Charge Nurse - LVN/RN at Webster

Focused Post Acute Care Partners • Webster, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Focused Post Acute Care Partners is seeking a Charge Nurse for Focused Care at Webster in Webster, Texas. The role provides nursing care to residents as prescribed by physicians and in accordance with nursing standards, regulations, and direction from the Director of Nursing. The Charge Nurse leads or directs licensed and nonprofessional staff in direct resident care and support functions.

The position includes planning, organizing, and directing nursing functions on the unit; assigning work according to staff skill levels; maintaining patient-care standards; and supporting personnel growth and job satisfaction. The nurse assesses residents, implements physician orders, documents care and changes in condition, develops care plans, and communicates with residents, families, and the health care team. The role also requires responding appropriately to urgent or emergency situations and following established policies and procedures.

The organization describes its culture as focused on excellence in long-term care and recognizes team members through its ROCKStar program. DailyPay is available as a voluntary benefit that allows employees to access earned pay on their own schedule.

Requirements

• Current LVN or RN license; the qualifications section specifies a current LVN/RN license, and the essential-functions section also states a current LVN license.
• CPR certification.
• Ability to understand, remember, and carry out verbal or written instructions in English.
• Ability to complete assignments in a timely manner.
• Ability to be flexible and positive amid intermittent interruptions.
• Ability to safely push, pull, lift, bend, kneel, and reach, including lifting up to 50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodations.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to residents as prescribed by physicians and in accordance with nursing standards, regulations, and direction from the Director of Nursing.
• Lead or direct licensed and nonprofessional staff in resident care and support functions.
• Plan, organize, and direct nursing functions on the unit.
• Make nursing assignments appropriate to employees’ skill levels.
• Maintain acceptable standards of patient care; identify problems and guide personnel toward solutions.
• Create a working climate that supports staff growth and job satisfaction.
• Implement physicians’ orders accurately and promptly.
• Support and enforce infection-control policies and procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality and professional conduct, and cooperate with nursing staff, medical staff, other departments, and visitors.
• Obtain and document a comprehensive nursing history from the patient or significant other.
• Perform basic patient assessments and record vital signs; note changes and pursue further investigation as needed.
• Notify the physician and other appropriate parties of changes in condition.
• Develop a care plan before the end of duty time that gives incoming personnel sufficient information to care for the patient.
• Use care plans as a basis for safe and therapeutic care.
• Accept accountability for clinical care of assigned patients, including supervision of nonprofessional personnel.
• Communicate with patients, families, and the health care team to carry out care-plan goals.
• Perform technical skills considered basic to the care provided in the unit.
• Respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations and seek guidance for unfamiliar nursing procedures or responsibilities.
• Promote positive public relations and use tactful communication in sensitive situations.
• Follow workplace behavior and dress-code expectations.
• Use electronic medical record charting with PointClickCare.

Benefits

• DailyPay access to earned pay on an employee-selected schedule (voluntary benefit).
• Six holidays.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Health plans.
• Vision coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Generous paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed