What are the responsibilities and job description for the KC- Charge Nurse LPN/RN position at McCrite Plaza?
Reports to: Nursing Director.
Position Status: Full-time, part-time, or PRN.
Hours of Operation: The hours will be set by the Nursing Director.
Location: Kansas City, MO, 64116
Job Summary: The Charge Nurse’s primary function is to assess residents’ health problems and needs, provide care to residents based on NSAs, Home Health arrangements, or general medical attention as well as maintain medical records. In addition, this position provides clinical supervision to Nursing Assistants (CNA and CMT) who provide direct resident care.
Essential Functions / Duties:
- Provide treatments, dressing changes, injections (including flu, B-12, insulin) and blood glucose monitoring.
- Conduct daily clinic/nurse visits – this includes blood pressure checks, giving and reading results of TB skin tests as well as checking on those with headaches, stomach aches, sore throats, etc.; contact physician as needed and initiate all orders.
- Conduct full assessments on current residents due to falls and other changes in resident’s health; conduct follow-up two-week summaries or “supervisory visits”.
- Review MARs monthly for accuracy as it pertains to the resident receiving medication administration or medication set-up; correct errors and replace old MARs with new MARs.
- Follow facility admission, discharge or transfer procedures and communicate resident admission, discharge or transfer to other departments, physicians, and ancillary service providers.
- Attend staff meetings, in‑service classes, and committee meetings as assigned, complete report for facility committees.
- Listen to the resident, family, or physician concerns and initiate corrective action and/or report concerns to DON.
- Identify special nursing problems and emergency situations quickly; initiate immediate “lifesaving” measures in the absence of a physician.
- Operate hydration cart and provide to residents as scheduled or requested.
- Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations.
- Operate computers programmed with software needed to record, store, and analyze resident information; operate copy/fax/printer machines to send documents and produce documents.
- Perform other related duties as directed by the Nursing Director.
- Please refer to the Physical and Other Requirements section for abilities that are essential as they relate to the ability to do duties listed above.
- Picking up a shift when needed is highly appreciated.
Education and Experiences: Prior experience in a similar working environment is preferred, but not a requirement of the position. This position requires an RN (Registered Nurse) or an LPN (licensed practical nurse) in the state of Missouri.
Abilities: The successful candidate will have a poised, professional demeanor, and a positive attitude. They will be resourceful and have the ability to take the initiative in a changing workplace and adapt to varying requirements and needs. Specific abilities include:
- Ability to understand, observe, and enforce infection control procedures related to facility services.
- Ability to observe all facility safety policies and procedures.
- Ability to understand and recognize potential physical, chemical, and electrical hazards and take immediate corrective action as appropriate.
- Ability to understand and enforce the Exposure Control Plan as this position risks occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens and other infectious material as an essential function of the job.
- Ability to safeguard the privacy of Residents’ health information.
- Ability to speak and read English and follow oral and written directions.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the public, residents, and staff.
- Ability to use computers; the ability to use the designated facility computer system (or systems) at a proficient level.
- Ability to perform other related duties as directed by administration.
- Must attend staff meetings, in-service classes, and committee meetings as assigned or required.
Physical and Other Requirements: Primarily this position works in residents' rooms as well as other areas and is subject to lifting, transporting, and supporting residents. In addition, this position interacts with residents, family members, staff, etc., under all conditions and circumstances and must be constantly alert for resident safety. This position is also subject to exposure to infectious diseases, conditions, etc., including the Hepatitis B viruses.
This position operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.
This position requires the following abilities as essential to the position:
- Ability to sit, stand, bend, stoop, stretch, crawl, crouch, kneel, balance, finger, grasp, push, pull, reach, or walk.
- Ability to lift people/objects from a lower to higher position or moving people/objects along a horizontal level but from position to position. This includes lifting and carrying weights in the 35-to-50-pound range.
- Ability to exert force upon an object to draw, drag or tug objects toward the source of the force in a sustained motion.
