Community Name:
SEM Haven
The Charge Nurse works cooperatively and respectfully with elders, coworkers, families, visitors and volunteers to create a positive and pleasant environment in the home. He or she delivers nursing care to elders according to facility policies and procedures, quality improvement guidelines and local, state and federal regulations. The Charge Nurse actively promotes the elder's opportunities for engaging in normal life pursuits and improving and/or maintaining functioning levels. The Charge Nurse is a participant in elder-centered care and team based management and is involved in daily life activities in his or her assigned household(s).
The above paragraph is a technical description of your job that outlines some of the functions that make your position necessary. The focus of SEM Haven is to be a elder-centered organization based on elder choice. SEM Haven is a family, which includes elders and staff, as well as elder families and staff familie...