Assigns staff appropriately for resident care during the shift.
Replace/find non-scheduled staff when shortages occur.
Receive and communicate pertinent shift reports to an oncoming shift of what transpired in resident care and conditions.
Promote positive problem solving as situations arise with the shift personnel.
Completes assessments of residents as needed.
Prioritizes findings of assessments and initiates appropriate care treatments.
Notifies physicians of problems or concerns of residents.
Performs procedures and treatments ordered for residents within the Nurse Practice Act.
Administers ordered medications and is alert to difficulties, complications and/or side effects. Reports the findings appropriately.
Documents medication given, or if refused, why and responses to medication (PRN).
Completes rounds on the unit every two (2) hours and PRN to assess resident care.
Appropriately uses the following equipment: enteral feeding pumps, SVN equipment, pulse oximeter, glucose monitor systems, nurse call and alarms systems and suction equipment.
Documents problems or concerns of residents in Nurse's Notes.
Documents treatments and assessments of monitored conditions.
Documents behaviors and moods in clinical records.
Communicates with families of resident's treatment plans and status changes.
Acts as a liaison between families and physicians.
Completes death care for residents.
Monitors the physical environment of the department and notifies by appropriate means the departments responsible.
Completes occurrence reports and implements monitoring of resident conditions as necessary.
Disciplines shift personnel as necessary.
Adheres to the Policies and Procedures of the facility.
Communicates to supervisor any complaints, problems, occurrences, deterioration of resident status or personnel problems in a timely manner consistent with the problem.
Receives and places confidential information with courtesy, accuracy and respect at all times.
Ability to respond properly and follow Facilities Plan in an emergency situation and/or disaster.
Protects and ensures in actions, communications and in written form all Resident's Rights.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current Idaho professional LPN license.
Current CPR/BLS certification required
ACLS certification required within 2 months of hire.