Registered Nurse

Job Requirements

This position provides nursing services for residents to assure the highest degree of quality resident care is maintained at all times within a safe environment. The nurse assists with activities of daily living, offers emotional and social support, attends to residents’ overall physical comfort and wellbeing, and provides communication between medical providers, family members, and facility team for coordination of care.

• Assess the condition of residents; monitor for changes and respond with appropriate action.
• Communicate resident needs or condition changes to physician, family, and other staff.
• Review resident care plans and complete documentation.
• Coordinate with other staff and participate in care plan staffing, individual or group sessions, family interactions, education of residents and families regarding ongoing treatment programs and discharge planning.
• Perform various treatments including dressing changes, catheter care and/or insertion, etc.
• Review and administer medications.
• Document nursing assessment interventions, individuals’ responses, effectiveness of treatments, complications, etc.
• Communicate with physician and family as needed.
• Report significant change in resident condition to RN Supervisor and/or physician as appropriate.
• Receive and implement physician’s orders.
• Compile information requested for physician reviews.
• Prioritize, organize and direct care of residents/participants through assigned individuals and duties.
• Review the work of others.
• Provide direct patient care including repositioning, hygiene, assessing skin needs, etc.
• Receive information from prior shift and report to following shift.
• Verify narcotics counts at shift beginning and ending.
• Request medications from pharmacy; enter new medication orders; transcribe orders; fax orders to pharmacy; pull medication to return.
• Assist with training and orientation of new Household Assistants.
• Provide backup assistance to other department personnel as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Previous experience working with the elderly or disabled population groups preferred.
• Previous experience or training in behavior management or rehabilitative principles.
• Previous experience in a lead role.
• Must possess or obtain CPR/First Aid certification upon hire.