Charge Nurse

STATUS: Non-Exempt, hourly, part-time, less than 30 hours

REPORTS TO: Director of Health Services

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The Charge Nurse is an RN/LPN 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.

Primary Job Duties:

-Supervises direct care of residents and nursing personnel on his/her shift.

-Administers direct care as necessary.

-Gives and receives shift reports.

-Rounds twice a shift to assure proper care is rendered in a safe and clean environment

-Keeps physicians and families aware of changes in resident’s condition.

-Assists in developing comprehensive care plans.

-Maintains the self respect, personal dignity, and physical safety of each resident.

-Maintains accurate documentation of all care rendered.

-Responds to resident emergency call system.

-Interfaces with other disciplines to assure continuity of care and services.

-Receives, transcribes and checks physician orders in the past 48 hours.

-Accompanies physicians when making rounds.

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