RNs and LPNs  Reports to:

Supervisor  Position:  - Responsible for day-to-day resident and nursing care on the unit.   - Must be a role model of customer service principles.  - Consistently monitors and implements quality improvement efforts.  - Ensures that the unit functions according to accepted facility quality standards.  - Assumes responsibilities of the Charge Nurse in his/her absence.  Qualifications:  - Possess a valid and current RN or LPN/LVN state license.  - Gerontological nursing experience preferred.   - Possesses verbal and written communication skills.  - Ability to supervise nursing staff.  - Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend and squat for prolonged periods.  - Ability to push and pull objects and lift and carry up to 20 pounds unassisted on a frequent basis (occasionally up to 50lbs, unassisted).  - Full use of gross and fine motor of the upper and lower extremities (I.e., treatments, dressing changes, medications, administration, writing notations, operating bed wheel locks, etc.).   - Ability to read thermometers, charts and testing equipment.  Responsibilities:  - Participates in the day-to-day resident care activities.  - Provides for the delivery of professional nursing care in accordance with state licensure laws (I.e. resident conditions, treatments, tracheotomy care, tube feedings, IVs, etc.).   - Ensures compliance with federal, state, and facility guidelines that govern the nursing center.  - Ensures that the resident care policies and procedures are followed by nursing service personnel in compliance with each facility Quality Standards.  - Continually observes and assesses residents on the assigned unit and makes appropriate nursing decisions.  - Completes and/or assures completion of required forms (I.e., nursing assessment, medication administration record, treatment records, pressure ulcer and wound/skin condition evaluation reports, Medicare documentation, physicians’ orders, acuity trends, etc.).  - Identifies resident care problems and concerns, contributes to short term goal-setting and nursing approaches on the care plan.

Informs and includes residents in their plan of care (I.e., medications, treatments, etc.).  - Ensures that nursing care approaches are communicated to and implemented by nursing unit staff. Communicates with nursing staff throughout the shift.  - Recognizes resident/health care facility situations, problem-solves, and communicates to the appropriate individual(s).  - Ensures that medications and controlled substances are administered and documented in accordance with state regulations and facility policies and procedures.  - Communicates significant changes in residents’ condition to physicians and, if appropriate, to family.  - Ensures effective documentation of residents’ status, including the resident record, shift-to-shift report, accident/incident report, alert charting, etc. Or any other charting mechanism utilized by the health care facility.  - All other duties reasonably assigned.  Safety:

- Investigates incident and completed Incident/Accident reports in accordance with facility standards, policies, and procedures.  - Demonstrates knowledge of emergency policies and procedures.  - Performs all duties in a safe and efficient manner.  - Follows established guidelines when using physical restraints/protective devices and equipment.  - Demonstrates awareness of potential hazards and reports unsafe conditions to appropriate staff to maintain a safe environment for residents, families, and staff and other visitors.  - Uses and disposes of needles and other sharps in accordance with CDC, OSHA, and facility guidelines, policies, and procedures.   Infection Control:  - Demonstrates knowledge of infection and exposure control in all resident care to prevent the spread of disease and infection.  - Adheres to strict facility infection control guidelines for handwashing and universal precautions, and bloodborne pathogens as evidenced by appropriate use of personal protective equipment.  - Reports any and all exposures in accordance with OSHA and facility guidelines, policies and procedures.    Powered by JazzHR