About This Role
This Charge Nurse position involves supervising nursing staff and ensuring high-quality care for individuals with developmental disabilities in a skilled nursing facility. The role suits a Registered Nurse Supervisor seeking to lead a team in a specialized care setting.
Responsibilities
- Supervise, guide, and instruct the work assignments of subordinate staff
- Plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for an assigned unit or shift
- Ensure nursing staff properly assess patient health problems and needs
- Develop and implement nursing care plans and ensure accurate maintenance of medical records
- Supervise the provision and quality of nursing care provided to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients
- Provide guidance to nursing staff regarding patient care, policies, procedures, and appropriate clinical practices
- Advise patients regarding health maintenance, disease prevention, and treatment planning as appropriate
- May provide case management services
- Assist with coordinating staffing, assignments, and daily nursing operations for the assigned shift or unit
- Ensure nursing services are provided in accordance with established standards, policies, and applicable regulations
Requirements
- Current Georgia license as a Registered Professional Nurse
- Experience working with patients with G/J tubes, tracheostomies, and seizure disorders
- Experience in long-term care or geriatric nursing
- Associate degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university
- Four (4) years of professional nursing experience, including two (2) years in a lead worker, team leader, managerial, or supervisory role; OR one (1) year of experience at the lower level Registered Nurse 3 (HCP072) or an equivalent position
Nice to have:
- Experience working with individuals with mental health and/or developmental disabilities
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited college or university
- Previous Charge Nurse, Lead Nurse, or nursing supervisory experience
- Experience working in a behavioral health, psychiatric, hospital, or long-term care setting
- Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and direction to nursing staff
- Strong communication, organizational, documentation, and patient-care skills
Important Details
- Schedule: Various shifts available (7:00 AM - 3:30 PM, 3:00 PM - 11:30 PM, 11:00 PM - 7:30 AM)
About the Company
Georgia State Government is a large enterprise composed of various agencies and entities, including the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD), with a common goal to improve the lives of Georgia's more than 10 million citizens. The Georgia Regional Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility - Atlanta serves individuals who are profoundly to severely developmentally disabled and in need of a skilled nursing level of care.