Charge Nurse

Full-Time

Pay Range: $30.60 - $47.57 with Night and Weekend Shift Differential

Relocation Assistance Available

Dow Rummel Village is a non‑profit Senior Life Plan Community in Sioux Falls, SD, enriching lives for over 60 years. Our mission is simple and powerful: “Guided by spiritual values, we enrich lives by providing extraordinary senior care.” We live our core values—Dignity, Excellence, Teamwork, Belonging, and Growth—every day, in everything we do. Our community spans all levels of care, from Independent Living to Assisted Living, Memory Care, and Skilled Nursing.

Full-Time

Pay Range: $30.60 - $47.57 with Night and Weekend Shift Differential

Relocation Assistance Available

Dow Rummel Village is a non‑profit Senior Life Plan Community in Sioux Falls, SD, enriching lives for over 60 years. Our mission is simple and powerful: “Guided by spiritual values, we enrich lives by providing extraordinary senior care.” We live our core values—Dignity, Excellence, Teamwork, Belonging, and Growth—every day, in everything we do. Our community spans all levels of care, from Independent Living to Assisted Living, Memory Care, and Skilled Nursing.

The Charge Nurse position is responsible for providing quality nursing care to residents and coordinating total nursing care within our facility. The Charge Nurse will implement specific procedures and programs, work alongside the Director of Nursing in establishing goals, and ensure compliance with all operating policies, state health regulations, and federal healthcare administration regulations. In partnership with the DON and Case Manager, this role involves supervising personnel and providing reports.

• Model the values, mission, and vision of the organization.
• Support the facility's commitment to safe practices, infection control, and residents' rights.
• Evaluate and assess residents on admission to develop interim care plans and update care plans as needed.
• Analyze resident information to develop appropriate interventions to prevent decline and notify appropriate staff of changes.
• Ensure safety and sanitation standards in residents' rooms and work areas.
• Prepare and administer medications as ordered, order prescribed medications, supplies, and equipment, and maintain controlled substances inventories.
• Participate in orienting new staff to the unit.
• Make rounds with physicians, physician's assistants, and nurse practitioners.
• Respond to emergencies, assess residents' conditions, and provide necessary medical attention.
• Notify the resident's physician and/or next of kin of incidents or changes in the resident's condition.
• Consult with the resident's physician in providing care, treatments, rehabilitation, etc.
• Administer professional services within the scope of nursing practice, such as catheterization, tube feedings, suction, and wound care.
• Follow organizational policies and procedures when providing nursing care.
• Obtain specimens for lab tests as ordered.
• Monitor seriously ill residents as necessary.
• Oversee and ensure personnel providing direct care to residents follow the care plan and residents' wishes.
• Supervise certified nursing assistants and medication aides, determine work procedures, and evaluate, counsel, and discipline staff.
• Receive and transcribe physician's orders in accordance with facility procedures.
• Complete necessary charting and documentation in accordance with established policies.
• Provide support and perform additional duties as assigned by the Director of Nursing or Assisted Living.

• Nursing degree from an accredited college or university or graduate from an approved RN program.
• Current, unencumbered, active RN license in South Dakota.
• Proficiency in reading,…