Rehab Charge Nurse-RN

MorseLife Health System, Inc. · United States

Lead with Purpose. Make a Difference. Join MorseLife as a Charge Nurse RN. About MorseLife For more than 40 years, MorseLife Health System has been setting the standard for exceptional senior care in South Florida. As a nonprofit healthcare system, we are dedicated to enriching the lives of older adults through compassionate care, clinical excellence, innovation, and service. We are proud to be recognized as a: Great Place To Work Certified employer 5-Star Teaching Nursing Home Recipient of the Gold Seal Award from the Governor's Panel on Excellence in Long-Term Care At MorseLife, learning never stops. As a respected teaching organization, we proudly partner with leading colleges, universities, and healthcare training institutions to educate and mentor the next generation of healthcare professionals. Through our robust clinical rotation program, students gain valuable hands-on experience while working alongside experienced clinicians and interdisciplinary teams dedicated to excellence. Our academic partners include: Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations Barry University Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Florida International University (FIU) Keiser University Lynn University Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Palm Beach State College (PBSC) South Florida Healthcare Institute South University University of Miami (UM) Whether you're beginning your career or bringing years of experience, you'll find opportunities to learn, grow, and make a meaningful impact every day. MorseLife by the Numbers 40+ years of serving South Florida seniors and their families 1,700+ dedicated team members united by a shared mission 5-Star Teaching Nursing Home recognized for excellence in care Great Place To Work Certified workplace Gold Seal Award recipient from the Governor's Panel on Excellence in Long-Term Care 11 academic partnerships helping educate tomorrow's healthcare professionals Comprehensive continuum of care, including Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Skilled Nursing, Short-Term Rehabilitation, Hospice, Home Health, PACE, and Community-Based Services Mission-driven nonprofit organization committed to excellence, compassion, and innovation Position Summary Responsible for coordinating all aspects of nursing care for a group of patients within a nursing unit. How You'll Make an Impact Take a detailed report from off going nurse.Complete narcotic reconciliation.Make rounds on assigned patients to identify areas of concerns.Take ownership and responsibility for resident care, anticipate needs and take proactive measures.Follow physician's order, medication administrating policy as it applies to safe administration of medication and treatments.Maintains the medication and treatment carts and insure they are locked at all times when not in use.Perform other treatments as related to patient care; example, suctioning, tube feeding, dressing change, tracheotomy, infection control as ordered by physician or the infection control coordinator.Supervise resident care that is being delivered.Attend mandatory meetings and or in-services as scheduled to promote, develop and foster a positive work environment.Address all patients clinical care issues, customers' service issues in a timely manner.Provide patient teaching and evaluate the patient's response to treatment and nursing intervention. Involve family and significant others as appropriate.Document medication, treatment and other pertinent finding related to patient care appropriately.Complete patient discharge and transfer process in a timely manner ensuring completion of all documents.Complete patient admission and assessment in a timely manner, reviewing admission records, identifying risk factors and implementation of appropriate clinical nursing interventions.Ensuring medications and treatments are ordered in a timely manner.Complete behavior monitoring sheet as appropriate.Noting and transcribing physician orders for medication and treatment accurately and appropriately.Participate in fall and wound rounds to formulate and identify patient need.Perform patient skin checks on a weekly basis and address areas of concerns.Notify physician on call/responsible party of any clinical concerns and following apparent recommendations.Gather all pertinent information and complete incident report appropriately, notifying physician and responsible party.Provide high standard of care by auditing and ensuring compliance in resident care area.Maintaining medication and treatment carts and ensuring compliance.Interact and coordinate with other departments to ensure quality resident care.Review lab book, assure that all lab results are received and reported appropriately.