RN Charge Nurse

Join The Oaks of Clearwater skilled nursing team where we love our residents and care for our staff. We have a 60-bed SNF on the second floor needing a caring and experienced Charge Nurse. The responsibilities include planning and evaluating all personal assigned to the nursing unit to meet the total needs of the patients, to maintain quality nursing services according to federal, state, and local regulations. 

Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, and Paid time off

Essential Job Functions:

• Give and receive condition report from the on-coming and off-going shift.
• Give direct nursing care to residents. 
• Direct the day-to-day functions of Nursing assistants and other staff being supervised
• Make rounds and routine checks on patients
• Maintain inventory of patient drugs and medications on the unit, unless medication nurse is on duty.
• Prepare required forms for admitting, discharging and transferring patients. Notify the physician when resident’s condition warrants
• Notify physician when resident’s condition warrants.
• Perform administrative duties such as the documenting of
• Nurse’s notes
• Doctors’ orders
• Discharge plans
• Dietary plans
• Reports
• Patient Assessment and Comprehensive Care Plan
• Billing and other charge slips
• Miscellaneous forms, charts, etc.

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  Chart pertinent facts and information in a professional, clear and comprehensive manner

• Admit, transfer and discharge residents according to policy
• Recognize and respond to changes in resident’s conditions and document observations, interventions and outcomes.
• Monitor and/or record follow through for signatures of telephone orders from physicians.
• Conduct and/or monitor prescribed medications
• Oversees LPN performance, assists them and provides education as needed
• Perform emergency procedures such as Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and, in the event of death, notify family and funeral home.
• Recognize, intervene and report accidents and incidents, when they occur
• Monitor and update care plans, each shift, as appropriate
• Supervise and participate in fire safety and other disaster drills, and be prepared to carryout duties, in the event of an actual fire or disaster.  Recognize, intervene and/or report complaints and grievances from residents, families, visitors and employees. 
• Monitor the unit for possible health and safety hazards.
• Maintain privacy and confidentiality of records, conditions and other information relating to residents, employees and facility.
• Follow the established universal precautions and isolation procedures. 
• Perform other related duties, as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications:

Must have their registered nursing degree from an accredited nursing program, college or university. It is preferred the RN Supervisor will have taken courses in nursing management or supervision and geriatric rehab and restorative nursing.

Preferred Rn will have at least six months experience working in a long term care facility or other healthcare institution. In addition, the RN supervisor will be familiar with the policies, regulations and procedures of assisted nursing homes.

RN Supervisor should be familiar with medication carts, treatment carts, gloves, dressing, tubing, etc. CPR Board, Tape recorder/cassette tapes and more.