RN - Community Homes

Job Details:

Job Location:

THIBODAUX, LA 70301, Position Type:
Full Time,

Job Shift: Any,

Job Title:

Registered Nurse (RN)

Department:
Residential Services

Reports to:

Director of Residential Services

Prepared Date:
April 4, 2012

Revised Date:
May 6, 2021

The Registered Nurse will provide diagnostic, palliative, preventative or rehabilitative/habilitative services to the developmentally disabled and elderly population 6 Residential Homes in the agency. The RN’s role will include but are not limited to: the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the Program Particpants’ status, plan of care, and goal achievement. The Registered Nurse will try to compromise when scheduling with the client to create a “win-win” situation.

The Registered Nurse understands that by accepting an assignment, the nurse is aware of the potential exposure to internal and external hazardous materials including but not limited to: blood and blood borne pathogens, infectious/communicable diseases, noise, excessive physical injury from clients, airborne dusts, fumes, and gases.

Other duties may be assigned.

• Provides quality care to patients in 6 Residential Homes according to policies and procedures.
• Understands and performs Nursing care as established in the Plan of Care.
• Maintains recipient’s medical records according to policy and procedures.
• Coordinates and monitors all program participants medical care and services.
• PRN visits for changes and complications, which may include visits outside of the typical office schedule, including weekends, holidays and nights.
• Providing ongoing patient assessment and evaluation of physical, psycho-social and spiritual needs.
• Monitor Program Participant progress and identifies any changes in status, acting on those changes to insure client comfort and safety.
• Assist physicians and all healthcare professionals care for client, always giving a complete and thorough report on client status at end of assignment.
• Perform routine nursing care to assigned Program Participant while utilizing age specific and universal precaution practices at all times.
• Preform injections to Five (5) Residents in three different homes
• Conduct Nursing physical assessments to two group homes per month
• Review Mar/Medication review for 6 Residential Homes each month
• Complete Nurses’ Notes for each community home per month.
• Reviewing Illness/Injury Forms Signing and documenting on Nurse’s Notes
• Performing Physical Assessment after Hospitalization and ER Visit with Documentation on Nurses Notes.
• Review MAR received from the Pharmacy and distribute to each Residential Home
• Comparing Physician’s revisions of orders, Correcting and Having MD Sign for two Homes per month
• Coordinate Routine and Ordered Lab and X-ray, Obtain and evaluate reports, notify MD for Abnormal Reports and Distribute reports to appropriate home.
• Review MD Visits and assure Orders are followed by Staff including medication, Lab XRay, and follow up appointments.
• Practice teaching/training for clients and families.
• Follow policy when disposing of biohazardous materials, labeling and handling of all materials.
• Actively demonstrate a working knowledge of nursing theory, techniques, principles, and practice in order to care for the client.
• Communicate with all staff, client, and families with excellent written and verbal skills.
• Consistently seek educational tools in order to broaden knowledge base of various age groups, diseases, and best practices.
• Training of Direct Support Professionals on health maintenance procedures (ex. Catheterizations, Gastrostomy tubes, Trachea care, Medication Administration)
• Establish and maintain relationships with delegating physicians.
• Ensure that all medical tasks…