Charge Nurse
Primary Responsibilities
The Charge Nurse will assist in ensuring the provision of quality care that promotes the highest practicable physical, mental and psychological well-being of each resident as determined by resident assessments and individual plans of care.
Essential Functions
- During rounds observes, assess, documents, and reports resident condition/changes
- Assures implementation of care plans as directed
- Administers medications as prescribed
- Conduct rounds with physician and record visits in clinical records
- Perform narcotic reconciliation with incoming and outgoing shifts
- Identify significant changes in the condition of residents and takes necessary action per facility policies and procedures
- Oversees and monitors aides
- Initiate and complete Incident and Accident Reports per facility policy
- Discharge residents per facility policy
- Must complete Nursing Assessment for Physician Calls prior to calling physician on any change in resident condition
- Communicate with resident’s point of contact when they ask for a status update or if there is a change in condition
- Other special projects or functions can be assigned at times by the Director of Nurses and/or the Administrator