Charge Nurse RN or LVN / All Shifts
Waco, Texas
RN/LVN
Posted Sep 4
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- Charge shifts · Precepting expected
- Setting
- Long Term Care
- Accepts
- RN/LVN
- Experience
- 2+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Inside the TX staff range
TX staff postings that state pay run $25/hr to $60/hr, the middle half $33/hr to $47/hr, across 900 postings.
About this role
Job Type: Full-Time
Benefits Offered
- Healthcare
- Dental
- Vision
- PTO
- 401K
Your Job Summary
Responsible for ensuring that care delivery is consistent with the missions and policies of the company and in accordance with accepted standards of practice, state and federal regulations and licensing requirements. Responsible for the overall operations, integration, coordination and direction of nursing care during assigned shift; includes mentoring and educating nursing personnel, working with physicians and other medical professionals.
Principal Responsibilities
- Ensures delivery of high-quality, positive clinical outcomes, and resident/family satisfaction during supervisory shift.
- Serves as a resource to all staff within the facility regarding the quality of services provided.
- Provide direct resident care when required; Demonstrates the ability to administer medications and treatment timely and according to facility policy; Demonstrates ability to receive, transcribe, and carry out physician orders, if allowed by Nurse Practice Act.
- Effectively manages nursing personnel on shift to limit use of overtime and agency personnel.
- Assesses the work performance of nursing staff as it relates to unit standards of care and goals.
- Conducts regular staff meetings on each shift and provides updates to DON.
Qualifications
- Graduate of LVN or RN program and licensed in the state of practice, required.
- Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility preferred.
- Current BLS/CPR certification (All SNFs; ALFs as required by state).
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Requirements
- Graduate of LVN or RN program and licensed in the state of practice, required.
- Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility preferred.
- Current BLS/CPR certification (All SNFs; ALFs as required by state).
Place
- City
- Waco, Texas
- Median rent
- $1,165/mo
- Local household income
- $54,365/yr
- Metro price level
- 7% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Waco area index 92.6, where 100 is the national average.
Nestled along the Brazos River in central Texas, Waco blends small-town warmth with a growing downtown scene anchored by Baylor University and Magnolia Market. Situated between Dallas and Austin, this mid-sized city offers nurses a community-minded pace with riverside trails and a relaxed, friendly lifestyle.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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