Registered Nurse - Skilled Nursing Facility

Job Responsibility

• Conducts patient interview, explains policies and procedures to patient/ significant others, reviews patient’s chart and answers questions correctly and courteously;
• Affirms gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal and neurological health status;
• Determines mobility, sensory deficits, prostheses use, and skin condition and adjusts plan of care, as appropriate;
• Communicates and documents patient’s physiologic health status and plan of care;
• Affirms patient’s psychosocial health status;
• Elicits perception of medical/nursing care and the expectation of care;
• Determines coping mechanism, knowledge level, and ability to comprehend;
• Identifies cultural/ethnic requirements to reduce anxiety and ensure patient satisfaction;
• Communicates and documents psychological status and care plan of support groups, counseling services, and social services;
• Identifies patient outcome;
• Develops patient outcome statement(s) and establishes individualized patient goals;
• Identifies care activities and establishes the priorities necessary to achieve expected outcome;
• Collaborates with physicians and other health team members in coordinating and implementing procedures and treatments;
• Coordinates the cost-effective use of supplies, equipment and medication to achieve expected outcome;
• Documents the plan of care and collaborates with physicians and other health team members;
• Implements the plan of care;
• Maintains constant vigilance over patients care to ensure that safety precautions/needs are followed;
• Exercises professional skills related to the plan of care;
• Reassesses patients as needed and appropriately revises plan of care;
• Correctly administers prescribed treatments;
• Correctly uses equipment necessary for patient care;
• Provides emotional support to patient and significant other;
• Applies scientific principles in performing procedures;
• Carries them out safely, timely and efficiently;
• Makes accurate observations of patient’s conditions during treatments/procedures;
• Reports and records same as appropriate;
• Keeps accurate documentation of patient’s treatment, activity and condition, as well as patient’s responses to medical and nursing interventions;
• Uses appropriate methods of documentation according to departmental policy;
• Acts rapidly and effectively during any emergency situation, managing self, patients and other employees;
• Provides a calm, quiet, restful atmosphere;
• Communicates effectively with the patient’s family or caretakers;
• Participates in planning for discharge and coordinates referrals, as appropriate;
• Provides discharge instructions to patient and significant other;
• Evaluates care provided for patient outcome.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing;
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, preferred;
• Enrolled in an accredited BSN program within two (2) years and obtain a BSN Degree within five (5) years of job entry date;
• Current License to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State required, plus specialized certifications as needed.