Staff Nurse, RN WEW 6a-6p

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
• Participates in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating resident care delivery
• Makes resident rounds to ensure care delivery meets quality standards
• Observes vital signs and hydration status
• Requests and arranges for diagnostic and therapeutic services
• Orders prescribed medications, requisitions supplies, equipment
• Records resident's responses to treatments/medications
• Documents the following: medications, treatments, prn's
• Reports any discrepancies noted concerning physician's orders, diet changes, charting errors, etc.
• Completes forms used throughout the residents chart accurately
• Interprets policies and procedures to personnel, residents, visitors and government agencies
• Assists in completion of the care plans (acute and long term)
• Participates in care conferences as deemed necessary
• Evaluates effectiveness of care interventions, identifies problems/trends and develops alternative interventions