Charge Nurse (RN or LPN)

Description

We are looking for a day or night Charge Nurse to join our team.

Provides supervision for direct care personnel in Nursing Department and helps residents to meet their needs in a caring atmosphere.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Represent Independence Care Center in a positive and professional manner.
• Know and practice Resident’s rights.
• Demonstrate a caring attitude in all interactions with residents.
• Abide by Independence Care Center Personnel Policies and Procedures as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
• Know and practice emergency policies and procedures.
• Perform nursing procedures per policy/procedure book.
• Utilize all safety equipment and precautions as per policies and procedures when transferring or ambulating residents.
• Admit, transfer, and discharge residents per nursing protocol.
• Supervise CMT’s, CNA’s, and NA’s.
• Replace call-ins, as necessary, in order to meet fire code.
• Participate in resident care plans.
• Write monthly summaries for residents.
• Make rounds with doctors.
• Take off doctor’s orders.
• Check lab results, notify the doctor as needed and file lab reports in charts.
• Assist lab personnel in drawing blood; write nursing notes regarding blood that is drawn.
• Draw stat blood or blood when ordered between monthly lab visits.
• Assess residents and report to the physician as needed.
• Report dietary changes, in writing, to the Dietary Department.
• Assure weekly and monthly vital signs are completed and recorded.
• Fill out lab requisitions and send to lab.
• Request history and physical forms from hospital.
• Request discharge summaries from hospital.
• Do treatments.
• Chart in nurse’s notes.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of a RN or LPN training program and have current RN or LPN licensure in the State of Missouri.
• Must have or obtain Clinical Supervisor status 90 days after hire.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must be able to read, write, and speak fluently in English.
• Must be able to deal with residents and families in a pleasant and supportive manner and must be able to work effectively with fellow employees.

Physical and Sensory Requirements

• Must be able to stand, bend, reach, kneel, carry, lift 75-100 lbs., and move intermittently during working hours.
• To assist residents in a time of emergency must be able to move quickly from one part of the building to another.
• Must have good physical health with no communicable diseases present.
• Must be able to demonstrate emotional stability in order to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Must possess sight/hearing senses, or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so that the requirements of this position can be fully met.