Registered nurse - care - night

SUMMARY: Provide nursing care and oversight to the elderly by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and responsibilities include the following and other duties may be assigned.

Works with Physicians and other medical staff to assess the condition of the patient, devise an individual plan of care, and ensure it is implemented.

Keep records showing the residents condition, medication, and other treatments.

Help the resident understand the aging process and how it affects their health and lifestyles.

Assist residents in finding ways of adjusting to age related changes that will allow for lifestyle as comfortable and independent as the situation will permit.

Monitor the resident with the basic needs such as dressing, eating, and bathing and encourage residents to do things for themselves to retain feelings of independence and self-esteem.

Assist Care staff with needs they may have in caring for your residents. This includes but not limited to: Assists with serving meals/Assists with feeding meals/Assist with Medication Pass/Assist with

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Directly supervises 10-30 employees in our Traditions Senior Care Facility. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Serenity Villa Policies and within Nursing license scope of practice.

Training employees as needed

Rewarding and Disciplining employees

Resolving Problems

Quarterly Staff Meetings. Meetings can be Educational or Team Building

Monitoring Medication Pass of employees. Evaluating employees’ competencies on completing safe med passes. Educating employees on medication passes importance and safety.

Monitoring new employee performance and providing feedback for improvement in job duties.

Gives Visitor tours for potential admissions

Works with staff directly to develop a plan that is fair and works for all shifts for resident lists of DAY PM AND NOC DUTIES. This includes the get up list, bed time list and shower list.

Ensuring building is neat, tidy and safe

Updating Administrator with any maintenance needs

Communicate with Cook and Activity Director regarding any individual care needs

Gathering staff upcoming availability and assist HR with the scheduling process

On-Call Rotation: schedules will be completed quarterly. If hours are not filled, the Administrator will assign rotation. Managers will also be asked to fill weekday hours as needed.

Provide 3-week written notice when leaving a position.

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Quarterly Nursing Assessments on each resident or as scheduled per house

Quarterly Psychotropic Review

Annual ISP Review: Meeting with family to update at that time

Continual communication with family regarding each resident and Plan of Care, changes, med adjustments

Coordinate appointments for residents

Updating Primary Physician/ County Case Managers/ Family with any changes or concerns

Documenting all changes, concerns, and updates for each resident

Thin charts (as needed)/Break down charts

Ensure Medication Cart is clean, tidy and no expired meds monthly

Updating all MCO’s with any change in condition, falls, concerns, or supply needs.

Monitor staff charting is completed per policies. Speak directly with employees not charting accordingly.

Administer TB injections to staff and residents as needed

Check in Monthly medications and all new medications. Destruction of discontinued medications as needed.

Communicate with Podiatry and provide updated list for their quarterly visit

Attend Plan of Care meetings with County Funded residents

COMPETENCIES:

Problem Solving: Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner. Gathers and analyze information skillfully. Develops alternative solutions. Works well in group problem solving situations. Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

Technical Skills: Assesses own strengths and weaknesses. Pursues training and developmental opportunities. Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills. Share expertise with others.

Customer Service: Manages difficult or emotional customer situations. Responds promptly to customer needs. Solicits customer feedback to improve service. Responds to requests for service and assistance. Meets commitments.

Interpersonal Skills: Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming. Maintains confidentiality. Listen to others without interrupting. Keeps emotions under control. Remains open to ideas, and to try new things. Speaks to Residents, Families, and Team with respect and without hostility. Conversations with employees that are having issues, one on one or in a group setting. Documents conversations for employees’ files. Updates HR Director with these conversations and ongoing issues.

Oral Communication: Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations. Listens and get clarification: Responds well to questions: Participates in meetings

Written Communication: Writes clearly and informatively: Edits work for spelling and grammar: Presents numerical data effectively. Able to read and interpret written information.

Teamwork: Balances team and individual responsibility. Exhibits objectively and openness to others’ views. Gives and welcomes feedback. Contributes to building a POSITIVE team spirit. Puts the success of the team above their own interests. Able to build moral and commitments to goals and objectives. Supports everyone’s efforts to succeed.

Ethics: Treats people with respect. Keeps commitments. Inspires the trust of others: Works with integrity and ethically.

Judgement: Displays willingness to make decisions. Exhibit sound and accurate judgement. Supports and explains reasoning for decisions. Make timely decisions.

Motivation: Sets and achieves challenging goals: Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles.

Attendance and Punctuality: Is consistently to work on time, ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent, arrives at meetings and appointments on time. Will assist covering other buildings as needed with other nurses’ absence. Completes Paid Time Off Requests a week in advance.

Dependability: Follows instructions, responds to management directions; Takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; Commits to extended hours of work when necessary or resident needs oversight. Completes

Qualifications:

To perform successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and /or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may need to be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

Associates degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one-year related experience and or training; equivalent combination of education and experience

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze and interpret general MD orders, professional journals, technical procedures, and government regulations.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and manage a variety of variables in situations. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished on written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

Computer Skills

Ability to chart and navigate in Serenity Villa software. Ability to email.

Certificates/Licenses/Registrations

Licenses/Certifications must be always up to date.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing duties on this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk; sit; bend; lift; use hands. The employee is occasionally required to climb; balance; stoop; kneel; or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

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