RN Unit Manager/Treatment Nurse

Treatment Nurse

To provide nursing care to the residents as prescribed by the physician, and in accordance with established facility protocol, local, state, and federal regulations.

Requirements

• Follow established standards of nursing practice to implement facility policies and procedures related to treatment and medication administration
• Interpret existing policies and procedures to nursing assistants, residents, families, and physicians
• Supervise and evaluate all direct resident care provided and initiate appropriate action as necessary. Provide clinical supervision to CNAs
• Conduct resident rounds as assigned to access the skin conditions of each resident and report problems to charge nurse and take necessary follow-up
• Identify safety hazards and initiate corrective action
• Compile information for facility committees as instructed
• Administer treatments and medications according to the physician's order and accurately record treatment and medications administered
• Document resident care provided and resident's response or lack of response to treatment or medication provided
• Assess each resident's skin condition weekly, and as necessary, including stage, size, sites, depth, color, drainage and odor of each condition
• Obtain physicians' orders and any revisions for treatment or medications as necessary
• Perform other duties as directed by supervisor
• Perform all other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Director of Nursing, Administrator, or designee.

Requirements

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Hold/handle
• Lift
• Carry
• Reach at and below shoulder height
• Push/pull
• Grasp and handle pens, paperwork and small equipment
• Sit, stand and walk
• Twist, bend, stoop, kneel and squat
• Fine hand motor coordination
• Ability to read and write legibly
• Ability to comprehend and follow instructions

COGNITIVE AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:

Talking: Communicating with residents, families, physicians, visitors and staff

Hearing: Taking instructions from the Administrator, To respond to resident complaints and requests, To respond appropriately to disaster instructions and pages

Sight: For performing job effectively and correctly

Smell: For accurate detection and maintenance of facility odors

Touch: In order to detect changes in temperature

LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS:

Must be a Registered Nurse (R.N.) currently licensed and in good standing with the Board of Nursing in the State in which the facility is located.

SUMMARY OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE:

Tasks and procedures performed by the employee involve risks classified by C.D.C. as Category I. (Direct contact with blood or other bodily fluids to which universal precautions apply.)

Other Considerations and Requirements:

Must be able to tolerate a high pace as typical for a nursing facility. Must be able to take and give instructions well and enjoy working with the elderly. Although employee is able to sit, he/she must also be able to tolerate prolonged standing and walking.

FULL TIME BENEFITS

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

401K

Opportunities for Advancement