JOB SUMMARY: The RN shall be responsible for the direction, provision, and quality of nursing care provided, recognizing the independence and individuality of each resident.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Current Registered Nursing License issued by the New Jersey State Board of Nursing
- Two years of full time (full time equivalent) experience in nursing supervision or nursing administration in a health care facility.
- Education and/or experience in rehabilitative or geriatric nursing.
- Participates annually in continuing nursing education.
- Available at all times (available being on call and capable of being reached by telephone).
- CPR and First Aid certified.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
- Has a knowledge and understanding of the Assisted Living Program rules and regulations.
- Develops and maintains written objectives, standards, procedures and organizational plan for delivery of nursing services.
- Maintains a working relationship with the Assisted living Administrators and LPN.
- Provide direct supervision to LPN's, Medication Techs, and CNA's.
- Observes and Delegates the Medication Techs on monthly basis as directed in regulations.
- Educate and In-service Medication Techs on new medications and procedures, as needed.
- Sign and assess medication sheets.
- Visiting perspective residents and completing an initial nursing assessment to determine medical appropriateness for admission into the Assisted Living Program.
- Assuring that the resident has a History and Physical on admission to program annually.
- RN must complete an initial assessment to determine resident needs and shall review and update as required at least quarterly.
- If initial assessment indicates that the resident has general service needs, a resident service plan shall be developed within 14 days of the resident's admission.
- If the initial assessment indicates that the resident requires health care services, a health care assessment is to be completed within 14 days of admission.
- The resident service plan shall be reviewed and if necessary, revised semiannually.
- The resident health care service plan shall be reviewed, and if necessary revised quarterly.
- Complete documentation in clinical progress notes indicating the residents' response to nursing care and plan of care.
- Responsible for developing nursing practice polices and procedures and the coordination of all health care services required in the residents' health care plan.
- Ensuring at the time of discharge, that the nursing portion of the discharge summary and discharge plans is provided in the residents' medical record.
- Oversees and communicates with the LPN in regards to the completion of monthly medication recaps, ordering of resident medications, physician order transcriptions, making resident physician appointments and appropriate follow-up.
- Assessing, observing, and monitoring residents' response to treatment and nursing care.
- Teaching, supervising, consulting with other personnel, resident, family members, regarding methods of meeting nursing care needs and other related problems of a client.
- Encourages independence in activities of daily living.
- Abides by established guidelines of the facility and governing regulations
- Maintains confidentiality of verbal and written information pertaining to residents, facility operations and personnel.
- Has a full understanding of fire, emergency and safety procedures.
- Any other responsibilities deemed necessary by the Administrator.