What are the responsibilities and job description for the Charge Nurse position at BRIGHTWATER SENIOR LIVING GROUP, LLC?
Brightwater Senior Living of Highland, an Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care senior living community, is seeking a knowledgeable Licensed Vocational Nurses with experience in senior care. We are proud to offer the highest quality engagement, dining, and health support services, and a team that truly cares for our residents. We are always looking for compassionate, teamwork-oriented professionals to join our team. Every team member in a Brightwater community embodies the mission of our company: to inspire hope and enhance the lives of our residents through the creation of an unparalleled experience.
What's in it for me:
- Competitive Pay
- Competitive Benefits
- Great Company Culture
Position Summary: The Charge Nurse is expected to administer or assist residents to self-administer medications and treatments, measure vital signs and weight, and perform other health services tasks; communicate with physicians, implement physician orders, and report and document pertinent information; adhere to home health, hospice, and emergency protocols; act as community supervisor when management staff is not present; and supervise Resident Assistants to assure daily completion of their duties.
If you are looking for a meaningful career with purpose and the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of seniors, then we want to hear from you. Please apply for our Charge Nurse role today!
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Maintain resident, employee, and community information in strict confidence (with community management or other employees as necessary).
- Submit all required documents to Home Office in a timely manner.
- Administer or assist residents to self-administer medications and treatments.
- Measure vital signs and weight.
- Collect, store, and assure transport of certain specimens for laboratory studies.
- Adhere to all medication room systems per policy.
- Communicate with physicians, via fax, Physician Communication form, and telephone.
- Implement physician orders.
- Assure physician orders, laboratory reports, and other data is scanned and filed in resident chart.
- Document pertinent information in Progress Notes per policy.
- Communicate with Resident Care Managers per policy.
- Adhere to home health and hospice protocols.
- Adhere to emergency protocols, including performing CPR and administering first aid as necessary.
- Act as community supervisor when management staff is not present.
- Supervise Resident Assistants to assure daily completion of their duties.
- Assist in development and revision of service plans by informing Resident Care Managers of current resident needs and preferences as well as successful service approaches.
- Observe for and reports resident problems (as reported by Resident Assistants or as listed in Observation and Reporting sections of Charge Nurse/Medication Tech Resource or in-service plans) and report such problems to Resident Care Managers.
- Read Communication Log at beginning of each shift; enter pertinent information in Communication Log by end of each shift.
- Read inter-shift report at beginning of each shift; enter pertinent information in inter-shift report by end of each shift.
