Charge Nurse

Midwest Health•Topeka, KS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Charge Nurse directs, administers, and records resident care 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 provided as ordered and on time. The Charge Nurse also monitors compliance with applicable state and federal requirements, facility policies, and residents’ rights. Other duties may be assigned by an authorized supervisor.

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 perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and sometimes hostile people.
Ability to see and hear, or use prosthetics that enable these senses to function adequately for the position.
Ability to meet the stated physical requirements, including lifting, carrying, reaching, pushing and pulling, hand manipulation, and potentially twisting, bending, crawling, squatting, kneeling, crouching, climbing, and balancing.
Ability to operate an automobile and various games, if required.

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 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 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, on time, and 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.
Maintain regular attendance at the worksite.
Assist with resident evacuation during emergency situations.
Use a transfer/gait belt or obtain assistance from another employee when helping residents and when lifting or carrying objects over 25 pounds.
Perform other assigned duties within the scope of the employee’s training and ability.