Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)|Mck Nursing Home

What you will do

Provides resident care by reviewing physician prescriptions; communicating the nursing care plan and all pertinent information to other members of the health care team; coordinating with other healthcare providers; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to residents, families, and friends; conferring with physicians.

Develops nursing care plans

• Obtains medical histories;
• Examines residents;
• Documents residents physical condition, psychological status, and influencing social factors;
• Confers with family and friends;
• Develops a nursing diagnosis;
• Establishes nursing care objectives;
• Defines nursing interventions, schedules, and timetables.

Teaches healthcare requirements

• Establishes resident care goals;
• Instructs resident, family, and friends to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills;
• Answers questions;
• Provides information and resources.

Evaluates resident's care

• Adheres to therapeutic standards;
• Maintains health outcomes against resident care standards;
• Reviews resident's records;
• Note changing conditions and needs;
• Re-evaluates care objectives;
• Modifies nursing care plan.

Maintains safe, secure, and healthy resident care environment

• Adheres to infection-control policies and protocols;
• Adheres to medication administration and storage procedures;
• Adheres to controlled substance regulations;
• Adheres to organization standards and policies;
• Adheres to legal regulations;
• Alerts others regarding potential concerns.

Maintains resident care equipment

• Follows operating instructions and established procedures;
• Troubleshoots breakdowns;
• Maintains supplies;
• Performs preventive maintenance;
• Calls for repairs.

Maintains resident care supplies

• Checks stock;
• Anticipates needs;
• Placing and expediting orders;
• Verifying receipt;
• Stocking items.

Coordinates admissions, discharges and transfers

• To and from the facility.

Directs, plans and coordinates workflow

• Of nursing assistants and other nursing personal.

Maintains competence

• In nursing capabilities outlined by leadership.

Essential Qualifications

• The individual must be able to work the hours specified.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience

• 1-3 years Experience working in a clinical or long term care environment