expedites workflow, trains, addresses complaints and resolves problems.\nQUALIFICATIONS\nTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nEDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE\nGraduate of an approved school of nursing; current PA license to practice as a registered nurse. A minimum of one year’s experience in related nursing positions is preferred.\nLANGUAGE SKILLS\nAbility to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Proficient interpersonal relations and communicative skills\nMATHEMATICAL SKILLS\nAbility to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations and consistently and accurately calculate drug dosages.\nREASONING ABILITY\nAbility to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.\nCERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS\nMust maintain a current, valid license as a RegisteredNurse in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.\nBenefits:\n\n Dental insurance\n\n Health insurance\n Life insurance\n Paid time off\n Tuition reimbursement\n Vision insurance\n\nWork Location: In person\n\nMeadows Nursing & Rehab Center\n\n RN SUPERVISOR 3PM-11:30 PM Full Time $15,000 SIGN ON BONUS\n\n MUST HAVE LONG TERM CARE EXPERIENCE!!!\n\n Great Start Rates!!\n\n Supervises and coordinates nursing activities in the facility by performing the following duties, which includes both direct and in-direct care. Nurse shall perform routine procedures such as obtaining and recording of vital signs, administering medications as well as providing specialized treatments for progressive and chronic conditions. Nurse shall also provide educational and emotional assistance to resident and resident representative.\n\n ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.\n\n Assigns duties and coordinates nursing service\n\n Evaluates nursing activities to ensure resident care, staff relations, and efficiency of service\n\n Observes nursing care and visits residents to ensure that nursing care is carried out as directed, and treatment administered in accordance with Physician’s instructions\n\n Prepares and assists residents for eating and drinking during meals, transports residents to dining room, assures food is accessible, feeds residents requiring assistance, prompts residents requiring cueing, supervises self-feeding residents, cleans residents after meals with face washing, hand washing, clothing, trays, wheelchairs, tables, passes trays, etc.,\n\n Makes sure all residents are offered nourishment and hydration at meals and during the shift\n\n Directs preparation and maintenance of residents’ clinical records\n\n Reviews physician orders to ensure accuracy of MAR, TAR and other documentation\n\n Reviews transfer sheet, medications, diet and MD orders; obtain other orders as necessary (e.g. therapy, podiatry consult, etc.)\n\n Completes head to toe evaluation of new admissions/readmissions for completion of the following UDAs: Admission, Braden, Fall, Wander and Pain evaluation and other evaluations, such as SBAR, etc.\n\n Assists in the transfers and lifts of residents as needed; walks ambulatory residents as needed.\n\n Inspects rooms and resident care areas for cleanliness and comfort\n\n Accompanies Physician on rounds and keeps informed of special orders concerning residents\n\n Completes appropriate sections of UDA for incident/accident reports and assesses resident for injuries via completion of body audit and obtains/records vital signs, as indicated, such as temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and other vital signs\n\n Answers call lights, personal alarms and residents’ needs and responds to the resident request, for assistance with ADL’s, such as toileting, repositioning/boosting, hydration, transfers and socialization, etc.\n\n Participates in orientation and training of personnel\n\n Orders/directs ordering of drugs, solutions and equipment and maintains records on narcotics\n\n Investigates and resolves concerns/complaints and completes concern form along with corrective action/response; refers unusual problems to superior\n\n Obtains report from off going shift; presents report to on coming shift. Reports all changes in conditions etc. to the Nursing Supervisor/designee.\n\n Identifies safety hazards; initiates corrective action; initiates immediate action in emergency situation involving resident conditions\n\n Follows residents rights program and abuse prevention protocol\n\n Participates in educational activity and coordinates activity with Director of Staff Development/DON\n\n Attends staff meetings, participates in employee disciplinary measures, assumes responsibility for compliance with all appropriate rules, regulations, etc.\n\n Completes reports as assigned, developed care plans, administers and documents medication\n\n Ensures pertinent medical information needed to care for resident is located in resident plan of care, to include person-centered interventions\n\n Accurately and objectively document pertinent resident information in the clinical record following the facilities policies and procedures regarding documentation\n\n Performs IV insertions, administration of IV medications/ fluids for those with PICC or midlines, or other RN specific clinical duties, ie portacath care, removal of PICC lines/ midlines.\n\n Assist med nurses with procedures as needed - catheters, bladder scans\n\n Follows facility admissions policy and facility discharge and transfer policy\n\n Participates in resident care plan meetings as requested\n\n Counts all narcotics in accordance with established facility policy\n\n Supervises and supports resident care, prepares and administers tube feeding, medications etc.\n\n Notifies the physician of changes in condition, labs, x-rays, etc.\n\n Performs resident care as per other duties as assigned and as indicated in job duties\n\n Initiates and participates in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation\n\n Maintain resident confidentiality at all times\n\n Participates and supports Quality Assurance Performance Initiatives and cultural changes through Performance Improvement Project teams, etc\n\n Participates in all required in service education.\n\n SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES\n\n Directly supervises the med-treatment nurses and the nursing assistants. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Determines work procedures, directs and expedites workflow, trains, addresses complaints and resolves problems.\n\n Job Type: Full-time\n\n Benefits:\n\n 403(b)\n\n 403(b) matching\n\n Dental insurance\n\n Disability insurance\n\n Flexible schedule\n\n Free parking\n\n Health insurance\n\n Life insurance\n\n Paid holidays\n\n Paid orientation\n\n Paid time off\n\n Retirement plan\n\n Tuition reimbursement\n\n Vision insurance\n\n Schedule:\n\n 8 hour shift\n\n Night shift\n\n Overnight shift\n\n Ability to Commute:\n\n Dallas, PA 18612 (Preferred)\n\n Ability to Relocate:\n\n Dallas, PA 18612: Relocate before starting work (Required)\n\n Work Location: In person\n\n Job Type: Full-time\n\n Benefits:\n\n 401(k) matching\n\n Dental insurance\n\n Disability insurance\n\n Health insurance\n\n Life insurance\n\n Paid time off\n\n Tuition reimbursement\n\n Vision insurance