Ohio Living

Not-for-profit senior living with continuum care

Charge Nurse

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeOhio, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A nursing degree from an accredited college, university, or vocational school is required.
A current unencumbered Ohio license to practice as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse is required.
Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Must be able to sit for up to 4 hours per day, stand for up to 8 hours per day, and walk for up to 6 hours per day.
Must be able to lift, transfer, push, or pull residents, patients, or equipment and supplies weighing up to 50 pounds.
Must be able to drive for up to 6 hours per day.
Must be able to work weekends, evenings, and holidays as needed and be available on call 24/7 for emergencies.
The role involves exposure to falls, equipment burns, odors, cuts, residents or patients with various disease processes, and infectious waste and diseases, including AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses; bloodborne disease exposure risk category is I.

Responsibilities

Supervise and direct the day-to-day nursing activities and work assignments of Nursing Assistants in accordance with facility rules, regulations, guidelines, and company standards.
Help coordinate nursing services to ensure continuity of resident care.
Administer medications and treatments in accordance with physician orders and nursing standards of practice.
Represent the nursing department at Interdisciplinary Care Plan meetings and answer questions about care plans and service delivery.
Participate in committee meetings.
Meet regularly with Nursing Assistants to identify and correct problem areas and improve care and services.
Provide direct nursing care as needed.
Consult with residents’ physicians as needed when planning resident care, treatment, and rehabilitation.
Notify residents’ physicians and families when a resident’s condition changes.
Authorize and monitor the use of restraints when necessary and in accordance with facility policies and procedures.
Admit, transfer, and discharge patients as necessary.
Work with the Unit Manager to help reduce hospital readmissions.
Attend employee and departmental meetings and in-service training as scheduled or directed.
Ensure nursing service personnel follow nursing procedures and that procedures reflect the facility’s day-to-day nursing care practices.
Participate in maintaining and implementing the facility’s quality assurance program.
Ensure nursing staff follow procedures for the administration, storage, and control of medications and supplies.
Ensure resident rooms, treatment areas, work areas, and equipment are maintained in a clean, sanitary, and safe manner.
Supervise Certified Nursing Assistants and foster a positive work environment that attracts, retains, and motivates employees.
Interview, select, and orient new direct reports.
Define, establish, and promote performance expectations for direct reports.
Evaluate direct reports’ job performance in accordance with company policy and procedure, and provide developmental guidance to improve performance and support growth.
Monitor employee accountability under the Employee Handbook and document and engage employees who routinely fail to meet requirements; work with Human Resources when further documentation or intervention is needed.
Participate in developing, planning, scheduling, conducting, and monitoring in-service training, on-the-job training, and orientation programs for departmental staff.
Ensure there is a reasonable and sufficient staffing plan when a direct report is absent or a direct-report position is vacant.
Respond timely and thoughtfully to departmental staff questions, requests, and work products submitted for review and approval.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

One year of clinical experience in a hospital, long-term care facility, or other related healthcare facility is preferred.
Supervisory experience in a long-term care, hospital, or other related healthcare setting is preferred.
Proficiency with electronic medical records is preferred.

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

Our intention is to have employees who are passionate about making their personal mission statement come to life each day at work! Be it through providing healing, eradicating loneliness, contributing to efficiencies, streamlining processes, being dependable, sparking creativity or something else, the demonstration of HOW you do your job is just as important as WHAT you do in your job.

Alongside our valued employees, we are making a difference throughout the state of Ohio in the lives of those that need healthcare or those embracing the next chapter of their lives. Sustained members of our team demonstrate accountable behavior and share our values of customer service, innovation, integrity, inclusion, financial stewardship, leadership and care.

The Charge Nurse - LPN or RN supervises the day-to-day nursing activities of the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in accordance with company standards and federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations to ensure that the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times.

