RN

Duties And Responsibilities

• Make rounds twice daily to check all residents.
• Assess the overall status of the residents and document in the medical record, as indicated.
• Maintain communication with residents, family members, other disciplines and health care professionals regarding the status of the resident.
• Lead and monitor licensed personnel and other professional and non-professional staff in the delivery of resident care.
• Schedule job assignments and duties.
• Supervise, evaluate and discipline the overall performance of the nursing staff.
• Assist with the presentation of in-service training programs for facility staff, as needed.
• Monitor the environment and care practices of personnel in order to ensure compliance with established fire, disaster, safety, Infection Control and Blood-borne Pathogen programs.
• Assist with developing and implementing written care plans for individual residents.
• Delegate duties to nursing staff.
• Evaluate or assist with the evaluations of the nursing staff.
• Report occupational exposure in accordance with established facility protocol.
• Make daily rounds in order to observe nursing staff as they perform assigned duties in accordance with established facility protocol.
• Be knowledgeable about and promote resident rights.
• Prevent abuse, neglect and exploitation in the elderly.
• Promote a safe, clean environment in which the residents may live.
• Check the Twenty Four Hour Report daily in order to be aware of changes in the residents' conditions and/or plan of treatment.
• Absent from M.D.S.+ and Total Care Plan meetings, as indicated.
• Perform lab work, as ordered.
• Track lab results.
• Assist on the floor, as needed.
• Write Weekly Progress Notes.
• Attend and participate in appropriate committee meetings.
• Review and document on Weekly Weights.

Requirements

• Must be a Registered Nurse (R.N.) currently licensed and in good standing with the Board of Nursing in the State in which the facility is located.
• Must be able to tolerate a high pace as typical for a nursing facility.
• Must be able to take and give instructions well and enjoy working with the elderly.
• Must be able to tolerate prolonged standing and walking.