Registered Nurse

As a Registered Nurse – Charge Nurse, you’ll play a vital role in delivering safe, compassionate, and responsive care to our residents. You’ll help lead the C.N.A and C.M.A team members to ensure care plans are carried out and use your clinical judgment to recognize and respond to changes in residents’ conditions.

From administering medications and maintaining accurate documentation to communicating with families and coordinating with the care team, your leadership helps create a safe and supportive environment where residents receive the care they deserve.

Qualifications

• Must have completed an RN program at an accredited vocational school, college, or university
• Must be an active RN in the state of Texas in good standing
• Must be eligible to work in the United States of America

Physical Job Requirements:

Lifting 1–50 lbs - Frequent
Lifting 50+ lbs - Occasionally

Carrying 1–25 lbs - Frequent
Carrying 25–50+ lbs - Occasionally

Pushing / Pulling 1–50 lbs - Frequent
Pushing / Pulling 50+ lbs - Occasionally

Sliding / Transferring 1–50 lbs - Frequent
Sliding /Transferring 50+ lbs - Occasionally

Standing / Walking - Frequently
Sitting / Balancing / Crouching / Crawling - Rarely
Speaking / Hearing / Seeing - Frequently
Stooping / Kneeling - Occasionally
Reaching - Occasionally
Turning / Twisting / Leaning - Occasionally

Driving - Rarely

Responsibilities

• Assure implementation of care plans as directed and identify significant changes in the condition of residents and take necessary action per facility policies and procedures
• Administer medications as prescribed and perform narcotic reconciliation with incoming and outgoing shifts
• Observe, assess, document, and report residents’ condition/changes
• Initiate and complete incident and accident reports and identify significant changes in the condition of residents and take necessary action per facility policies and procedures
• Communicate with the residents’ point of contact when they ask for a status update or if there is a change in condition
• Other special projects or functions can be assigned at times by the Director of Nursing or the Administrator