Overview
Join our dynamic healthcare team as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) – Charge Nurse, where you will play a vital role in delivering exceptional patient care while leading nursing staff in a fast-paced, compassionate environment. This position offers an exciting opportunity to utilize your clinical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to improve patient outcomes across diverse care settings. As a Charge Nurse, you will oversee daily operations, coordinate patient care activities, and ensure compliance with healthcare standards and regulations. Your energy and motivation will drive excellence in patient care delivery, fostering a supportive atmosphere for both staff and patients.
Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on nursing care to patients, including assessments, medication administration, IV infusions, and vital signs monitoring.
- Lead and coordinate nursing staff during shifts, ensuring efficient workflow and high-quality patient care.
- Oversee patient documentation using EMR (Electronic Medical Records) and EHR (Electronic Health Records) systems such as Epic, Cerner, or Athenahealth.
- Conduct comprehensive patient assessments, including physical examinations and physiological evaluations to determine care needs.
- Manage complex cases involving acute pain management, dementia care (including Alzheimer’s and memory care), hospice support, and infectious disease protocols.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams for discharge planning, case management, and post-acute care transitions.
- Ensure compliance with HIPAA regulations and maintain accurate medical records while adhering to NCQA standards.
- Supervise infection control procedures, sterile processing, catheterization, tube feeding, and other specialized nursing interventions.
- Support triage activities by evaluating urgent patient needs in emergency or urgent care settings; assist with medical imaging or laboratory specimen collection when necessary.
- Provide education on health coaching topics such as geriatrics, pediatrics, family planning, or nutrition to patients and their families.
Qualifications
- Valid state licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).
- Proven experience in critical care environments such as ICU or Level I/II trauma centers; hospital medicine or emergency room experience is highly valued.
- Strong knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, ICD coding (ICD-9/ICD-10), CPT coding, and pharmacology principles.
- Experience working with EMR/EHR systems like Epic, Cerner, Athenahealth or eClinicalWorks is preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to perform advanced nursing procedures including IV insertion/infusion therapy, venipuncture, catheter care, suture removal, and sterile technique.
- Familiarity with specialized areas such as geriatrics, dementia/cognitive impairment care (including Alzheimer’s), hospice support, pediatric or neonatal ventilator management is advantageous.
- Excellent patient assessment skills combined with the ability to work effectively in high-pressure situations such as trauma or acute care settings.
- Strong communication skills for collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and providing clear patient education.
- Knowledge of HIPAA regulations to ensure confidentiality of patient information at all times. Join us in making a meaningful difference through compassionate leadership and expert nursing care!
Pay: $28.00 - $32.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
