Admission Nurse

Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

The Admissions Nurse is responsible for the clinical and operational oversight of the nursing admission process, with primary emphasis on coordinating new admissions and supervising nursing staff involved in the resident’s transition into the facility. This position directs admission-related resident-care activities, coordinates staffing and assignments, monitors employee performance, ensures regulatory and policy compliance, and promotes consistent, resident-centered care.

The position serves as the clinical lead for new admissions by reviewing referral information, preparing the unit, completing or coordinating admission assessments and documentation, verifying orders and medications, communicating with residents and families, and ensuring a safe transition into the facility. The Admissions Nurse also performs charge-nurse and floor-nurse functions when necessary to meet resident and operational needs.

The Admissions Nurse is delegated the administrative and clinical authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary to carry out the duties of the position within the individual’s license, scope of practice, facility policy, and applicable federal, state, and local requirements. Responsibilities outside the LPN scope of practice must be completed or directed by an RN.

• Direct and supervise the day-to-day work of licensed nurses, certified nursing assistants, nurse aide trainees, and other assigned nursing personnel.
• Develop daily assignments, adjust staffing based on resident acuity and unit needs, and promptly address call-offs, tardiness, missed assignments, and coverage concerns.
• Conduct regular rounds throughout the unit to verify that staff are completing assignments, responding to call lights, following care plans, and providing care consistent with nursing standards and resident preferences.
• Provide clear shift expectations, receive and give nursing report, communicate changes in resident condition, and ensure effective handoff between shifts.
• Coach, counsel, and guide employees; document performance concerns; participate in disciplinary action; and make recommendations regarding retention, transfer, promotion, or separation in accordance with facility policy.
• Complete or assist with timely performance evaluations, competency reviews, and annual competency testing for assigned staff.
• Orient, train, and mentor new nurses and nursing assistants; verify that employees understand their duties, unit procedures, documentation requirements, resident rights, infection-control practices, and emergency procedures.
• Hold staff accountable for professional conduct, attendance, dress code, confidentiality, customer service, and compliance with facility policies and job descriptions.
• Promote a calm, respectful, compassionate, and teamwork-focused unit environment. Address staff, resident, and family concerns promptly and elevate significant matters to nursing leadership.
• Collaborate with the Director of Nursing, Assistant Director of Nursing, Staffing Coordinator, physicians, rehabilitation, dietary, social services, activities, MDS, pharmacy, and other departments to coordinate resident care.

• Review available referral, hospital, clinical, medication, therapy, and transfer information before admission; identify missing, conflicting, or high-risk information and promptly communicate concerns to the appropriate leader or provider.
• Confirm that the assigned room, equipment, supplies, medications, oxygen, special precautions, dietary needs, and staffing resources are ready before the resident arrives.
• Notify nursing and interdisciplinary staff of the resident’s expected arrival time, room assignment, diagnosis, level of care, precautions, special equipment, and immediate care needs.
• Greet and receive new residents and families, provide a professional introduction to the unit, explain the admission process, orient them to the room and facility routines, and address immediate questions or concerns.
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