Charge Nurse LPN

Charge Nurse LPN

Salary Range $34.00 - $35.00 Hourly Position Type Full Time Education Level LVN or LPN License

Description

Charge Nurse LPN (internally called HSC) - Full Time Shift is Monday to Friday, 11AM to 7 PM, some weekends and on-call rotation

The Health Services Coordinator (HSC) provides quality resident care by ensuring residents' safety, physical, emotional, spiritual, and medical needs are met by selecting, leading and training staff who are authorized to provide care and administer medications in the state they are employed. The HSC works directly with the Health Services Director (HSD) to ensure all state and federal regulations, as well as care standards are met. The HSC also provides excellent customer service to residents, families, staff, visitors, and vendors. As a leader in the Community, this position must exemplify our Mission Statement and Core Values at all times.

Benefits Include:

• Medical Insurance - HDHP or PPO (Full-time employees only)
• Vision/Dental/Life Insurance (Full-time employees only)
• Health Savings Account with Company Match (Full-time employees only)
• Flexible Spending Account
• Company matching 403(b) Plan
• Paid Vacation
• Personal, Sick and Holidays
• Paid Volunteer Program
• Total Care EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Wages on Demand

These benefits may be reduced depending on FT, PT, PRN or temporary job status. To receive certain benefits, eligible employees may be required to meet participation requirements and pay required premiums and other contributions.

Bethesda Senior Living Communities reserves the right to pay a wage/salary that is lower or higher than the above posted compensation range.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Assesses potential and current residents to ensure appropriate placement for their current level of care. Develops care plans and meets with resident and/ or family members to discuss Plan of Care.
• Supports the HSD in recruiting, screening, and selecting care staff who are compassionate and have the desire to assist senior adults.
• Ensures staffing is adequate to always provide a high standard of care.
• Leads the care staff by providing expectations of performance and follow-up to ensure those expectations are met. Supports the HSD by participating in staff Performance Appraisals of staff and personally reviews strengths, goals, and areas of improvement with them.
• Provides training to staff that encourages team performance, instructs them on technical and medical issues as well as changes in levels of care for the residents.
• Maintains current knowledge and implements policies and procedures in compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Oversees the preparation and administration of medications following established infection control and safety policies.
• Ensures all documentation is completed timely in the resident's chart and is legible, neat, and accurate according to policy.
• Receives physician's orders and maintains MAR according to community's policies.
• Processes all physician's orders, new admissions, and discharges according to community's policies.
• Makes rounds daily to ensure resident safety and to ensure their needs are being met.
• Monitors vital signs and ensures documentation is completed according to physician's orders.
• Assesses residents' medical condition after unusual occurrences and documents appropriately.
• Checks medication cart on a daily basis to ensure medications are in proper order. Destroys and logs all expired, discontinued, or unused medications according to policies and procedures.
• Monitors and assists with personal care of residents, including but not limited to bathing, dressing, oral hygiene, toileting, grooming and ambulating/transferring as needed.
• Maintains open, honest communication with the Health Services Director to ensure a positive team environment is operating within the staff.
• Reports any problems or concerns, as well as positive information to the Health Services Director as they occur.
• Forms and maintains positive and informative relationships with residents and their families and answers questions regarding resident's care.
• Maintains confidentiality of residents' personal information in and out of the community and protects and supports residents' rights.
• Represents the Community in marketing and provides tours of the Community showing how the potential resident's needs may be met.
• Participates in and assists with procedures associated with emergency drills and actual emergency situations within the Community.
• Maintains a professional appearance and demeanor that encourages a positive nurturing environment for the residents, families, vendors, and guests.
• Maintains a positive customer service environment and practices honesty and integrity in all aspects of performance.
• Assists the Health Services Director with planning and managing the budget. Ensures supplies, staff and equipment meet budgeted allocations.
• Works in conjunction with the Health Services Director when meeting with State regulatory Agencies and assists in the development of Plans of Corrections for clinical deficiencies as needed.
• Assists Health Services Director with on-call responsibilities.
• Answers telephone promptly and professionally. Ensures that caller's needs are met or refers to the appropriate person to assist him/her.
• Assists other resident care staff as needed.
• Maintains a professional appearance and demeanor that encourages a positive nurturing environment for the residents, families, vendors and guests.
• Ensures adequate daily coverage for meal service by communicating with the Culinary Services Director and/or Host/Hostess, to include taking resident orders for meals, providing drink refills according to residents' / guests' requests, assists with the cleaning, resetting and preparation of the dining room in-between mealtimes.
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a stressful, sometimes demanding environment.
• Knowledgeable of state and federal regulations for assisted living and independent living facilities.
• Ability to teach and train resident care staff.
• Ability to schedule staff and cover shifts as needed.
• Ability and skills to lead others and foster an environment that is receptive to change for improvement of quality resident care.
• Possess excellent time management and prioritization skills.
• Involves care staff in problem solving and facilitates a pro-active problem-solving approach to challenging resident behavior.
• Maintains a current driver's license and complies with all requirements of our Auto Policy.
• Demonstrates a SERVANT heart and attitude by following our Mission Statement.

Education/Experience

Education and Licensure: Current RN, LPN or LVN license, according to state guidelines. Experience: Proven, positive leadership in a senior living care environment.

Working Environment/Physical Requirements

Actively participates in safety and risk management activities while providing feedback to the appropriate supervisor with any concerns identified with the work environment. Work environment includes residents who may have memory problems, incontinence, and who may need assistance with ambulation. Position may require some strenuous physical work. Heavy lifting, pushing or pulling of objects up to 100 pounds occasionally (with assistance) and/or up to 50 pounds frequently. May assist residents in wheelchairs or with using walkers. This position requires bending, stooping, reaching, frequent ambulation both inside and outside the community and keyboarding.