Charge Nurse Long Term Care

Community HealthCare System; Saint Marys (KS); On-site; USD 55,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Community HealthCare System is seeking an experienced nurse for a full-time day shift in Kansas. The role involves monitoring residents, performing assessments, administering medications, and coordinating with the care team to maintain resident-directed plans.

The position requires an active RN or LPN license in Kansas and adherence to facility policies, regulatory rules, and safety protocols. You will contribute to a safe environment for residents, staff, and visitors while supporting CHCS’s

Qualifications

• Active RN or LPN license in Kansas.

Responsibilities

• Monitor residents’ status including vital signs, significant lab values, nutrition, and activity.
• Completes nursing assessments according to facility policies and procedures and standards of nursing care.
• Record all significant observations in the nurses notes.
• Receives all new orders and follows up appropriately.
• Inform the dietary department of any new admission or dietary change of a current resident via the communication slip.
• Completes incident report when incidents occur on their shift; notifies physician and family members; starts incident investigation.
• Administers medications per physician orders, documents on the resident MAR and completes any other needed monitoring such as required blood pressures with medicine administration.
• Communicates with the interdisciplinary care plan team to insure that residents needs are appropriately planned for in the care plan and the plan is resident directed.
• Completes skilled admission and discharge sheets including contacting appropriate pharmacy.
• Maintains a safe environment for residents, visitors and staff and is knowledgeable of OSHA, state and other regulatory requirements.
• Reduces the risk of health care acquired infections through compliance with current CDC hand hygiene guidelines and use of Standard Precautions.
• Ensures nursing procedures are followed by nursing service personnel, and it reflects the day to day nursing care procedures used by the facility.
• Directs the day-to-day functions of the nursing activities in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the facility, including making of work assignments to nursing assistants.
• Supports and abides by the mission, values, and policies of CHCS in all activities.
• On-going compliance with CHCS educational requirements.
• All other duties as required.

Skills

RN License

LPN License

Job description

• Monitor residents’ status including vital signs, significant lab values, nutrition, and activity.
• Completes nursing assessments according to facility policies and procedures and standards of nursing care.
• Record all significant observation in the nurses notes.
• Receives all new orders and follows up appropriately.
• Inform the dietary department of any new admission or dietary change of a current resident via the communication slip.
• Completes incident report when incidents occur on their shift; notifies physician and family members: and, starts incident investigation.
• Administers medications per physician orders, documents on the resident MAR and completes any other needed monitoring such as required blood pressures with medicine administration.
• Communicates with the interdisciplinary care plan team to insure that residents needs are appropriately planned for in the care plan and the plan is resident directed.
• Completes skilled admission and discharge sheets including contacting appropriate pharmacy.
• Maintains a safe environment for residents, visitors and staff and is knowledgeable of OSHA, state and other regulatory requirements.
• Reduces the risk of health care acquired infections through compliance with current CDC hand hygiene guidelines and use of Standard Precautions.
• Ensures nursing procedures are followed by nursing service personnel, and it reflects the day to day nursing care procedures used by the facility.
• Directs the day-to-day functions of the nursing activities in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the facility, including making of work assignments to nursing assistants.
• Supports and abides by the mission, values, and policies of CHCS in all activities.
• On-going compliance with CHCS educational requirements.
• All other duties as required.

Brief Description

• Monitor residents’ status including vital signs, significant lab values, nutrition, and activity.
• Completes nursing assessments according to facility policies and procedures and standards of nursing care.
• Record all significant observation in the nurses notes.
• Receives all new orders and follows up appropriately.
• Inform the dietary department of any new admission or dietary change of a current resident via the communication slip.
• Completes incident report when incidents occur on their shift; notifies physician and family members: and, starts incident investigation.
• Administers medications per physician orders, documents on the resident MAR and completes any other needed monitoring such as required blood pressures with medicine administration.
• Communicates with the interdisciplinary care plan team to insure that residents needs are appropriately planned for in the care plan and the plan is resident directed.
• Completes skilled admission and discharge sheets including contacting appropriate pharmacy.
• Maintains a safe environment for residents, visitors and staff and is knowledgeable of OSHA, state and other regulatory requirements.
• Reduces the risk of health care acquired infections through compliance with current CDC hand hygiene guidelines and use of Standard Precautions.
• Ensures nursing procedures are followed by nursing service personnel, and it reflects the day to day nursing care procedures used by the facility.
• Directs the day-to-day functions of the nursing activities in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the facility, including making of work assignments to nursing assistants.
• Supports and abides by the mission, values, and policies of CHCS in all activities.
• On-going compliance with CHCS educational requirements.
• All other duties as required.

Requirements

Active RN or LPN License in the State of Kansas.

Summary

Full Time Day Shift