What are the responsibilities and job description for the Charge Nurse position at BRIGHTWATER SENIOR LIVING GROUP, LLC?
Mt. Bachelor Assisted Living and Memory Care, a Brightwater 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.
