RN Charge Nurse

Come join our team as our PM Charge Nurse! This is a Monday through Friday position!

Registered Nurse (RN)

Full time PM Shift (Monday-Friday)

$10,000 Sign on bonus- paid out over 2 years

Registered Nurse (RN) Required Qualifications:

• Prior experience in long-term care preferred but not required.
• A Nursing degree from an accredited college or university.
• Current unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse (RN) in Wisconsin.
• Current CPR certification.

Registered Nurse (RN) Duties and Responsibilities:

• Directs the daily activities of the licensed practical nurse and certified nursing assistants in accordance with current federal, state and local regulations and guidelines and established facility policies and procedures.
• Follows the nursing model to promote holistic care for the residents.
• Ensures that policies and procedures are complied with by nursing personnel assigned.
• Participates in the admission, discharge and transfers of residents as required.
• Assesses for changes in residents’ status, notifying the physician and resident’s family or representative and documenting accordingly.
• Transcribes physician orders to medical record and carries out orders as written.
• Prepares and administers medications as per physicians’ orders and observes for adverse effects as indicated.
• Performs wound treatments as per physicians’ orders, observes for changes and documents accordingly as indicated.
• Provides nursing leadership to nursing personnel assigned to the unit.
• Provides direct care skills such as colostomy changes, tube feedings, wound care, suctioning, IV administration, etc. in accordance with current policies and procedures, as assigned.
• Performs rounds to ensure resident needs are being met and personnel are performing their assigned duties.
• Collaborates with other members of the interdisciplinary team as needed to ensure residents’ needs are holistically met.
• Informs appropriate departments of concerns or complaints and files grievances as necessary.
• Reports any incidents or unusual occurrences to the unit manager, assistant director or nursing or director of nursing and participates in the investigative process as needed.
• Participates in end of life care as required.
• Ensures that there is adequate stock of medications, supplies, equipment and notifies appropriate personnel of needs.
• Promotes teamwork, mutual respect, and effective communication.
• Participates in the survey process when inspection surveys arise.
• Ensures that infection control principles are followed and helps correct deficiencies in practice as noted.
• Participate in the On Call Rotation (every 4 weeks)

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