Essential Activities and Tasks

Operations Management and Administration - 70%

Directs the day-to-day functions of the nursing activities in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the facility, including the making of work assignments to Nursing Assistants.
Assists in implementing methods for coordinating nursing services to ensure continuity of residents care.
Administers medications and treatments in accordance with physician orders and nursing standards of practice.
Represents the nursing department during Interdisciplinary Care Plan meetings. Is able to answer questions related to the plan of care and delivery of services.
Participates in various committee meetings.
Makes work assignments and meets with Nursing Assistants regularly to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas, and the improvement of care and services.
Provides direct nursing care as needed.
Consults with the residents’ physicians in planning resident care, treatment, rehabilitation, etc. as needed.
Notifies residents’ physicians and families when there is a change in the resident’s condition.
Authorizes and monitors the use of restraints when necessary and in accordance with the facility policies and procedures.
Admits, transfers and discharges patients as necessary.
Works with Unit Manager to help reduce hospital readmissions.
Attends all-employee and departmental meetings and in-service training as scheduled or as directed.

Quality and Compliance, and Risk Management - 20%

Ensures that nursing procedures are followed by nursing service personnel, and that they reflect the day-to-day nursing care procedures used by the facility.
Participates in the maintenance, and implementation of the facility’s quality assurance program.
Ensures the procedures for the administration, storage and control of medications and supplies are being followed by nursing staff.
Ensures that resident rooms, treatment areas, work areas and equipment are maintained in a clean, sanitary, and safe manner.

People Management and Development - 10%

Supervises CNAs.
Fosters a positive work environment that attracts, retains, and motivates employees.
Interviews, selects, and orients new direct reports.
Defines, establishes, and promotes performance expectations so direct reports understand and demonstrate excellence through high quality and consistent performance.
Evaluates job performance of direct reports in accordance with the company policy and procedure and provides developmental guidance to staff for improved performance and growth.
Monitors accountability with organization requirements prescribed by the Employee Handbook. Documents and engages employees who are routinely not observing these requirements in an effort to achieve compliance. Works with Human Resources when circumstances arise that necessitate further documentation and intervention.
Participates in the development, planning, scheduling, conducting, and monitoring of in-service training programs, on-the-job training, and orientation programs for departmental staff.
Ensures that there is a reasonable and sufficient plan for staffing should a direct report be absent or a direct reporting position be vacant.
Responds timely and thoughtfully to questions, requests, and work product from departmental staff that has been provided for review and approval.

All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

Nursing degree from an accredited college, university or vocational school required.
Current unencumbered license for the state of Ohio to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).

Experience

One year of clinical experience in a hospital, long term care facility, or other related health care facility preferred.
Supervisory experience in a long-term care, hospital, or other related healthcare setting preferred.
Proficiency with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.

Other Requirements

Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Working Conditions and Special Requirements

Sitting - Up to 4 hours/day
Standing - Up to 8 hours/day
Walking - Up to 6 hours/day
Lifting, transferring, pushing or pulling residents/patients or equipment/supplies - Up to 50 pounds
Driving - Up to 6 hours/day
Travel % / Overnight Travel - Occasional
Work weekends, evenings, and holidays - As needed
On-call availability - 24/7 for emergencies
Subject to falls, burns from equipment, odors, and cuts - Work day
Subject to residents/patients with various disease processes - Occasional
May be exposed to infectious waste, disease, conditions, etc. including exposure to the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses - Work day
Risk Category for Exposure to Bloodborne Diseases - I

About the Company

Ohio Living

Not-for-profit senior living with continuum care

Ohio Living provides aging services in Ohio through 11 life plan communities, offering a continuum of care from independent living to skilled nursing, rehabilitation, memory care, and palliative care, plus home health and hospice services. It funds these programs through resident fees and donations, reinvesting all revenue back into its communities rather than distributing profits. A defining feature is the Life Care Commitment, a promise that no resident will be asked to leave if they exhaust their funds in good faith. The organization partners with other healthcare entities and operates a provider-owned Medicare Advantage plan to coordinate care and improve outcomes, guided by a Christian-based, nonprofit mission.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Westerville, OH
Founded: 1922

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