Registered Nurse

Community Name

Brighton Gardens of Edison

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing direct guest/resident care and supervising and overseeing care provided by licensed and non‑licensed team members in the skilled nursing center. The RN leads and demonstrates Sunrise Senior Living’s mission to champion the quality of life for all seniors in accordance with federal, state, and local standards and company policies to promote the highest degree of quality care and services to our guests/residents.

• Assists with the development and leadership of the Designated Nursing Assistants (DNA)/Certified Nursing Assistants (C.N.A) following the Resident Centered Care model.
• Assists with case management of both Medicare and non‑Medicare guests/residents as needed.
• Participates in Care Planning meetings.
• Assists with providing clinical care including urinary cauterization, tube feedings, applying/changing dressings, Accu‑checks, medication management/administration, admission, transfer and discharge of guests/residents.
• Ensures interdisciplinary notes reflect the care provided through daily random audits.
• Completes timely and accurate documentation of guests/residents charts.
• Completes Incident Reports and reports to Director of Nursing Services (DNS).
• Reviews, updates, and documents communication regarding residents to learn and share pertinent resident and community information.
• Conducts effective visits/rounds at least twice a day; conducts visits/rounds with physicians as necessary as assigned by DNS.
• Researches and documents all incidents of abuse, neglect and misappropriation of funds as assigned by DNS or Executive Director, Skilled Nursing Administrator.
• Participates actively in Clinical IDT Meetings and Daily Prospective Payment System (PPS) meetings to obtain information on admissions and discharges for the day/week.
• Assists in monitoring medication records and administration.
• Assists in receiving lab, x‑ray and other test results and communicates appropriately.

• Strives for excellent quality care and service delivery as measured in the 5 Star and Quality Measures process.
• Demonstrates knowledge of key quality improvement areas including Skilled nursing transformation and Resident Centered Care Model, Sunrise and Federal Quality Indicator.
• Demonstrates knowledge of key regulations: all Federal, State/Provincial and Local resident care nursing regulations, Resident Rights, Resident Assessment Instrument process.
• Participates actively in Federal, State/Province, Local surveys.

• Maintains knowledge of Restorative Practices of the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) process.
• Leads and follows the documentation guidelines of the Restorative process.
• Monitors the documentation for the Restorative program.
• Monitors for resident decline/improvement in condition.
• Refers resident/guests to restorative nursing as indicated.

• Demonstrates Sunrise practices and guidelines for care and services surrounding guest/resident's skin, nutrition, behavior, falls, bowel/bladder.
• Assists in implementation, training and monitoring of documentation related to clinical systems weekly.
• Consults with physician as appropriate.
• Ensures guest/resident changes, concerns and/or solutions to Director of Nursing Services as appropriate.

• Understands and follows infection control practices.
• Provides training as needed to support infection control practices.
• Understands and practices the proper method of attending to and disposing of blood‑borne pathogens, bodily fluids, infectious waste, sharp sticks and hazardous materials in compliance with universal care precautions.
• Reports occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, sharp sticks and hazardous chemicals immediately.
• Ensures oxygen tanks are stored safely, exchanges guest/residents tanks when empty, and monitors to keep liters of oxygen at prescribed levels.

• Transcribes physician orders eMAR (Medication Administration Record / Treatment Administration Record) accurately and promptly to include initials, date and time noted and…