LPN

Description

$5,000 Sign-On Bonus To be paid out in 3-installments after 90 days of successful employment

CHARGE NURSE – LPN JOB DESCRIPTION 

SUMMARY  

To assist an RN with supervising routine functions of an assigned area to include functioning as a Charge Nurse in providing nursing care to residents under the direction of an RN and as prescribed by the physician and in accordance with standards of nursing practices and regulations; and as may be directed by the (RN) Director of Nursing. Is subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including TB, and the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses.  

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) in good standing and currently licensed by the State. 

• Completion of secondary education or otherwise show ability to read and write in a legible and understandable manner. 

• Must be able to relate positively and favorably to residents and families and to work cooperatively with other employees. 

• Must be capable of maintaining regular attendance. 

• Must meet all local health regulations, and pass post-employment physical exam if required. 

• Must be capable of performing the Essential Job Functions of this job, with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Related work experience is preferred. 

Requirements

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS 

• Unit Coordinator  

• Supervise under the direction of an RN, other professional and nonprofessional staff in the day-to-day delivery of resident care.  

• Assist in scheduling assignments and developing nursing unit priorities under the direction of an RN. 

• May assist in orienting new staff and participating in recruitment and selection of nursing staff.  

• Communicate non-nursing practice policies and assist and coach as needed.  

• Monitor work assignments’, provide assignments’, provide feedback, and assist an RN in evaluating performance, and redirect and discipline as needed.    

• Participate under the direction of an RN who establishes and directed nursing care in the interviewing and hiring of nursing assistants' applicants.  

• Supervise, evaluate and discipline under the direction of an RN certain non-nursing practice performance of nursing assistant employees, to include the effective recommendation of suspension and termination. 

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