Charge Nurse LPN

Job Details

Job Location:

363 Autumn View Gardens Ellisville - Ellisville, MO 63011

Position Type:
Full Time

Education Level: LVN or LPN License

Salary Range: $34.00 - $35.00 Hourly

Charge Nurse LPN (internally called HSC) - Full Time

Shift is Monday to Friday, 11AM to 7 PM, some weekends and on-call rotation

The Health Services Coordinator (HSC) provides quality resident care by ensuring residents’ safety, physical, emotional, spiritual, and medical needs are met by selecting, leading and training staff who are authorized to provide care and administer medications in the state they are employed. The HSC works directly with the Health Services Director (HSD) to ensure all state and federal regulations, as well as care standards are met.

The HSC also provides excellent customer service to residents, families, staff, visitors, and vendors. As a leader in the Community, this position must exemplify our Mission Statement and Core Values at all times.

• Medical Insurance - HDHP or PPO (Full-time employees only)
• Vision/Dental/Life Insurance (Full-time employees only)
• Health Savings Account with Company Match (Full-time employees only)
• Flexible Spending Account
• Company matching 403(b) Plan
• Paid Vacation
• Personal, Sick and Holidays
• Paid Volunteer Program
• Total Care EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Wages on Demand

These benefits may be reduced depending on FT, PT, PRN or temporary job status. To receive certain benefits, eligible employees may be required to meet participation requirements and pay required premiums and other contributions.

Bethesda Senior Living Communities reserves the right to pay a wage/salary that is lower or higher than the above posted compensation range.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Assesses potential and current residents to ensure appropriate placement for their current level of care. Develops care plans and meets with resident and/ or family members to discuss Plan of Care.
• Supports the HSD in recruiting, screening, and selecting care staff who are compassionate and have the desire to assist senior adults.
• Ensures staffing is adequate to always provide a high standard of care.
• Leads the care staff by providing expectations of performance and follow-up to ensure those expectations are met. Supports the HSD by participating in staff Performance Appraisals of staff and personally reviews strengths, goals, and areas of improvement with them.
• Provides training to staff that encourages team performance, instructs them on technical and medical issues as well as changes in levels of care for the residents.
• Maintains current knowledge and implements policies and procedures in compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Oversees the preparation and administration of medications following established infection control and safety policies.
• Ensures all documentation is completed timely in the resident’s chart and is legible, neat, and accurate according to policy.
• Receives physician’s orders and maintains MAR according to community’s policies.
• Processes all physician’s orders, new admissions, and discharges according to community’s policies.
• Makes rounds daily to ensure resident safety and to ensure their needs are being met.
• Monitors vital signs and ensures documentation is completed according to physician’s orders.
• Assesses residents’ medical condition after unusual occurrences and documents appropriately.
• Checks medication cart on a daily basis to ensure medications are in proper order. Destroys and logs all expired, discontinued, or unused medications according to policies and procedures.
• Monitors and assists with personal care of residents, including but not limited to bathing,…