Charge Nurse

Saint John's On The Lake•Milwaukee, WI

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Charge Nurse utilizes the nursing process to perform comprehensive assessments of a resident’s needs, developing and revising individualized plans of care. This role involves collaborating with the healthcare team, developing teaching plans, and participating in quality improvement initiatives. The Charge Nurse acts as a resident advocate, promotes operational efficiency, and participates in educational programs to enhance clinical skills. Additionally, the role involves supervising licensed practical nurses, med passers, and resident assistants, delegating care, and providing performance feedback. The Charge Nurse assumes leadership in the absence of the leadership team and in emergency situations, ensuring compliance with all safety and emergency procedures. Professionalism, maintaining resident confidentiality, and upholding resident rights are crucial aspects of this position. The role requires working cooperatively with residents, families, and staff, demonstrating excellent customer service skills, and a desire to serve older adults.

Requirements

Must be a graduate of an accredited School of Nursing and currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Wisconsin.
Must have at least 2 years of experience in a geriatric/rehabilitation setting.
Must be CPR certified.
Must be able to read, speak and write English.
Familiar with State and Federal regulations/guidelines for primary work area: Skilled Nursing Facility (Windsor); CBRF (Stratford and Canterbury) and RCAC (Towers).
Understands the MDS system and is able to complete the nursing component (Windsor).
Possesses basic computer skills with some proficiency in the use of Microsoft Outlook.
Able to provide constructive performance feedback to facilitate staff development.
Demonstrates dependability and reliability in adhering to an established work schedule.
Able to work flexible hours to meet scheduling requirements.
Demonstrates performance efficiency in managing workload with little overtime.
Able to adapt to changing organizational needs.
Displays excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Knows and follows existing lines of communication and authority.
Exhibits a warm, cheerful, caring manner when interacting with residents, families, co-workers, and other guests at Saint John’s.
Must be professional in actions, dress appropriately to the position, have excellent customer service skills, and desire to work with and serve older adults.
Must demonstrate the ability to comprehend and follow established procedures.
Able to multi-task and work independently while performing various job duties.

Nice To Haves

One year acute medical/surgical hospital experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Utilizes the nursing process to perform comprehensive, systematic assessments of a resident’s physiological, psychological, emotional, intellectual, vocational, and spiritual needs.
Develops, periodically reviews, and revises an individualized plan of care based on assessment results.
Documents assessment results thoroughly, accurately, and timely.
Collaborates/consults with other members of the health care team through Care Conferences, morning stand-up, and 1:1 meetings.
Develops a teaching plan designed to meet residents’ needs, reflecting the resident’s learning style.
Participates in a Quality Improvement team.
Fulfills the role of resident advocate.
Consults with Saint John’s Ethics Committee as needed.
Collaborates with the Education Manager in the orientation of new staff.
Promotes operational efficiency through the judicious use of medical supplies, medications, dressings, and equipment.
Requests replenishment of supplies when needed and completes necessary paperwork for billing purposes.
Monitors the use of supplies by others.
Participates in educational programs and seminars to continually refine clinical skills and enhance interpersonal relationships.
Shares learnings with others.
Assures that sufficient staff are present to provide resident care as outlined in the residents’ plans of care.
Delegates resident care to LPNs, Med Passers and RAs recognizing their individual knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Supervises LPNs, Med Passers, and RAs directly and indirectly to assure that all delegated activities are completed thoroughly, accurately, and timely.
Utilizes critical thinking to solve problems and make decisions.
Provides informal performance feedback.
Takes immediate action when unacceptable performance issues arise with any team member.
Collaborates with DON/Nurse Manager on all coaching, counseling, and disciplinary actions.
Acts as the Person in Charge of residents at Saint John’s in the absence of a member of the Saint John’s Leadership Team.
Assumes command in emergency situations as outlined in Saint John's Fire and Disaster procedures, work area emergency plan and administrative manual.
Maintains the confidentiality of proprietary business, financial, health, personal or other information concerning residents, employees, consultants, prospects, and operations and complies with HIPAA.
Assures that all resident rights are maintained.
Report any violations of suspected deviations according to Saint John's policy.
Assist in the investigation of allegations of abuse and misappropriation of residents’ property according to State and Federal regulations.
Works cooperatively with residents, clients, families, volunteers, visitors, and all levels of staff throughout the organization.