RN Resident Care Coordinator (Nights 10p-6a) - Kendallville Job Kendallville Indiana USA,Nursing

Location: Kendallville

RN Resident Care Coordinator (Nights 10p-6a) Kendallville

Lutheran Life Villages is growing our Nursing Team and adding a RN Resident Care Coordinator to assist with developing, coordinating, monitoring, and collaborating all aspects of resident care and Nursing policies/procedures. This Registered Nurse will assist the DON to ensure residents receive needed care and provide direct care to residents as needed.

LLV Benefits:
Birthday PTO, up to 17 days PTO within first year, 14 holidays paid at double time, Competitive Wages, Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance within 30 days, Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, Unlimited Referral Bonuses, Employee Assistance Program, Education Assistance, and 403B Retirement Savings with Employer Match

Essential Job Functions

Coordinates, supervises and evaluates resident care

Functions as a member of the Nursing Management Team.

Attends meetings and participates in/on committees as assigned.

Receives report of residents with acute medical conditions, deteriorating status, infections, and other situations requiring close monitoring.

Assists with staffing assignments and floats staff for resident coverage as assigned.

Provides nursing consultation to assist in the care of specific residents; makes physician calls as necessary.

Conducts goal directed resident rounds:

Monitors general resident appearance, positioning, restorative measures.
Monitors adherence to safety and infection control policies and procedures.
Monitors effectiveness of nursing staff e.g. CNAs, QMAs, LPNs, RNs
Monitors environment of sanitary and safety standards.
Monitors delivery of resident care.

Conveys results of rounds to DON/ADON and to the nursing staff; provides guidance and direction while rounding – at the elbow education/assistance.

Assists other departments to organize admissions, room moves, transfers, and resident equipment needs as needed.

Assists with the admission process by greeting/orienting the resident/family, transcribing physician and/or medication orders, conducting admission assessments, assisting nursing staff as necessary for a smooth transition of care.

Assists with the discharge process as needed.

Communicates with nursing and other departments to ensure resident care needs are met effectively and timely.

Quality of Care Monitoring

Ensures residents care and documentation is in compliance with HIPAA, state, federal, and other rules and regulations.

Assesses resident care, status, significant changes, and behavior.

Makes frequent rounds, visiting residents at least twice a day to monitor resident condition and responses to treatment.

Assures that goals and approaches from resident care plan are conveyed to and implemented by the nursing staff.

Observes direct care administered by staff ensuring safe, effective care is given in a timely manner as well as completion of other assigned duties.

Audits documentation of medical records on a routine basis and reports findings to the DON and/or ADON.

Monitors nursing discipline assignments to ensure completed resident assignments, plus additional duties as indicated.

Observes staff adherence to resident rights policies.

Assists with improving quality measures such as fall prevention, nutrition, weight loss, pain, skin/pressure areas, wound care, readmissions, etc…

Participates in QAPI/PIPs as assigned; provides reports and data as required.

Completes requested audits and reports for QAPI in a timely manner.

Development

Participates in the development of efficient practices, processes, and systems within the Nursing Team.

Assists in the orientation of new staff.

Encourages and provides development opportunities for staff by coaching, mentoring, and identifying learning needs and educational opportunities for staff to grow personally and professionally and provide or arrange training accordingly.

Researches and identifies new nursing practices and standards of care; identifies and seeks out training opportunities to learn personally and professionally.

Knows and supports facility and nursing policies and procedures and understands and abides by the American Nursing Association Nursing Code of Ethics.

Maintains professional competence by keeping abreast of…