LPN Charge Nurse

TJM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC•Clearwater, FL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The LPN Charge Nurse position at The Oaks of Clearwater is responsible for planning, supervising, and evaluating all personnel assigned to the nursing unit to meet the total needs of the patients. This role ensures the quality of nursing service in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations, as well as established policies and procedures, to maximize the fulfillment of care-giving needs for patients residing at the facility. The position requires making prompt and accurate nursing care and supervisory judgments, administering bedside care specific to the elderly and others needing long-term care, and effectively communicating with residents, staff, families, and visitors with a sense of caring, concern, and dignity.

Requirements

Make prompt and accurate nursing care and supervisory judgments.
Accurately administer nursing bedside care specific to the elderly and others needing long term care services.
Effectively supervise assigned unit(s) with regard to residents, employees, families, visitors and the public.
Effectively communicate with residents, staff, families, visitors and others and convey a sense of caring, concern and dignity for the residents.
Perform essential functions of the job, in a manner that benefits residents of the facility and complies with business necessity.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with wound care and documentation.

Responsibilities

Give and receive condition reports from on-coming and off-going shifts.
Provide direct nursing care to residents.
Direct the day-to-day functions of nursing assistants and other supervised staff.
Make rounds and routine checks on patients.
Maintain inventory of patient drugs and medications on the unit (unless a medication nurse is on duty).
Prepare required forms for admitting, discharging, and transferring patients.
Notify the physician when a resident’s condition warrants.
Perform administrative duties such as documenting Nurse’s notes, Doctors’ orders, discharge plans, dietary plans, reports, patient assessments, comprehensive care plans, billing and other charge slips, and miscellaneous forms/charts.
Chart pertinent facts and information in a professional, clear, and comprehensive manner.
Admit, transfer, and discharge residents according to policy.
Recognize and respond to changes in resident conditions and document observations, interventions, and outcomes.
Monitor and/or record follow-through for signatures of telephone orders from physicians.
Conduct and/or monitor prescribed medications.
Oversee LPN performance, assist them, and provide education as needed.
Perform emergency procedures such as Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
In the event of death, notify family and funeral home.
Recognize, intervene, and report accidents and incidents when they occur.
Monitor and update care plans each shift as appropriate.
Supervise and participate in fire safety and other disaster drills, and be prepared to carry out duties in the event of an actual fire or disaster.
Recognize, intervene, and/or report complaints and grievances from residents, families, visitors, and employees.
Monitor the unit for possible health and safety hazards.
Maintain privacy and confidentiality of records, conditions, and other information relating to residents, employees, and the facility.
Follow established universal precautions and isolation procedures.
Notify supervisor of pending absence or tardiness within the time frame described in the personnel handbook.
Encourage an atmosphere of optimism, warmth, and interest in residents’ personal and healthcare needs.
Follow established smoking regulations and report violations.
Order from pharmacy, prepare, and administer medications as ordered by the Physician and assigned.
Assist in updates of written policies and procedures of routine nursing care.
Participate in surveys made by authorized government agencies.
Complete remainder of medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc., not considered essential functions.
Monitor and participate in daily clean-up of the nurse’s station.
Perform wound care and documentation on stages.
Perform other related duties as assigned by supervisor.