LPN or RN Charge Nurse

DHRM•Roanoke, VA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The LPN or RN Charge Nurse supervises and supports direct care staff in performing health-related duties and provides nursing care to residents. The nurse observes and evaluates residents’ physical and emotional status, assesses their needs for physician or specialist care, implements physician orders, administers medications and treatments, and completes required clinical documentation. The role may serve as Unit Manager when needed and may cover the Assisted Living Unit or any Nursing Unit.

Requirements

Must have completed a Practical Nursing program and obtained certification.

Responsibilities

Monitor and supervise C.N.A. staff in performing health-related duties; educate or counsel staff as needed, hold staff meetings, and provide in-service training as required.
Consult with the Nursing Supervisor or Unit Managers about issues when necessary.
Conduct daily rounds of high-risk residents or residents with wounds for brief changes and turning and repositioning according to facility policy and standards.
Act as Unit Manager when needed and cover the Assisted Living Unit or any Nursing Unit as required.
Observe and evaluate residents’ physical and emotional status and take necessary action; assess residents’ needs for physician and specialist care.
Consult with physicians; receive, record, and implement orders; schedule appointments as directed; and make rounds with physicians when necessary.
Monitor unit cleanliness and ensure equipment not in use is stored properly.
Complete required documentation, including incident and accident reports, charting, referrals, assessments, admissions, reports to oncoming staff, and medication and treatment records in residents’ electronic records.
Document resident behaviors and other monitored requirements, health changes in acute care nurses’ notes, and shift-change nursing reports.
Verify medications received from the pharmacy for accuracy and notify the pharmacy of errors.
Prepare and administer medications and treatments according to procedure.
Maintain responsibility for unit medications and equipment and keep the work area neat and orderly.
Monitor supplies needed for nursing care and notify Central Supply or Nursing Supervisors of needs.
Monitor medication refrigerators to ensure medications have current orders and are not expired.
Assist with in-house activities as the nursing schedule permits; coordinate with activity staff and inform staff when ill residents cannot participate or may resume activities.
Ensure appropriate safety measures are followed for residents and personnel.
Ensure residents are clean and well groomed and report problems to the Unit Manager or Nursing Supervisor.
Monitor the cleanliness and working order of residents’ personal items, including false or partial teeth, glasses, and hearing aids, and report needed repairs to appropriate staff.