Charge Nurse - LVN/RN at Cedar Bayou

Focused Post Acute Care Partners; Baytown (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent compensation

Six holidays

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Health plans

Vision

Dental

Generous paid time off

DailyPay available

Additional benefits (not listed)

Job summary

Focused Post Acute Care Partners in Baytown, TX, seeks a Charge Nurse to lead nursing care for residents and supervise licensed and support staff. You will ensure safety, implement physician orders, and maintain high standards of practice.

The role requires current LVN/RN license, CPR certification, and strong communication. Candidates should be able to document care, collaborate with the health team, and respond decisively to emergencies.

Qualifications

• Current LVN/RN license.
• CPR certification required.
• Ability to understand and follow verbal or written instructions in English.
• Ability to complete assignments in a timely manner.
• Flexible and positive with intermittent interruptions.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care and direct nursing functions for patients in the unit.
• Ensure resident safety and maintain care standards.
• Identify problems and guide personnel to solutions.
• Create a climate that promotes growth and job satisfaction for staff.
• Implement physicians' orders accurately and promptly.
• Enforce infection-control policies and procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality and professional conduct.
• Coordinate with nursing staff, medical staff, other departments and visitors.
• Obtain and document comprehensive nursing histories.
• Perform basic patient assessments and document findings.
• Record vital signs and note changes for further investigation.
• Notify physicians of changes in condition.
• Develop care plans before end of duty and ensure continuity for incoming staff.
• Follow established procedures to provide safe care.
• Take accountability for clinical care and supervise non-professional staff.
• Communicate with patients, families, and health care team to achieve care goals.
• Perform essential technical skills relevant to unit care.
• Respond effectively in emergencies.
• Adhere to policies and dress code.
• Utilize electronic medical record charting (point‑click care).

Skills

Nursing care

Staff supervision

Emergency response

Communication

Infection control

Education

RN/LVN license

Job description

Charge Nurse – Focused Post Acute Care Partners (FPACP), Cedar Bayou, Baytown, TX 77521

Position Summary

Provide nursing care to residents as prescribed by the physician and in accordance with standards of nursing practice, regulations, and directives from the Director of Nursing. Lead or direct licensed and non‑professional staff in the delivery of direct resident care and support functions.

Essential Functions

• Provide nursing care, plan, organize, and direct nursing functions for patients in the unit.
• Ensure resident safety and maintain acceptable standards of patient care.
• Identify problems and guide personnel to appropriate solutions.
• Create a working climate that promotes growth and job satisfaction for 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 the patient and/or significant other that is comprehensive of the present condition and prior problems.
• Perform basic assessment of the patient, demonstrating adequate knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathology.
• Record vital signs, note changes, and pursue further investigation as needed.
• Assess for and notify physician and other appropriate parties of changes in condition.
• Use assessment information to develop a care plan before the end of duty time, ensuring information is available for incoming personnel.
• Use care plans as a basis for providing safe and therapeutic care to patients.
• Consistently follow established standards, policies, and procedures in providing nursing care.
• Accept accountability for clinical care of assigned patients, including supervision of non‑professional personnel.
• Communicate with the patient, family, and other members of the health care team to achieve the goals of the care plan.
• Perform technical skills considered basic to the type of care given in the unit.
• Respond appropriately in urgent and/or emergency situations.
• Support standards of nursing care through adherence to existing policies and procedures.
• Seek guidance when encountering nursing procedures and responsibilities that have not been mastered.
• Promote positive public relations with patients, residents, family members, and guests.
• Use tactful, appropriate communication in sensitive and emotional situations.
• Adhere to dress code and appropriate workplace behavior at all times.
• Utilize electronic medical record charting (point‑click care).

Qualifications

• Current LVN/RN license.
• CPR certification required.
• 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.
• Current LVN license (duplicate stated in responsibilities; retained for clarity).

Physical Requirements

• Ability to safely perform movements such as pushing, pulling, lifting, bending, kneeling, reaching, and lifting up to 50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodations.

Benefits

• Excellent compensation
• Six holidays
• Life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability
• Health plans, vision, dental
• Generous paid time off
• DailyPay available
• Additional benefits (not listed)

EEO Statement

AA/EEO/M/F/D/V