RN Full-Time AM Shift at San Joaquin Nursing Center in Bakersfield, California

Job Description:

RN Charge Nurse AM Shift 7AM-3PM

Come join the Team at San Joaquin Nursing and Rehabilitation, we offer competitive pay, great benefits and a fun work environment! We are looking for a compassionate RN looking to make a difference in the lives of our patients.

RN Charge Nurse

General Duties

The primary responsibility of your job position is to supervise the day-to-day nursing activities of the facility during your tour of duty. Such supervision must be accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations that govern the facility and may be required by the Director of Nursing (DON)and or/Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) when applicable, to ensure that the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times

Nursing Care Functions

• Inform nursing service personnel of new admissions, their expected time of arrival, room assignment, etc.


• Ensure that rooms are ready for new admissions.


• Greet newly admitted residents upon admission. Escort them to their rooms as necessary * Make rounds with physicians as necessary.


• Encourage attending physicians to record and sign progress notes, physicians' orders, etc., on a timely basis and in accordance with current regulations.


• Inform the Director when physician visits are not made in a timely manner. * Consult with the resident, his/her family, and the resident's physician in planning the resident's care, treatment, rehabilitation, etc., as necessary. * Notify the resident's attending physician and next-of-kin when there is a change in the resident's condition.


• Visit residents on a daily basis in order to observe and evaluate each resident's physical and emotional status.


• Ensure that direct nursing care be provided by a licensed nurse, a certified nursing assistant, and/or a nurse aide trainee qualified to perform the procedure.


• Review nurses' notes to ensure that they are informative and descriptive of the nursing care being provided, that they reflect the resident's response to the care, and that such care is provided in accordance with the resident's wishes. * Provide direct nursing care as necessary.


• Start IVs, obtain sputum, urine and other specimens for lab tests as ordered. * Take TPRs, blood pressures, etc., as necessary.


• Admit, transfer and discharge residents as necessary. * Report problem areas to the Director. Assist in developing and implementing corrective action.


• Keep the Director informed of the status of residents and other related matters through written/oral reports.


• Assist the Charge Nurse in monitoring seriously ill residents