The Staff Nurse (RN) is responsible for coordinating care delivery interventions for approximately 25 residents in assigned area in accordance with current professional practice standards, physician's orders, community policies and procedures, and local, state and federal regulations.
Requirements
- Assesses residents and manages their treatments
- Distributes and administers prescribed medications and treatments, when required
- Participates in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating resident care delivery
- Assists in completing the initial and ongoing nursing assessments needed to plan care and interventions
- Makes resident rounds to ensure care delivery meets quality standards and restorative protocols
- Observes vital signs and hydration status to detect deviations from normal limits
- Requests and arranges for diagnostic and therapeutic services as ordered by resident's physician
- Orders prescribed medications, requisitions supplies, equipment from appropriate resources, when requested
- Records resident's responses to treatments/medications, response or lack of progress toward care plan or restorative goal
- Assists in documenting and observing changes in condition and unusual incidents and reports findings to supervisor, physician and responsible party, as required
- Oversees the proper execution of various medical procedures
- Ensures dietary recommended feeding allowances are maintained and monitors the weights of residents
- Administers proper assessment skills and techniques as appropriate
- Administers proper positioning techniques including transfer techniques and ROM exercises
- Administers emergency procedures, as necessary
- Coordinates and evaluates the supportive interventions provided by nursing to other departments or services
- Coordinates and evaluates the efforts of other departments/services in providing education and support to family members
- Assists physicians, when necessary, during rounds and examinations
- Participates in the assessment, planning and implementation of nursing staff in providing resident care
- Participates in planning and implementing the coordination and involvement of nursing staff with other departments/services
- Maintains confidentiality of necessary information
- Handles unusual occurrences calmly and logically to maintain continuity of business and duties
- Follows all appropriate safety and security guidelines, procedures and protocol for residents
- Maintains appropriate, effective communication with residents, and with residents' family or other significant relationships
