Registered Nurse; RN

Job Details:

Job Location:

Essexville, MI 48732, Position Type:
Full Time, Education Level: 2 Year Degree, Salary Range: $45.64 Hourly, Job Category:
Nurse,

JOB TITLE:

REGISTERED NURSE - STARTING WAGE INCLUDES HAZARD AND WEEKEND PAY

REPORTS TO:

DIRECTOR OF NURSING

JOB SUMMARY:

A licensed Registered Nurse is responsible for direction of resident care. Renders professional judgements on resident status and will initiate change, oversee supportive personnel in task completion, assure proper resident documentation and complete the more difficult/responsible Nursing tasks. Supervision is received from the Director of Nursing and Assistant Director of Nursing.

• Determines resident status, receiving information/activity in progress from prior shift.
• Initiate shift ending processes and will coordinate activity with personnel of shift following.
• Will oversee supportive task completion of L.P.N.s and C.N.A.s adjusting processes and sequence in recognition critical vs. care as needed status.
• Sets up and passes medications safely, assigns such tasks to authorized personnel, charts and continually verifies accuracy of the medication process.
• Continually evaluates resident status and maintains progress notes, summarizing on a periodic basis. Will initiate corrective action in emergency cases and will seek clarification/adjustment of treatment practice as needed.
• Instructs supportive staff in task completion, provides on the job training and will monitor task performance. May retrain or recommend disciplinary action as circumstances warrant.
• Regularly participates in resident care conferences receiving new admission information, participating in evaluation and establishing future goals of resident care. Assesses the resident’s condition and nursing needs, prescribes appropriate nursing activity, communicates to physicians and updates plan of care. Participates in updating information for minimum data sets.
• Performs more difficult nursing tasks in providing direct care. Will regularly use intravenous equipment, catheters, irrigation equipment, dressings, braces, suturing supplies, suction machines, syringes, oxygen, and equipment used to establish vital signs. May refer to procedures manual as needed. Demonstrates competency in technical and manual skills according to scope of practice.
• Teaches and prepares family members and residents regarding continuing care, counsels the bereaved and seeks to maintain favorable relationships between the Facility and family. Functions as a resident advocate by protecting the resident rights. Involves resident and family in planning for care, treatment, teaching, and discharge plans.
• Assures proper service level of the unit, making certain call lights are promptly answered, equipment is stored, spills are cleaned up and equipment is in proper working order. Arranges corrective action as needed and assures safety practice is followed.
• Coordinates service activity of unit with other units of the Facility, therapy both Diversional and Physical, maintenance, domestic service and administration.
• Continuously encourages residents in self assistance i.e. participation in social activity, therapy programs and so forth to alleviate tension and improve general well being.
• Attends special interest/discipline meetings, exchanging information.
• Processes special service needs, x-ray and related results, specialized medical care, funeral director contacts and discharge summary completion.
• Seeks to maximize comfort/well being of residents on a continuing basis.
• Functions as a leader for the C.N.A.s and L.P.N.s by delegating in a manner that contributes to the excellence of the nursing unit to which R.N. is assigned.
• Participates in orientation of new personnel and…