FT RN/LPN Charge

Eventide Senior Living•Fargo, ND

About The Position

Eventide-Fargo is seeking a full-time RN/LPN Charge Nurse to work 72 hours per pay period. The schedule is 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., with an every-third-weekend and holiday rotation. The Charge Nurse provides and assures 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

Current North Dakota RN license.
Must be in good standing in every U.S. state in which the candidate has ever been licensed as a nurse.

Responsibilities

Continuously assess residents’ health status and needs through physical assessments, observation, and interviews.
Plan, implement, and evaluate residents’ plans of care, updating them 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 when necessary and in accordance with established nursing policies, procedures, and standards.
Document accurately in residents’ records according to established resident-care policies, procedures, and standards.
Provide effective leadership to subordinate staff, which may include disciplinary measures.
Ensure subordinate staff complete their work thoroughly and accurately during scheduled shifts and according to established policies, procedures, and standards.
Provide information, education, and support to residents and their families.
Ensure adequate staffing levels for scheduled shifts.
Communicate residents’ needs to all resident-care staff on the unit.
Interact with physicians and other health care facilities as needed to meet residents’ needs.
Serve as a resource person during a scheduled shift and consult with different 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 set forth by the North Dakota Department of Health and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Occasionally carry out or assist with other tasks in addition to those listed, in keeping with the team philosophy and Eventide’s commitment to quality resident care.