Desk Nurse

About the role

Assist the Director of Nursing Services in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the day to day functions of the nursing service department, in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the long term care facility.

Responsibilities

• Participate in developing, maintaining, and updating our written policies and procedures that govern the day to day functions of the nursing service department.
• Facilitates the resolution of issues and concerns associated with resident / patient care including family issues.
• Ensure that reference material (i.e., PDR’S, regulations, professional standards of practice, etc.) maintained at the nurses’ stations is current.
• Recommend to the Director written material that will assist the nursing service department in meeting the day to day needs of residents.
• Ensure that the Nursing Service Procedures Manual is current at all times and reflects the day to day nursing care procedures used by this facility.
• Participate in the development, maintenance, and implementation of the facility’s quality assurance program for the nursing service department.
• Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc., as necessary.
• Makes nursing diagnoses that serve as the basis for the delivery of care.
• Makes daily rounds of the nursing service department to ensure that all nursing service personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards. Report findings to the Director.
• Develops a plan of care and implements nursing care based on assessment.
• Inform the Director when physician visits are not made in a timely manner.
• Review nurses’ notes to ensure that they are informative and descriptive of the nursing care being provided, that they reflect the resident’s response to the care, and that such care is provided in accordance with the resident’s wishes.
• Authorize the use of restraints when necessary and in accordance with our established policies and procedures.
• Provides health education to patients and their families.
• May assist the In service Director/Educator in developing annual facility in service training programs (e.g., OSHA, TB, HIPAA, Abuse Prevention, Safety, Infection Control, etc.).
• Participate in the development of written preliminary and comprehensive assessments of the nursing needs of each resident.
• Aid the Resident Assessment/Care Plan Coordinator in planning, scheduling, and revising the MDS, including the implementation of RAPs and Triggers.
• Develop and maintain a good rapport with all services involved with the care plan to ensure that a team effort is achieved in developing the resident’s comprehensive care plan.
• Participates in quality assurance activities.
• Adheres to scope of practice limitations based on qualifications.
• Completes required forms and documents in accordance with company policy and state and/or federal regulations.
• Will perform general nursing duties in cases of emergency or staffing shortages.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Participate in the preparation of and planning of the nursing service department’s budget and submit to the Director for his/her review, recommendations, and/or approval.

Qualifications

• Minimum requirements to perform this position include graduation from an Accredited School of Nursing with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Must be in good standing with the State Board of Nursing and maintain all required continuing education/licensing requirements.
• 1 3 years of supervisory experience preferred.