Delegating Nurse

Copper Ridge Nursing & Assisted Living Center is recruiting for a full-time registered nurse who agrees to serve as the Delegating Nurse . The Delegating Nurse is responsible for the delegating medication administration and supervision of medication administration to residents in assisted living settings in compliance with COMAR 10.27.11.

Responsibilities:

• Perform an initial and 45-day assessment during the site visit to the home. The follow-up site visit must occur at a minimum of every forty-five (45) days
• Assess the clinical status of the resident every 45 days.
• Assess the competency of the medication assistant administering medication at the same time as the 45-day site visit.
• Assess the task to be delegated included complexity.
• Assess the environment in which the task is to be performed.
• Determine the instruction and frequency of supervision required to monitor the caregiver.

A registered nurse may NOT present him/herself to an assisted living facility by limiting their activities to "Medication Review" and only examining the medication record.

The Registered Nurse/Delegating Nurse may only delegate medication administration to an individual who has completed a Board approved Medication Administration Training Program for Assisted Living and who is certified with the Maryland Board of Nursing as a Medication Technician.

Job type: full-time non-exempt position

Benefits: 401k, health, life, vision, and dental insurance, PTO (paid time off), overtime pay, premium holiday pay, disability insurance, and stability in the strong leadership/management team who strives & achieves customer service excellence with dedicated staff qualifications.

Per the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines, COVID-19 vaccines, or an approved exemption, are mandatory and are a requirement to work in our community.

Copper Ridge is an equal opportunity employer and promotes a drug-free workplace.