CMT - Memory Care Center

Essential Functions

• Provide quality nursing care to residents in an environment that promotes resident rights, dignity, individuality and freedom of choice.
• Administer and document all medications by oral, inhalation or tropical route that may be ordered by a doctor.
• Conduct resident rounds daily, daily staff huddles and be able to report problems to charge nurse and/or Director of Nursing.
• Label all OTC or other medications not marked by the pharmacy that may be used by resident’s
• Maintain confidentiality of all pertinent resident information.
• Ensure resident concerns and/or grievances are reported immediately to the charge nurse.
• Be able to recognize a change of condition and report on resident’s condition to the charge nurse.
• Reorder medications from pharmacist and return all unused medications per facility policies and procedures as well as federal, state, and local laws, regulations and guidelines.
• Obtain vital signs as ordered/needed and record appropriately per facilities policies and procedures.
• Document all medication errors and report to the charge nurse and/or Director of Nursing.
• Absorb and assist in job duties as needed to meet resident’s needs.
• Report all incidents/accidents promptly and complete the required paperwork.
• Promote positive/open communication between team members, resident’s visitors and other departments.
• Ensure that safety regulations and precautions are followed at all times.
• Perform any task as delegated within their scope of practice.
• Maintains a professional image at all times.
• Utilizes problem solving skills to obtain appropriate resolutions.
• Through appropriate communication shows support for other team members and facility.

Department Specific

• Remove any medications not being used by the resident or add new medications being used that are ordered by doctor per facility policies and procedures.
• Ensure resident concerns and/or grievances are reported immediately to the charge nurse.
• Be able to recognize a change of condition and report on resident’s condition to the charge nurse.
• Reorder medications from pharmacist and return all unused medications per facility policies and procedures as well as federal, state, and local laws, regulations and guidelines.
• Obtain vital signs as ordered/needed and record appropriately per facilities policies and procedures.
• Document all medication errors and report to the charge nurse and/or Director of Nursing.
• Absorb and assist in job duties as needed to meet resident’s needs.
• Report all incidents/accidents promptly and complete the required paperwork.
• Promote positive/open communication between team members, resident’s visitors and other departments.
• Ensure that safety regulations and precautions are followed at all times.
• Perform any task as delegated within their scope of practice.
• Maintains a professional image at all times.
• Utilizes problem solving skills to obtain appropriate resolutions.
• Through appropriate communication shows support for other team members and facility.

Personnel Management

• Create and maintain a good working rapport with inter-department personnel as well as with other departments within the facility to meet the needs of the Residents.
• Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis as well as a calm environment throughout the department.
• Participate and assist in departmental studies and projects as assigned or that may become necessary.
• Absorb and assist in job duties as needed to meet resident’s needs.

Other

• Conforms to expected ethical and legal standards including matters related to Resident abuse and neglect, by personally complying with laws, regulations and facility’s policies and procedures.