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Diversicare of Haysville Registered Nurse in Haysville, Kansas
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POSITION DESCRIPTION
POSITION TITLE: Charge Nurse - RN JOB CODE: TBD
REPORTS TO: Director of Nursing Services STATUS: TBD
DIRECT REPORTS: N/A
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ACCOUNTABILITY
OBJECTIVE:
Supervises and coordinates activities of nursing personnel engaged in the center, promoting
high quality of care; assesses the needs of patients/residents and ensures services are
consistent with need.
BACKGROUND/QUALIFICATION
S:
1. Current license by the State Board of Nursing as a Registered Nurse with experience in the
long-term care industry preferred
2. Ability to plan, supervise and coordinates services.
3. A preference for contacts with people, as in supervising and instructing nursing team
members.
KEY
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Receives report on patient/resident status from previous shift, evaluates and ensures
resources in place to meet needs
2. Makes physical rounds in assigned area of oversight assessing quality of care, intervening
with provision of care and interacting with care givers and patients/residents
3. Provides direct care in line with the responsibilities of a nurse, assessing conditions,
communicating with attending physicians/practitioners and carrying out nursing functions
according to the needs of the patients
4. Assists in establishing a plan of care for patients based on their unique needs and in line
with physician orders
5. Is a member of the Interdisciplinary Care Team
6. Accurately documents patient/resident condition including assessments, communication
and care provided
7. Supervises nurses and/or other providers of care in carrying out their responsibility
(medication pass, nursing care, documentation, treatments, supervision)
8. Evaluates performance of nurses, nursing assistants and trained medication aides; coaches
and disciplines as needed.
9. Assesses and monitors to verify patient/residents needs are met and policies and
procedures are followed.
10. May respond and coordinates actions in emergency situations
11. Other duties as assigned by Director of Nursing
12. Assists with the Continuous Quality Improvement initiatives
13. Ensures safe work practices are followed
14. Provides empathetic communication to families, patient/residents regarding change of
condition and in response to care concerns, ensures resident rights are respected
Other Job Demands:
Working Conditions
Works inside
Physical Effort
Lifting of 50 lbs. maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up
to 25 lbs.; walking and standing most of time on duty; frequent reaching, handling, and
fingering of instruments, equipment, records and reports
Physical Environment
Clerical perception is necessary to prepare records and charts and to organize training
programs; a preference for scientific and technical activities for understanding and
responding to medical problems and concepts; ability to interpret operating policies
and procedures and to review work performance in determining conformance to these
recognized standards; is around bio- hazardous waste and blood-borne pathogens.
Sensory Attention
Talking and hearing essential to instruct and supervise nursing personnel; near- visual
acuity required to detect changes in conditions of residents; color vision
Receipt and Acknowledgment
I acknowledge and understand that:
? The job description provides a general summary of the position in which I am employed.
Job duties, tasks, work hours and work requirements may be changed by my employer
at any time.
? I must be able to perform the essential functions of my position, with or without
reasonable accommodation.
? Acceptable job performance includes completion of the job responsibilities listed
herein, as well as compliance with the other policies, procedures, rules and regulations
of my employer.
I have read and understand this job description.
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