LVN Charge Nurse
Bethany Home Skilled Nursing Facility Bethany Home Skilled Nursing Facility Ripon, CA Ripon, CA Part-time Full-time Part-time Full-time $30 - $33 an hour $30 - $33 an hour Immediate Openings for Full Time/Part Time NOC and PM Shifts Consider becoming part of the Bethany Home Experience.
If your LVN skill set includes a love for seniors, valuing teamwork, trust and dignity, you'll fit right in.
Located in the heart of downtown Ripon is a multi-level, senior care facility that offers great training, development opportunities and seeks to promote from within.
The Charge Nurse position requires a RN or LVN license.
The position is responsible to the Director of Nursing or designee to provide nursing services on the assigned unit to assure quality of care according to Bethany Home policies and procedures.
The Charge Nurses are in charge of the facility in the absence of administrative or supervisory staff.
Their responsibilities include taking charge in an emergency of any kind and directing activities toward the safety and security of the residents according to policy and procedure in the emergency and disaster plan Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.
Otherduties may be assigned.
Maintains awareness of comfort and safety needs of patient.
Takes temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and other vital signs to detect deviations from normal and assess condition of patient.
Responds to life saving situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures, and protocol.
Maintain compliance with regulations established for professional licensure and for facility licensure.
Attend shift report and count narcotics at the beginning and end of each shift.
Accurate pouring and timely administration of all medications and immediate charting of them in accordance with established procedures.
Carrying out all treatment orders and changing of dressings as ordered by the resident's physician.
Notify the physician according to policy and procedure.
Ensure that diets are served as prescribed.
Order medications as supply demands.
Check and sign in the medications when received in the facility from the pharmacy.
Monitor bowel schedule for each resident and assign bowel care to CNA's in accordance with the physician's orders.
Provide daily bowel list and follow-up with PM shift.
Monitor Hemocults to ensure compliance.
Monitor Meal percentages.
Properly note physician's orders, receive telephone orders and handle in accordance with established policy.
Assure proper catheter care and change catheters according to physician's orders.
Maintain resident's records in accordance with established procedures, including daily charting when appropriate, weekly summaries, skin assessment, updating according to schedule, nursing care plans, and monitoring proper charting by nurse assistants.
Verbally communicate daily to nursing assistant's specific treatments, special orders, and nursing care procedures to be carried out for each resident.
Monitor nursing staff for implementation of resident's plan for care, expected outcome and the quality of care according to Bethany Home expectations.
Give complete report on patients' condition, needs, orders, medication, and activity to the on-coming nursing personnel.
Keep 24-hour report form up to date.
Any other tasks which might be assigned by the supervisor.
Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time Pay:
$30.
00 - $33.
00 per hour Standard shift:
Evening shift Night shift Overnight shift Supplemental schedule:
Overtime Weekly schedule:
Rotating weekends Weekends as needed COVID-19 considerations:
We follow all COVID-19 governmental guidelines.
License/Certification:
LVN (Preferred) Work Location:
In person.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
If your LVN skill set includes a love for seniors, valuing teamwork, trust and dignity, you'll fit right in.
Located in the heart of downtown Ripon is a multi-level, senior care facility that offers great training, development opportunities and seeks to promote from within.
The Charge Nurse position requires a RN or LVN license.
The position is responsible to the Director of Nursing or designee to provide nursing services on the assigned unit to assure quality of care according to Bethany Home policies and procedures.
The Charge Nurses are in charge of the facility in the absence of administrative or supervisory staff.
Their responsibilities include taking charge in an emergency of any kind and directing activities toward the safety and security of the residents according to policy and procedure in the emergency and disaster plan Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.
Otherduties may be assigned.
Maintains awareness of comfort and safety needs of patient.
Takes temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and other vital signs to detect deviations from normal and assess condition of patient.
Responds to life saving situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures, and protocol.
Maintain compliance with regulations established for professional licensure and for facility licensure.
Attend shift report and count narcotics at the beginning and end of each shift.
Accurate pouring and timely administration of all medications and immediate charting of them in accordance with established procedures.
Carrying out all treatment orders and changing of dressings as ordered by the resident's physician.
Notify the physician according to policy and procedure.
Ensure that diets are served as prescribed.
Order medications as supply demands.
Check and sign in the medications when received in the facility from the pharmacy.
Monitor bowel schedule for each resident and assign bowel care to CNA's in accordance with the physician's orders.
Provide daily bowel list and follow-up with PM shift.
Monitor Hemocults to ensure compliance.
Monitor Meal percentages.
Properly note physician's orders, receive telephone orders and handle in accordance with established policy.
Assure proper catheter care and change catheters according to physician's orders.
Maintain resident's records in accordance with established procedures, including daily charting when appropriate, weekly summaries, skin assessment, updating according to schedule, nursing care plans, and monitoring proper charting by nurse assistants.
Verbally communicate daily to nursing assistant's specific treatments, special orders, and nursing care procedures to be carried out for each resident.
Monitor nursing staff for implementation of resident's plan for care, expected outcome and the quality of care according to Bethany Home expectations.
Give complete report on patients' condition, needs, orders, medication, and activity to the on-coming nursing personnel.
Keep 24-hour report form up to date.
Any other tasks which might be assigned by the supervisor.
Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time Pay:
$30.
00 - $33.
00 per hour Standard shift:
Evening shift Night shift Overnight shift Supplemental schedule:
Overtime Weekly schedule:
Rotating weekends Weekends as needed COVID-19 considerations:
We follow all COVID-19 governmental guidelines.
License/Certification:
LVN (Preferred) Work Location:
In person.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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