Charge Nurse LPN/RN

Fiesta Park Wellness and Rehabilitation; Albuquerque (NM); Presencial; USD 65.000 - 85.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

Fiesta Park Wellness and Rehabilitation is seeking a Charge Nurse (RN or LPN) to oversee patient care, coordinate nursing assignments, and ensure safety and high standards of practice.

The role requires strong clinical leadership, adherence to infection control, and collaboration with physicians and the healthcare team to maintain quality patient outcomes.

Qualificações

• Must have a current RN/LPN license.
• Ability to understand, remember and carry out verbal or written instructions in English.
• Ability to complete assignments in a timely manner.
• Ability to be flexible and positive with intermittent interruptions.

Responsabilidades

• Ensure resident safety.
• Plan, organize, and direct nursing functions of patients in the unit.
• Make nursing assignments appropriate to staff skill levels.
• Maintain acceptable standards of patient care.
• Identify problems and guide personnel to solutions.
• Create a working climate that provides growth and job satisfaction of personnel.
• Accurately and promptly implement physicians' orders.
• Support and enforce infection-control policies and procedures.
• Maintain a professional approach with confidentiality.
• Cooperate and maintain good rapport with nursing staff, medical staff, other departments, and visitors.
• Obtain and document nursing history from patient and significant other.
• Perform basic assessment of patient with anatomy/physiology/pathology knowledge.
• Record vital signs, note changes, pursue further investigation as needed.
• Assess for changes and notify physician and others as needed.
• Develop care plans for incoming personnel to care for the patient.
• Use care plans to provide safe and therapeutic care.
• Follow established standards, policies, and procedures in nursing care.
• Accept accountability for clinical care of assigned patients, including supervision of nonprofessional personnel.
• Communicate with patient and family and health care team to achieve care goals.
• Promote positive public relations with patients and families.
• Use tactful, appropriate communications in sensitive situations.
• Adhere to dress code at all times.

Formação

RN/LPN license

Descrição da vaga

About Charge Nurse

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN)

About Charge Nurse

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN)

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must have a current RN/ LPN license
• Ability to understand, remember and carry out verbal or written instructions in English
• Ability to complete assignments in a timely manner
• Ability to be flexible and positive with intermittent interruptions

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• To assure resident safety.
• Provides the best possible nursing care by planning, organizing, and directing the nursing functions of patients in the unit
• Makes nursing assignments appropriate to the skill level of employees
• Maintains acceptable standards of patient care
• Identifies problems and guides personnel to their solution
• Creates a working climate that provides growth and job satisfaction of personnel
• Accurately and promptly implements physicians' orders
• Supports and enforces infection-control policies and procedures
• Maintains a professional approach with confidentiality
• Cooperates and maintains good rapport with nursing staff, medical staff, other departments, and visitors
• Obtains and documents nursing history from the patient and/or significant other that is comprehensive of present condition and prior problems
• Performs basic assessment of the patient, indicating adequate knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathology
• Records vital signs, notes changes, and pursues more-specific investigation as needed
• Assesses for and notifies physician and other appropriate parties of changes in condition
• Uses assessment information to develop a care plan before the end of duty time that communicates enough information for incoming personnel to adequately care for the patient
• Uses care plans as a basis for providing safe and therapeutic care to patients
• Consistently follows established standards, policies, and procedures in providing nursing care
• Accepts accountability for clinical care of assigned patients, including supervision of nonprofessional personnel
• Communicates with the patient and his or her family and other members of the health care team in carrying out the goals of the care plan
• Promotes positive public relations with patients, residents, family members and guests
• Uses tactful, appropriate communications in sensitive and emotional situations
• Use appropriate work place behavior and adhere to dress code at all times

Fiesta Park Wellness & Rehabilitation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.