Job Description
Job Description
Position: Charge Nurse
Location: Avon, CT 06001
Schedule: 32 hour/week
Compensation & Schedule
Weeknights are charge nurse; weekends are supervisor/charge nurse
Position requires every other weekend and holiday.
- 32 hours per week (11am – 7pm, full time)
- $36.75 to $40.25/hour plus $5 when supervising
- $2.50 Shift Differential
- $1.50 Weekend Differential
- $6.25 – $9.37/hour extra when picking up extra shifts
Job Responsibilities
- Administer medication according to doctor orders/procedure
- Render and assist complete nursing care, treatments, dressings, and other physician orders
- Maintain current resident care plans on all residents
- Review patient records daily to assure accuracy
- Document comprehensive and complete nursing notes
- Maintain accurate awareness of residents on alert lists
- Initiate any and all emergency procedures as necessary
- Other duties as assigned as assigned by the Nurse Supervisor, DNS, ADNS and Administrator
- As a Unit Charge Nurse, you will supervise 2-3 CNAs on the 11-7 shift.
- As the Nurse Supervisor on your weekend* you will also oversee the house and taking a unit.
Qualifications/Required License
- Current Registered Nurse License in Connecticut
- 1 year of long term care experience strongly preferred
- Ability and willingness to supervise
- Ability to work as a team
- Authorized to work in the US
- Must go through background check process including fingerprinting
Benefits Offered*
- Health, Dental & Vision insurance (Health insurance for Employee is free after 36 months of employment)
- Health Reimbursement Account
- FREE Short Term Disability
- FREE Basic Life Insurance
- FREE Accident Death/Dismemberment Insurance
- Voluntary benefits including Life, Hospital, Accident, Critical Illness & Disability coverage through Colonial Life
- Direct Primary Care (DPC)/Tax Savings Program through HealthCare2U (including free Telehealth and Accident Benefit)
- 401k/401k Roth with company match
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 8 Paid Holidays
- Shift Differentials
- Weekend Differentials
- Uniform Allowance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employee AND immediate family