Charge Nurse

Position Summary:

Administer or assist residents to self-administer medications and treatments; measure vital signs and weight; and perform other health services tasks. Communicate with physicians, implement physician orders, and report and document pertinent information. Adhere to home health, hospice, and emergency protocols. Act as community supervisor when management staff is not present. Supervise Resident Assistants to assure daily completion of their duties.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Maintain CPR and first aid certification.
• Maintain any license and/or certifications as required by state or provincial regulations.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

All responsibilities are to be performed within scope of practice per state or provincial regulations.

• Maintain resident, employee, and community information in strict confidence (with community management or other employees as necessary).
• Submit all required documents to Home Office in a timely manner.
• Administer or assist residents to self-administer medications and treatments.
• Measure vital signs and weight.
• Collect, store, and assure transport of certain specimens for laboratory studies.
• Adhere to all medication room systems per policy.
• Communicate with physicians, via fax, Physician Communication form, and telephone.
• Implement physician orders.
• Assure physician orders, laboratory reports, and other data is scanned and filed in resident chart.
• Document pertinent information in Progress Notes per policy.
• Communicate with Resident Care Managers per policy.
• Adhere to home health and hospice protocols.
• Adhere to emergency protocols, including performing CPR and administering first aid as necessary.
• Act as community supervisor when management staff is not present.
• Supervise Resident Assistants to assure daily completion of their duties.
• Assist in development and revision of service plans by informing Resident Care Managers of current resident needs and preferences as well as successful service approaches.
• Observe for and reports resident problems (as reported by Resident Assistants or as listed in Observation and Reporting sections of Charge Nurse/Medication Tech Resource or in-service plans) and report such problems to Resident Care Managers.
• Read Communication Log at beginning of each shift; enter pertinent information in Communication Log by end of each shift.
• Read inter-shift report at beginning of each shift; enter pertinent information in inter-shift report by end of each shift.

Other Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Adhere to all community policies and procedures.
• Adhere to dress/appearance code. (Changes in attire may be permitted for special circumstances as directed by your supervisor).
• Perform all assigned work for the agreed-upon wage, accepting no additional payment or gifts from residents, vendors, or others.
• Promote resident advocacy and demonstrate excellent customer service skills.
• Serve as a role model for other employees by displaying a responsible, cooperative, respectful, and positive attitude.
• Represent the community in the community at large in a professional, courteous, and friendly manner.
• Demonstrate ability to perform duties under time constraints and deadlines.
• Attend education and training classes as required by state or provincial regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Commitment To Equal Opportunity

Brightwater Senior Living is an equal-opportunity employer and strives to provide an environment in which human dignity prevails. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, perceived race, color, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, creed, religion, age, marital status, family/parental status, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, source of income, receipt of public assistance, status as a veteran or current or future military status. Brightwater Senior Living does not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.