Charge Nurse, LPN or RN - LNRC(Abbeville), Full Time, 3rdShift

Provides direct nursing care to the residents and supervises the day-to-day nursing activities performed by the certified nursing assistants in accordance with current federal, state, and local regulations and guidelines and established facility policies and procedures.\n\nRequired Qualifications\n

• A Nursing Degree from an accredited college or university or a graduate of an approved RN program.\n
• Prior experience in long-term care preferred but not required.\n
• Current unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of South Carolina.\n
• Current CPR certification.\n\nMajor Duties And Responsibilities\n\nDirects the daily activities of the certified nursing assistants in accordance with current federal, state and local regulations and guidelines and established facility policies and procedures.\n\nEnsures that policies and procedures are complied with by nursing personnel assigned.\n\nParticipates in the admission, discharge and transfers of residents as required.\n\nObserves for changes in residents' status, notifying the physician and resident's family or representative and documenting accordingly.\n\nTranscribes physician orders to medical record and carries out orders as written.\n\nPrepares and administers medications as per physicians' orders and observes for adverse effects.\n\nPerforms wound treatments as per physicians' orders, observes for changes and documents accordingly.\n\nSchedules follow up appointments for residents and transportation needs as indicated.\n\nProvides nursing leadership to nursing personnel assigned to the unit.\n\nProvides direct care skills such as colostomy changes, tube feedings, wound care, suctioning, IV administration, etc. in accordance with current policies and procedures.\n\nPerforms rounds to ensure resident needs are being met and personnel are performing their assigned duties.\n\nCollaborates with other members of the interdisciplinary team as needed to ensure residents' needs are holistically met.\n\nInforms appropriate departments of concerns or complaints and files grievances as necessary.\n\nReports any incidents or unusual occurrences to the supervisor, unit manager, assistant director or nursing or director of nursing and participates in the investigative process as needed.\n\nParticipates in end of life care as required.\n\nEnsures that there is adequate stock of medications, supplies, equipment and notifies appropriate personnel of needs.\n\nInitiates, reviews and updates care plans as required.\n\nPromotes teamwork, mutual respect, and effective communication.\n\nParticipates in the survey process when inspection surveys arise.