LPN/RN 6pm-6am

Prescott Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation; Prescott Valley (AZ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Prescott Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation is seeking a Charge Nurse (LPN/RN) to oversee nursing care in the unit, plan, organize, and direct nursing functions. You will assign tasks appropriate to staff skill levels and ensure resident safety while maintaining confidentiality and infection control.

Strong communication with patients, families, and medical staff is essential; equal opportunity employer. The role requires current RN or LPN licensure and a commitment to timely patient care and

Qualifications

• Must hold a current RN or LPN license.
• Ability to understand and carry out verbal or written English instructions.
• Ability to complete assignments in a timely manner.
• Flexibility and positivity with intermittent interruptions.

Responsibilities

• To assure resident safety.
• Provides the best nursing care by planning, organizing, and directing nursing functions in the unit.
• Makes nursing assignments appropriate to staff skill levels.
• Maintains acceptable standards of patient care.
• Identifies problems and guides personnel to solutions.
• Creates a working climate that provides growth and job satisfaction.
• Accurately and promptly implements physicians' orders.
• Supports infection-control policies and procedures.
• Maintains confidentiality and a professional approach.
• Cooperates with staff and visitors and maintains good rapport.
• Obtains and documents nursing history comprehensively.
• Performs basic patient assessment with anatomy/physiology knowledge.
• Records vital signs and notes changes.
• Notifies physician of changes in condition.
• Develops care plans before end of duty time for incoming personnel.
• Uses care plans to provide safe and therapeutic care.
• Follows established standards, policies, and procedures.
• Accepts accountability for clinical care and supervision.
• Communicates with patient and family and health-care team.
• Promotes positive public relations with patients and guests.
• Uses tactful communication in sensitive situations.
• Adheres to dress code and workplace behavior.
• Equal Opportunity Employer.

Skills

Nursing license (RN/LPN)

English instruction comprehension

Timely task completion

Flexibility under interruptions

Education

Current RN or LPN license

Job description

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
• Equal Opportunity Employer