Job Description
Job Type: Full time, Hourly
Wage: $33-$35/hr.
Location: Canon City, CO.
Job Description:
Hildebrand Care Center is a 75-bed long-term care facility that has been independently owned and operated by the International Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of Colorado since 1973. Our mission is to provide compassionate, high-quality care to our residents, ensuring their comfort and well-being.
Job Description
We are seeking a dedicated Charge Nurse to join our team of caring, skilled professional at Hildebrand Care Center. You will be joining a family like environment where we like to have fun, while providing high quality care. In this role, you will oversee nursing staff and ensure the highest standards of patient care are maintained. Your leadership will be pivotal in enhancing the quality of life for our residents. Weekend/night shift differentials apply.
Qualifications:
- Must be a graduate of a state approved school of nursing currently licensed as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the state of Colorado.
- Must have a genuine interest in geriatric and rehabilitative nursing.
- Must have a working knowledge of medical, social, and psychosocial needs of residents in a skilled nursing facility.
- Must have the ability to manage and supervise nursing service
Responsibilities:
- Perform daily rounds to observe and evaluate the residents’ physical, social and emotional needs, and to ensure quality of care.
- Assist with the orientation of new employees, while promoting an atmosphere of welcoming and helpfulness.
- Offer suggestions and assist the Human Resources Director in planning and presenting educational programs to meet the needs of the personnel and residents.
- Make rounds with physicians and assist as necessary.
- May take orders from the physician and execute them. Order medications from the pharmacy. Enter physician orders into the computer and record on the physician order sheet and progress notes as indicated.
- Initiate baseline care plans on new admissions; make updates/changes to all residents’ acute care plans as necessary and report those revisions to the MDS Coordinator.
- Assist the Infection Control Preventionist (ICP) with infection control applications and staff compliance, ensuring staff use of universal precautions. Initiate isolation procedures as necessary and report to the Infection Control Preventionist. Report all exposure incidents to the Director of Nursing/ICP.
- Utilize the communication board in Point Click Care to communicate concerns, census information and resident information including, but not limited to, addition of or change in safety devices, changes in residents’ conditions or needs, falls, infections, and addition of or change in psychoactive drugs.
- Work in cooperation with the Psych Nurse to monitor and reduce the use of antipsychotic medication.
- Work in cooperation with the Restorative Nurse and nursing staff on assessment, prevention, management and reduction of resident falls and alarms.
- Administer medications, dressings and treatments as needed.
- Informs families of change of condition or behavior, medication changes and incidents.
- Assist residents and families in coping with limitations imposed by illness and disability.
- Listen to report of previous shifts and ensure that medication nurses give report to CNAs.
- Works to replace nursing staff due to call offs as necessary.
- Instructs and supervises CNAs in their duties and organization of their assignments, making sure resident care plan is being followed to ensure excellence in person centered care.
- Supervises and mentors medication nurses in their duties and organization of their assignments, ensuring excellence in person centered care.
- Admits, discharges and transfers residents following regulations and facility policies and procedures while honoring residents’ choices, dignity and comfort. Refer admission assessment to RN for completion.
- Night Shift Charge Nurse performs monthly med audits, initiates 24-hour reports, and completes supply lists daily.
- Assess and ensure crash carts are properly equipped and in good working condition daily.
- Assist with QAPI activities as designated by DON.
- Lock and unlock doors as appropriate to maintain safety and security for residents and employees.
- Keep lab sheets updated. Draw lab work as necessary per physician’s orders.
- Ensure chemicals are labeled and locked up appropriately.
- Report medication errors to physician and DON immediately.
- Utilize the SBAR, Know-it-All cards and the Stop and Watch tool to identify and report changes in condition to the DON and/or physician and document comprehensively in residents’ medical record.
- Assess and comprehensively document on Medicare A residents every shift with an RN completing an assessment at least Q 24hrs.
- Attend in-service meeting, nurses’ meetings and other meeting as mandated.
- Answer call lights promptly and meet residents’ needs.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Nurses or Assistant Director of Nursing.
If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of others and have the skills to lead a dedicated team, we invite you to apply for the Charge Nurse position at Hildebrand Care Center today!
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
Physical Setting:
- Long term care
- Rehabilitation center
Supplemental Pay:
- Differential pay
- Overtime pay
**Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee, time to time; the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Click “View Application” below for more detail on this specific job.
