RN/LPN Charge

Eventide Senior Living•Fargo, ND

About The Position

Eventide-Fargo is seeking an RN/LPN Charge nurse to work every third weekend (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), totaling 36 hours per pay period. The scheduled hours are 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., with holiday rotation. The nurse provides and assures high-quality nursing care consistent with applicable 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.
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, 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 to residents when necessary, according to established policies, procedures, and standards.
Document accurately in residents’ records according to established care policies, procedures, and standards.
Provide leadership to subordinate staff, including disciplinary measures when appropriate.
Ensure subordinate staff complete assigned responsibilities thoroughly, accurately, and within scheduled shifts, following established nursing policies, procedures, and standards.
Provide information, education, and support to residents and their families.
Ensure adequate staffing for scheduled shifts.
Communicate residents’ needs to the unit’s resident-care staff.
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 other units or departments as needed.
Update nursing skills and knowledge through 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 to attain or maintain 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 & 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.