Charge Nurse

About This Role

This night-shift post on a busy ward involves overseeing patient care, managing assignments for nursing assistants, and ensuring all documentation and medication administration are completed accurately. The role suits a nurse who can lead a team and maintain high standards of care during the night.

Responsibilities

• Complete CNA assignments for the shift on the binder and on the board
• Review 24-hour report with the charge nurse from the previous shift
• Complete narcotic count and verify all narcotic count sheets
• Conduct room rounds with the off-going nurse, ensuring CNAs also do rounds
• Review 24-hour report for lab follow-up, diagnostic follow-ups, and any pending orders
• Administer medications per time schedule, including G-tubes, PPIs, Coumadin, PRN medications, nebulizer treatments, and skin treatments
• Complete monthly summary assigned for the shift
• Complete skin assessment assigned for the shift
• Ensure all CNA documentation on ADLs and meal intake is completed before the end of the shift
• Ensure all shower sheets are turned in and reviewed before the end of the shift, then turn them in to the Unit Manager or DON
• Complete all MDS charting, skilled charting, changes in condition, and/or new orders or treatments received for specific residents in their charts
• Document scheduled or cancelled doctors' appointments in residents' charts and inform transportation of changes
• For OOP residents, fill out the appropriate form and complete a head-to-toe assessment
• Complete incident reports if any occur during the shift, write the incident on the 24-hour report, and submit paperwork to the Unit Manager or DON

Important Details

• Schedule: Night Shift, 10pm - 6am