Registered Charge Nurse Baylor

Lifespace Communities•Chicago, IL

1d•$43 - $59•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Charge Nurse directs nursing services for residents on an assigned neighborhood or program. The role provides hands-on training and retraining to team members, oversees physician orders and their accurate transcription into electronic records and treatment plans, administers medications, and provides ordered treatments. The nurse supervises and leads clinical and non-clinical team members and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to review, plan, coordinate, and evaluate resident care. Responsibilities also include timely and accurate documentation of residents’ conditions and nursing needs; reporting relevant observations and reactions; coordinating admissions, discharges, and transfers; planning admissions as ordered by physicians; completing assessments and verifying orders; notifying pharmacy, laboratory, and other departments as needed; and giving a thorough report to the oncoming shift to support continuity of care.

Requirements

Registered Nurse license and other licensure required by state regulations.

Nice To Haves

One year of nursing experience in a long-term care facility is preferred.

Responsibilities

Direct nursing services to residents on an assigned neighborhood or program.
Provide hands-on and on-the-job training to newly hired team members and retraining as assigned.
Oversee physician orders and ensure they are accurately transcribed into the electronic record system and treatment plan.
Administer medications and provide treatments according to orders.
Supervise and provide leadership and discipline to clinical and non-clinical team members.
Participate with the interdisciplinary team to review, plan, coordinate, and evaluate resident care.
Document residents’ conditions and nursing needs accurately and in a timely manner.
Report pertinent observations and residents’ reactions in a timely manner.
Execute treatments as necessary, document status, and observe reactions to medications and treatments.
Coordinate admissions, discharges, and transfers.
Plan resident admissions as ordered by a physician, perform assessments, verify orders with the physician, and notify pharmacy, laboratory, and other departments as necessary.
Provide a thorough report to the oncoming shift to ensure continuity of resident care.