Charge Nurse

Midwest Health•Topeka, KS

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Charge Nurse directs, administers, and records care provided to residents at the facility. This is a supervisory position responsible for coordinating resident care according to care plans and effectively managing nursing staff assigned to the unit. The Charge Nurse reports to the Director of Nursing and may perform other duties within the employee’s training and ability as assigned by an authorized supervisor. The role requires regular attendance at the worksite, a valid Kansas nursing license in good standing, basic computer skills, and the ability to read, write, speak, and understand English. The employee must be able to work beyond normal hours and on weekends or holidays when necessary, assist with resident evacuations during emergencies, and perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. When helping residents or handling objects weighing more than 25 pounds, the employee must use a transfer/gait belt or obtain assistance from another employee. The position involves frequent physical activity, including lifting, carrying, reaching, pushing and pulling, and hand manipulation. Twisting, bending, crawling, squatting, kneeling, crouching, climbing, and balancing may also be required. The employee must be able to work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and sometimes hostile people, and must be able to see and hear adequately, with prosthetics if needed.

Requirements

Valid Kansas nursing license in good standing with the State.
Basic computer skills.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary.
Ability to assist in evacuating residents during emergency situations.
Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
Use a transfer/gait belt or obtain another employee’s assistance when assisting residents or lifting or carrying objects weighing more than 25 pounds.
Ability to work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and sometimes hostile people.
Ability to see and hear adequately, or use prosthetics that enable these senses to function adequately.
Ability to perform the physical activities specified in the job description, including lifting, carrying, reaching, pushing and pulling, hand manipulation, and potentially twisting, bending, crawling, squatting, kneeling, crouching, climbing, and balancing.

Responsibilities

Communicate with residents’ family members about resident progress.
Assist visiting physicians during rounds when required.
Draw blood and obtain fluids for laboratory work when required.
Record and monitor resident progress and communicate with physicians according to facility policies.
Assist in the dining area and with feeding when required.
Monitor other nursing staff’s work, ensure thoroughness, and assist with tasks as needed.
Use telephones to communicate with physicians, arrange transportation to doctor appointments, and contact families.
Make rounds to ensure cleanliness and proper resident care.
Coordinate resident care according to care plans.
Manage nursing staff assigned to the unit.
Complete reports as needed.
Monitor personal and staff compliance with state and federal requirements, including blood-borne pathogen, hazardous-material, infection-control, and fire-safety requirements.
Monitor personal and staff compliance with residents’ rights.
Ensure medications and treatments are administered as ordered, on time, and according to facility policies and schedules.
Replace nursing staff who call in sick by arranging additional staff.
Help provide nursing services when sufficient staff cannot be attained.
Assist in evacuating residents during emergency situations.