Charge Nurse

Midwest Health•Topeka, KS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Charge Nurse directs, administers, and records care provided to residents at the facility and reports to the Director of Nursing. This is a supervisory position responsible for coordinating resident care in accordance with care plans, overseeing nursing staff assigned to the unit, and ensuring medications and treatments are administered as ordered and on schedule. The Charge Nurse also monitors compliance with applicable state and federal requirements, infection-control and safety practices, and residents’ rights. The role includes communicating with residents’ families and physicians, documenting resident progress, making rounds, and supporting nursing services as needed. The Charge Nurse may assist with physician rounds, blood draws and fluid collection, dining and feeding, transportation arrangements, reports, and replacing or supplementing nursing staff when needed. Regular worksite attendance is required, and the position may involve work beyond normal hours, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

Valid Kansas nursing license in good standing with the State.
Basic computer skills.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Regular worksite attendance.
Ability to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
Use a transfer/gait belt or obtain assistance from another employee when assisting residents with lifting or carrying objects in excess of 25 pounds.
Ability to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and sometimes hostile people in the community.
Ability to see and hear, or use prosthetics that enable these senses to function adequately for the position.

Responsibilities

Direct, administer, and record care provided to facility residents.
Communicate with family members about residents’ 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 the work of nursing staff on the unit, ensure thoroughness, and assist with tasks as needed.
Use telephones to communicate with physicians, arrange transportation for medical appointments, and contact families.
Make rounds to ensure cleanliness and proper resident care.
Coordinate resident care in accordance with care plans.
Effectively 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 and in a timely manner according to facility policies and schedules.
Replace nursing staff who call in sick with additional staff.
Help provide nursing services when sufficient staff cannot be attained.
Assist with resident evacuation during emergencies.