FT RN Charge

Eventide•West Fargo, ND

22h

About The Position

Eventide Sheyenne Crossings is seeking a full-time RN Charge Nurse for its Transitional Care Unit (TCU). The position works 72 hours per pay period, with overnight hours from 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. on various weekdays, every third weekend (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), and a holiday rotation. The RN Charge Nurse provides and ensures nursing care consistent with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations, as well as Eventide’s philosophy, policies, and procedures. Care must promote residents’ rights, dignity, freedom of choice, and individuality.

Requirements

Hold a current North Dakota RN license.
Be in good standing in every U.S. state in which the candidate has ever been licensed as a nurse.

Responsibilities

Assess residents’ health status and needs through ongoing physical assessments, observation, and interviews.
Plan, implement, and evaluate residents’ plans of care, making appropriate updates as needed. Plans include interdisciplinary care plans, physician orders, and NA-R care plans.
Administer medications and treatments and monitor their effectiveness.
Provide direct nursing care to residents as needed and according to established policies, procedures, and standards.
Document accurately in residents’ records according to established policies, procedures, and standards.
Provide leadership to subordinate staff, including disciplinary measures when appropriate.
Ensure subordinate staff complete their responsibilities thoroughly and accurately during scheduled shifts and in accordance with established standards.
Provide residents and their families with information, education, and support.
Ensure adequate staffing levels for scheduled shifts.
Communicate residents’ needs to resident-care staff on the unit.
Interact with physicians and other health care facilities as residents’ needs require.
Serve as a resource person during a scheduled shift and consult with other units or departments as needed.
Keep nursing skills and knowledge current by attending in-services, continuing education programs, and staff meetings.
Help coordinate and participate in resident care conferences.
Assist with orientation and training of new team members.
Provide individual attention that encourages residents’ ability to attain the highest possible physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.
Comply with rules and regulations established by the North Dakota Department of Health and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Occasionally carry out or assist with other tasks in addition to the listed duties, consistent with the team philosophy and Eventide’s commitment to quality resident care.