Registered Nurse; RN Job Santa Barbara area,California USA,Nursing

Position: Registered Nurse (RN)

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POSITION SUMMARY

The Supervisor is an RN who is responsible for the overall supervision of nursing care in the facility during their shift. Responsible and accountable for the provision of direct, age specific, resident care to those assigned to his/her care for each established shift. The RN provides resident care according to the nursing processes of the facility and is responsible for the coordination of the team approach to meet each resident’s individual needs.

The RN provides clinical leadership for the other nursing staff as assigned and performs related duties as required. The RN supervises the LVN’s, C.N.A.’s, and other ancillary nursing personnel involved in the delivery of resident care.

POSITION RELATIONSHIP

Collaborates with all levels of unit nursing personnel and administrative and financial staff, physicians, consultants to the facility.

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

Licensure/Certification:

Current, valid, Registered Nurse licensure to practice in the State of California
Current BCLS certification

Experience:

Requires at least six months prior RN experience in the past two years in a general acute care hospital setting, or acquired equivalent competency appropriate to the type of sub-acute residents that the facility provides care to.

Language

Skills:

Must be able to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical information, and to be easily understood through verbal communication in the English language.

Mathematical

Skills:

Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement, and volume.
Ability to perform upper level mathematical operations.

SPECIFIC POSITION DUTIES

Check daily staffing and assure staffing needs are addressed—updating schedule for call‑off and/or additions as needed. Assures daily staffing record is correct with census and staff numbers within 1 hour of start of shift.

Supervises and administers direct nursing care when more than routine care is indicated. Evaluates all residents with COC to assure residents’ needs are being met. Provide support/ education to staff, residents and families.

Makes rounds twice each shift to assure proper care and a safe, clean resident environment throughout the facility.

Meets with all new admissions to assure core needs are being met.

Assures accuracy and completeness of medical records. Reviews resident record for all new admissions to assure complete per facility policies and procedures. Review all event reports for completion.

Assists with admissions, resident care plans and resident assessments and responsible for all IV needs of residents. Assists with Pharmacy and Dietary recommendations. To assure F/U with 72 hrs. Assures meal trays are delivered in timely manner.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES

Performs assigned resident care duties in a manner that provides for the physical, psycho‑social, and spiritual needs of the chronically ill and technologically dependent resident, incorporating cultural and ethnic factors.

Completes initial and ongoing assessments in a timely manner, incorporating functional/development age factors into the assessment process.

Correctly differentiates between normal and abnormal clinical findings and intervenes in accordance with clinical standards of practice and per physician orders.

Works collaboratively with the resident/family and interdisciplinary team members to develop an individualized plan of care for each resident.

Demonstrates sound clinical judgment in the implementation, and evaluation of the nursing aspects of interdisciplinary resident care plan of care.

Proficiently and accurately evaluates, assists with treatments, and reports resident condition changes to the attending physician, family, interdisciplinary team members and nursing personnel.

Directs and coordinates the care of each resident to meet their overall individualized needs.

Administers medications in a proficient manner, including IV therapy and pain management. Is able to accurately calculate dosage and solutions appropriate to resident’s age, as needed, including IV…


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