RN Manager

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The Charge Nurse is an RN Manager/Supervisor who is responsible for the overall nursing care/service on his/her shift, including the accurate and timely administration of medications, treatments, documentation and emergency calls, as indicated. All job duties are to be performed in accordance with established standards as described in the Quality Assurance Manual for the department.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

Primary Job Duties:

-Report – read 24 hour report and communication book, initial and date communication book.

-Make rounds – Make visual rounds of unit – See any sick residents first, check all O2 for correct rate, look for safety – alarms, medications in room, call lights in place etc, infection control – tubing labeled, briefs not in trash cans, bags in trash cans, resident care-positioning, room cleanliness. Address any concerns with staff.

-Check medication room for complete QA audits, expired meds, dated opened vials.

-Conduct documented review of any admission from the day before. Complete all outstanding documents. Notify DON of any concerns with admission process.

-Follow up with any family concerns – Investigate resident/family concerns and implement corrective action plans as needed to resolve issues. Follow up with DON/Social Work.

-Oversees implementation of resident care plans and conducts rounds to monitor critical or high-acuity residents.

-Ensure any admission that come in during the week or weekend are to be completed by the charge nurse (LPN/RN)r.

-Conduct audit of all skin assessment sheets that should have been completed during the week. Complete any that were not done. Leave written list for DON of any that you had to complete.