The primary responsibilities of the Charge Nurse RN are to plan, organize, and provide nursing care to residents according to federal, state and facility regulations and standards and ensure quality care is maintained. The Charge Nurse RN will also supervise Certified Nurse Aides, Certified Medication Aides in their day-to-day nursing activities.
Essential Job Functions:
Provides professional nursing care to residents:
Observes residents’ conditions and charts and reports changes or concerns to the appropriate parties:
Responds to residents’ call for help and determines how to assist them:
Works with DON, physicians, Care Plan Team, nursing staff and residents’ families to assess residents’ needs, plan and modify care and implement interventions:
• Cooperates with other departments to maintain optimal level of care
Helps residents with activities of daily living (ADLS) and ensures that residents are following diets as directed by physicians:
Directs and supervises nursing assistants’ day to day functions:
Ensures that adequate stock levels of medications and treatment supplies are available to meet the needs of the residents:
Maintains work areas in a clean and orderly fashion:
Other Duties Performed:
• May perform duties of CMA or CNA at times (see applicable job description).
• May complete monthly summaries, discharge summaries, and other charting as directed
• May obtain physician orders as directed by Charge Nurse
Qualifications and Experience: