Examples of Duties:
- Works in tandem with all nursing team leaders by units and shifts, as a valued member of the care team, ensuring excellent, comprehensive care is provided to all residents.
- Assumes leadership of assigned nursing unit, ensuring adequate staff coverage.
- Serves as house supervisor/charge nurse as assigned per shift, directing nursing duties for the facility and contacting the Director of Nursing for any coordination of care.
- Cooperates as a team member, communicating with nursing staff, other disciplines involved in resident care, and families/guardians about resident needs, as well as participating in care conferences.
- Participates in individualized care planning, demonstrating the practical skills and techniques necessary to develop, implement, and continually update resident care plans.
- Coordinates, manages, and evaluates the nursing care provided to residents, conducting direct resident care as indicated and directing nursing staff.
- Oversees attending physician/nurse practitioner visits and documents and follows physician orders. Assists physicians with examining and treating residents and also assists lab personnel when needed.
- Maintains precise and accurate charting of resident care, providing complete reports to other shifts.
- Completes nursing data collection for residents and contacts physicians as needed.
- Gives and records medications and treatments as prescribed and evaluates their effectiveness.
- Protects the individuality and rights of each resident. Initiates the investigation of accidents and other incidents.
- Assesses residents for changes in condition and determines immediate and follow-up care.
- Assesses residents for rehabilitation potential and encourages residents to achieve goals.
- Reviews and revises nightly care sheets and responsibility lists.
- Maintains and orders unit supplies and completes supply inventory checks, ensuring supplies are available for residents.
- Oversees the use and care of all equipment, regularly checking equipment for safety purposes.
- Administers immunizations as necessary, performing related duties as assigned, and ensures infection control practices are being followed.
- Supervises nursing performances and procedures, completes CNA staff performance appraisals, and investigates personnel problems.
- Provides teaching and guidance to staff, assists with training nursing personnel as necessary, and presents in-service/educational information to staff as needed.
- Participates in educational offerings to ensure professional growth and development, keeps abreast of current nursing literature and best practices, and stays informed of state and federal regulatory requirements.
- Follows Wisconsin Administrative Code Chapter DHS 132; federal regulations; and facility policies and procedures, rules and regulations, and in-service training requirements.
- Participates on nursing committees and on the nurse management team. Completes quality assurance studies and provides related information.
- Ensures safety for residents and staff and makes safety-related recommendations.
- Manages direct care staff, which includes unit oversight, directing the care actions of LPNs and CNAs, ensuring quality of care, and coordinating care involving other facility departments and outside agencies.