KC - RN/LPN (Full-Time, Nights 6p-6a)

McCrite Plaza•Kansas City, MO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Charge Nurse assesses residents’ health problems and needs, develops and implements nursing care plans, and maintains medical records. The role also provides clinical supervision to Nursing Assistants (CNA and CMT/L1MA) who provide direct resident care. The position requires an RN or LPN licensed in Missouri and CPR certification. Prior experience in a similar working environment is preferred but not required. The employee must be able to work any shift as directed by the Unit Nurse Manager; the listed full-time schedule is nights, 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., with hours set by the Unit Nurse Manager. The position primarily works in residents’ rooms and other facility rooms, involves interaction with residents, families, staff, and others, and requires constant attention to resident safety. It involves exposure to infectious diseases and conditions, including Hepatitis B viruses, and lifting, transporting, and supporting residents. Essential physical abilities include sitting, standing, bending, stooping, stretching, crawling, crouching, kneeling, balancing, finger and hand use, pushing, pulling, reaching, walking, lifting and carrying 35–50 pounds, and sustained force to draw, drag, or tug objects. The successful candidate has a poised, professional demeanor and positive attitude, is resourceful and takes initiative, and can adapt to changing requirements and needs. The employee must understand and follow infection-control and safety procedures, recognize hazards and take appropriate corrective action, safeguard residents’ health information, speak and read English, follow oral and written directions, and maintain effective working relationships with the public, residents, and staff.

Requirements

Current RN (Registered Nurse) or LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) license in Missouri.
CPR certification.
Ability to understand, observe, and enforce infection-control procedures related to facility services.
Ability to observe facility safety policies and procedures, recognize potential physical, chemical, and electrical hazards, and take immediate corrective action as appropriate.
Ability to safeguard residents’ private health information.
Ability to speak and read English and follow oral and written directions.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the public, residents, and staff.
Ability to perform the listed physical activities, including lifting and carrying weights in the 35–50 pound range and sustained pushing, pulling, or dragging motions.
Ability to work any shift as directed by the Unit Nurse Manager.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in a similar working environment is preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

Conduct daily resident rounds, report problems to the Unit Nurse Manager, initiate corrective action, and provide shift-to-shift reports with information needed for follow-up.
Count narcotics, check the emergency kit, and exchange keys.
Order medications as necessary; administer PRN medications and treatments; receive pharmacy deliveries, check medications received, and document receipt.
Document weekly progress notes, update care plans when completing weekly notes, and document daily skilled notes as necessary.
Supervise Nursing Assistants providing direct resident care; counsel assistants and recommend disciplinary action when necessary; provide clinical performance information for employee evaluations.
Prepare Nursing Assistant assignments and explain pertinent resident care.
Supervise the application and removal of postural supports and restraints, distribution of nourishments, and responses to residents’ calls for assistance.
Follow staffing guidelines and make assignments based on staff qualifications and resident population characteristics.
Change linens and turn residents as necessary.
Prepare, administer, and document medications and treatments according to physician orders; accurately record care provided.
Assess residents comprehensively, document assessments and care, record residents’ responses, report condition changes promptly to the physician, Unit Nurse Manager, and responsible party, and take follow-up action as necessary.
Follow facility admission, discharge, and transfer procedures and communicate these events to other departments, physicians, and ancillary service providers.
Participate in facility education programs and coordinate student activities with the DON.
Attend assigned staff meetings, in-service classes, and committee meetings, and complete facility committee reports.
Participate in resident care conferences as assigned.
Listen to resident, family, and physician concerns; initiate corrective action or report concerns to the Unit Nurse Manager.
Develop, review, and revise comprehensive resident care plans based on assessments and as required by regulations, including when documenting weekly and daily notes.
Identify special nursing problems and emergencies quickly and initiate immediate life-saving measures in the absence of a physician.
Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations.
Operate computers and software used to record, store, and analyze resident information, and operate copy, fax, and printer machines.
Perform other related duties as directed by the Unit Nurse Manager.
On evening shifts, check dinner trays to ensure proper diets are served and residents are assisted as necessary, and supervise evening nourishments.
Be able to work any shift as directed by the Unit Nurse Manager.