ADON-RN

Responsibilities

• Maintains appropriate nursing service obligations, goals, and standards of nursing practices consistent with licensure requirements and the Nurse Practice Act.
• Oversees, directs, and coordinates nursing staff to provide proper resident care consistent with standard nursing practices.
• Participates in screening prospective residents as well as ongoing assessment of resident needs.
• Assures staff adherence to appropriate infection control procedures, quality assurance programs and OSHA procedures are followed.
• Conducts employee conferences, counseling, and evaluations.
• Participates in the hiring of new nursing employees and the orientation process to the facility and the residents.
• Affords assistance in the ongoing in-service education of nursing staff.
• Responsible for maintaining adequate staffing.
• Responsible for adhering to the nursing budget.
• Assumes responsibility/authority for decision regarding all aspects of nursing care, consulting with the Director of Nursing, Administrator, and other resources.
• Assures provision of appropriate medications, treatments, and nursing services according to care plans and physician’s instructions.
• Makes sure inventories of drugs and supplies are monitored/controlled.
• Notifies the Director of Nursing, physician and family or responsible party in the event of a significant change in the resident’s condition.
• Formulates plan of care based on a resident assessment and completes resident care attendant assignments based on needs of the resident.
• Attends all department head meetings, staff meetings and serves on appropriate committees as deemed necessary by the Director of Nursing or Administrator.

Requirements

Current and unencumbered Oklahoma Registered Nurse (RN) License. Must have a current BLS CPR card.

Qualifications

One (1) or more years of experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility or Long Term Care environment preferred.