Charge Nurse (Rn/ Lpn)

Integritus Healthcare•Williamstown, MA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Williamstown Commons Nursing & Rehab, an affiliate of Integritus Healthcare, is seeking a Charge Nurse (RN/LPN) to join their collaborative and innovative team. This facility offers a range of care options including Rehabilitation, Short-Term Care, Skilled Nursing, Long-Term Care, Respite, and Hospice. Integritus Healthcare is committed to providing a supportive environment for residents on their road to recovery and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

Current Massachusetts nursing license as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Supervisory experience

Responsibilities

Direct nursing assistants in accordance with current rules, regulations, & guidelines governing long-term care.
Ensure that all nursing personnel assigned to you comply with the written policies and meet with your assigned nursing staff, as well as support personnel, in planning the shifts' services, programs, and activities.
Ensure that all nursing service personnel comply with the procedures set forth in the Nursing Service Procedures Manual.
Cooperate with other resident services to ensure that the resident's total regimen of care is maintained.
Ensure that all nursing service personnel are in compliance with their respective job descriptions.
Assist in planning the nursing services portion of the resident's discharge plan as necessary.
Admit, transfer, and discharge residents as required.
Complete accident/incident reports as necessary.
Write resident charge slips and forward to the Business Office.
Maintain the Daily Census Report and submit to the Business Office as required.
Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc., as necessary.
Transcribe physician's orders to resident charts, cardex, medication cards, treatment/care plans, as required.
Chart all reports of accidents/incidents involving residents.
Follow established procedures.
Record new/changed diet orders.
Forward information to the Dietary Department.
Perform routine charting in accordance with charting and documentation policies and procedures.
Prepare and administer medications as ordered by the physician.
Ensure adequate medications, supplies, and equipment is on hand to meet nursing needs.
Provide leadership to nursing personnel assigned to your unit/shift.
Make rounds to ensure that personnel are performing in accordance w/ nursing standards.
Maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest & positive emphasis, and a calm environment.
Inform nursing personnel of new admissions, their expected time of arrival, room assignment, etc.
Ensure that rooms are ready for new admissions.
Greet newly admitted residents upon admission.
Escort them to their rooms as necessary.
Participate in the orientation of new residents/family members to the facility.
Make rounds with physicians as necessary.
Notify the resident's attending physician and next-of-kin when there is a change in the resident's condition.
Administer services such as catheterization, tube feedings, applying and changing dressings/bandages, packs, colostomy, etc.
Obtain sputum, urine and other specimens for lab tests as ordered.
Take and record TPRs, blood pressures, etc., as necessary.
Monitor AccuChecks Pulse Oximetry as ordered.
Review care plans daily to ensure that appropriate care is being rendered.
Inform the Nurse Supervisor of any changes that need to be made on the care plan.
Ensure CNAs are aware of care plans and that they refer to care plans prior to administering care to the resident.