Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse Charge Nurse

As a Registered Nurse Charge Nurse, you'll play a vital role in delivering safe, compassionate, and responsive care to our residents. You'll help lead the C.N.A and C.M.A team members to ensure care plans are carried out and use your clinical judgment to recognize and respond to changes in residents' conditions.

From administering medications and maintaining accurate documentation to communicating with families and coordinating with the care team, your leadership helps create a safe and supportive environment where residents receive the care they deserve.

Responsibilities

• Assure implementation of care plans as directed and identify significant changes in the condition of residents and take necessary action per facility policies and procedures
• Administer medications as prescribed and perform narcotic reconciliation with incoming and outgoing shifts
• Observe, assess, document, and report residents' condition/changes
• Initiate and complete incident and accident reports and identify significant changes in the condition of residents and take necessary action per facility policies and procedures
• Communicate with the residents' point of contact when they ask for a status update or if there is a change in condition
• Other special projects or functions can be assigned at times by the Director of Nursing or the Administrator

Qualifications

• Must have completed an RN program at an accredited vocational school, college, or university
• Must be an active RN in the state of Texas in good standing
• Must be eligible to work in the United States of America

Physical Job Requirements:

Lifting 150 lbs - Frequent Lifting 50+ lbs - Occasionally

Carrying 125 lbs - Frequent Carrying 2550+ lbs - Occasionally

Pushing / Pulling 150 lbs - Frequent Pushing / Pulling 50+ lbs - Occasionally

Sliding / Transferring 150 lbs - Frequent Sliding /Transferring 50+ lbs - Occasionally

Standing / Walking - Frequently Sitting / Balancing / Crouching / Crawling - Rarely Speaking / Hearing / Seeing - Frequently Stooping / Kneeling - Occasionally Reaching - Occasionally Turning / Twisting / Leaning - Occasionally

Driving - Rarely