Bilingual Registered Nurse (Night Shift)

Job Description

Job Description

Day to Day

Provide triage services to assess patient needs and evaluate symptoms. This includes answering patient inquiries, providing patient teaching, and determining the urgency and appropriate course of action.

Have extensive knowledge of medical documentation to be able to generate, decipher, and correct for proper documentation methods in accordance with state and federal guidelines.

Perform nursing duties and tasks relevant to this position in compliance with all regulatory authorities and program protocols including, but not limited to, active and ongoing nursing assessments, charting, scheduling appointments, routine observations, isolation observations, wellness checks, immunizations, medication administration, and time internal reports, when needed.

Ensure patient safety by assessing and monitoring health conditions, assist with procedures and operate medical equipment, administer vaccines, medications and treatments ordered by healthcare provider, monitor for side effects and reactions, and provide teaching to patients and staff.

Arrange and coordinate appropriate health services, including urgent, emergent, and preventative health services for children in care.

Conduct health assessments based on established protocols and accurately document medical findings, including validating systems of record for required facility documentation and reporting to meet agency, federal, and state guidelines within required timeframes. Supervise, direct, and delegate when appropriate to execute medical services reflected in healthcare plans and treatment orders, including medication administration, to ensure that all treatment orders directed by the prescribing healthcare professional are carried out as ordered and monitor the patient for improvement.

Gather, collect, and clarify patients’ current condition and past medical history.

Communicate with pharmacies on ordering prescription medications, check medication deliveries for accuracy and compliance with orders and remediate any discrepancies. 11. Maintain adequate over the counter medication supplies for each service population facility and arrange proper disposal of unused and expired medications.

Maintain documentation of controlled drugs that may be available to include up to the date reconciliation of all scheduled drugs used in the facility through the facility’s protocols and procedures.

Requirements:

Required – Registered nurse license

Required - Bilingual in English and Spanish

Mo-Th 8pm-8am/4pm
Tu-Fr 8pm-8am/4pm
Fr-Mo 8pm-8am/4pm