Nursing LPN - Full Time

The Healthcare Center at Buck Creek; Dearing Downs (AL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Healthcare Center at Buck Creek seeks a Charge Nurse to lead nursing care on the assigned unit and support the Director of Nursing, ensuring high-quality resident care 24/7. This position requires a current RN or LPN license and CPR certification.

Knowledge of state nursing regulations is preferred, with strong communication, organizational skills, and supervisory abilities essential for coordinating care and managing staff in a long-term care setting.

Qualifications

• Current state license as RN or LPN.
• CPR certification required.
• One year of long-term care nursing experience is desired (not required).
• Knowledge of applicable state nursing regulations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess Residents’ conditions and develop care plans; document observations in EMR and follow Care Plans.
• Perform rounds with a physician; observe symptoms and intervene as needed.
• Administer medications within regulatory standards and notify appropriate personnel of contraindications.
• Supervise CNAs and ensure smooth shift operations and high-quality resident care.
• Coordinate admissions, transfers, and scheduling; assist with supplies and equipment.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Time management

Customer service

Education

RN or LPN license

Job description

• Location 850 9th Street NW,Alabaster, AL, 35007,United States
• Employee Type Full Time

Description

In keeping with our organization’s goal of improving the lives of the Residents we serve, the Charge Nurse plays a critical role in providing superior customer service and nursing services to all Residents on the assigned unit as well as in the facility as a whole. The Charge Nurse assists the Director of Nursing, Unit Managers, and/or the Assistant Director of Nursing in the planning, development, and overall operation of the assigned unit, which ensures Residents receive quality care 24 hours a day.

Requirements

Qualifications

Education, Training, and Experience:

• Must possess a current state license as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse.
• CPR certification required.
• One year of professional nursing experience in the long-term care setting is desired (not required).
• Knowledge of applicable state nursing regulations preferred.

Specific Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Key Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentialfunctions.

• Assess Residents’ conditions to implement intervention and develop Care Plans. Accurately record Residents’ observations in electronic medical record and follow through on Care Plans. Assure facilitymedical records policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Make regular rounds of Residents independently and with a physician; observe and evaluate Residents’symptoms, progress, and reactions to treatments and medications and implements interventions, asnecessary.
• Provide care to Residents by performing a variety of treatments within the scope of the individual nurse,including changing dressing, cleansing and/or irrigating wounds and incisions, performing Foley Catheter irrigations, IV therapy, and administering tube feedings, chest tubes and peritoneal dialysis.
• Request and assure supplies and medical equipment are available to perform care and treatments asrequired by the Residents.
• Schedule appointments, physicians, therapy, and consults if necessary.
• Monitor and assist CNAs with personal Resident care duties such as bathing, feeding, and assisting withambulation, and other routine accommodative services for Residents’ comfort and well-being.
• Supervise the CNAs during the shift, ensuring that the shift runs smoothly and resident care is excellent.
• Receive report from outgoing Charge Nurse and make rounds to see each Resident daily and as needed.
• Administer medications to Residents within regulatory standards, Nursing Department Policies, andstandards and procedures and as prescribed by the physician; notify appropriate clinical and/or nursingpersonnel of medication contraindications.
• Advise Residents and/or responsible persons regarding changes in medications, treatment plans, andResident condition.
• Manage and document emergency care of Residents, coordinating communications to physicians, responsible persons, DON and Administrator, hospital personnel, emergency transport, and other appropriate personnel.
• Perform comprehensive and focused nursing assessments in conjunction with changes in condition andscheduled programs.
• Assist with new admissions, re-admissions and assist with the transfer of Residents to different rooms within the assigned unit. Requests and assures supplies and equipment are available to perform care and treatment as required by the patient prior to or at the time of admission. Assure completion of weekly,periodic and discharge summaries.
• Perform quality improvement activities as assigned by management.
• Monitor rate of accident/incident occurrences and infection rate on the unit and develop suggestions forcorrective action.
• Report Resident and staff complaints and all unusual occurrences to the Director of Nursing or Administrator and any allegation of Abuse/misappropriation or neglect to the Administrator immediately.
• Participate in periodic regulatory surveys by the State of Michigan and participates in the preparation ofthe Plan of Correction response to an inspection survey.
• Complete and report Resident injury appropriately and follow up per facility policies and procedures.
• Know and support facility philosophy, standards, policies, and procedures.
• Communicate with department heads on an as-needed basis to problem solve and plan for more effective patient care.
• Inform Director of Nursing or Unit Manager/ADON when staffing requirements are not met.
• Present a professional appearance and serve as unit role model.
• Maintain own professional requirements for continuing education and staff development by participatingin work related seminars, etc.
• Communicates and interacts effectively and tactfully with Residents, visitors, families, peers andsupervisors.
• Reports all hazardous conditions, damaged equipment and supply issues to the supervisor.
• Attend staff meetings and in-services as requested. Attends in-service and education programs andattends continuing education required for maintenance of professional certification or licensure.
• Answers and responds to call lights promptly and courteously when working in resident care areas.
• Reports all resident concerns to the appropriate department head.
• Perform job duties while operating in compliance with federal and state laws/regulations, and facilitypolicies and procedures.
• Regular and reliable attendance.
• Perform other tasks as required.
• Ability to work with residents who may have cognitive, behavioral, or physical impairments.
• Ability to work in potentially stressful or emergency situations.

Other Job Demands

• Ability to work nights and weekends to accommodate the needs of the residents.
• Tolerate potential exposure to blood, body tissues, and fluids with occasional exposure to hazardous materials and infectious diseases.
• Manual dexterity that is required to operate modern office equipment.
• Ability to travel as needed or assigned.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position supervises and manages the CNAs while they are on duty. Supervisory responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; labor management, scheduling, planning, assigning and directing work; receiving calls and finding replacements for absent staff; preparing performance evaluations; receiving and resolving employee complaints; monitoring and correcting job performance of employees; and disciplining employees up to and including discharge. This will be done in coordination with nursing management.

All employees are expected to lead by example, demonstrate professionalism, support their supervisors and leadership team, and contribute positively to the success of the team and organization.

The following physical activity is required (percentages are approximate and subject to variance).

• Talking, hearing and seeing are required 75% or more of the time.
• Walking and repetitive motion are required 50% to 74% of the time.
• Lifting/carrying less than 10 lbs., lifting/carrying 25 to 50 lbs., pushing/pulling, twisting and reaching are required 25% to 49% of the time.
• Bending at the waist, stooping/kneeling/crouching/crawling, lifting/carrying 10 to 25 lbs., lifting/carrying more than 50 lbs., using force, sitting and handling are required less than 25% of the time.
• Climbing/balancing and driving a vehicle or heavy equipment are not required.