Full job description
Description:
The Weekend Admissions Nurse will be responsible for facilitating the admission process for new residents, ensuring their smooth transition into our facility, and providing high-quality nursing care. This position requires strong clinical skills, excellent communication abilities, and a commitment to delivering quality care to our residents.
Primary Responsibilities and Duties:
- Conduct thorough assessments of incoming residents to gather medical history, assess current health status, and identify care needs.
- Collaborate with physicians, registered nurses, and other members of the team to develop individualized care plans for new residents.
- Communicate effectively with residents, their families, and caregivers to provide information about the admissions process, facility policies, and available services.
- Complete admission paperwork accurately and ensure all required documentation is obtained, including consent forms, insurance information, and medical records.
- Coordinate with other departments such as dietary, therapy, etc. to arrange for necessary assessments and services for new admissions.
- Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician, following established medication administration protocols.
- Monitor residents’ vital signs, symptoms, and overall condition during the admission process and report any changes or concerns to the appropriate healthcare team members.
- Provide emotional support and reassurance to residents and their families during the admission process, addressing any questions or concerns they may have.
- Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements related to admission processes documentation, and resident rights.
- Participate in team meetings to discuss resident care plans, progress, and discharge planning as needed.
- Perform all other duties assigned.
Requirements:
Job Qualifications:
- Valid license as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state where work is performed.
- Strong assessment and critical thinking skills, with the ability to make sound clinical judgements.
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements governing admissions processes and documentation in skilled nursing facilities.
- Ability to build rapport with patients through a compassionate and caring demeanor.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with residents, families, and team members.
- Commitment to providing high-quality, resident-centered care with empathy and compassion.
- Proficient in basic computer software programs.
Physical Requirements:
- Work performed in a medical setting due to the need to work in person with residents and their families.
- Ability to work in a variety of environments within the facility, including resident rooms, common areas, and administrative offices.
- Must be able to sit, stand, bend, reach, talk, hear, stoop, kneel, crouch, stretch, and twist.
- Required vision includes close, vision, distance, peripheral, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Emotional resilience and ability to cope with the physical and emotional demands of working with residents who may have complex healthcare needs.
- Stamina to stand and walk for extended periods while conducting tours, completing paperwork and assisting with resident admissions.
- Capability to assist residents and other nursing staff with mobility tasks, including transferring them from beds to wheelchairs, assisting with standing or walking, and positioning them for therapy activities.
- Maintain regular attendance and timeliness as set forth within the work schedule designated by the department supervisor/manager.
- Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
- The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
- The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
- The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other
characteristic protected by law.
Join our team of caring professionals!
At Harmony Home Health and Hospice, we believe there’s no greater or more fulfilling career than working one-on-one with someone in need of care at home, and in knowing you’ve made a real difference in that person’s quality of life, health, and overall well being.
- Restore balance
- Offer comfort and hope
- Provide peace of mind and a sense of security
- Allow for recovery in the comfort of home
- Foster independence, safety and self-worth and value
- And so much more
If you have a compassionate heart and a desire to help others, we’d love to talk to you about joining the Harmony Home Health and Hospice care team! As one of the top-rated senior and pediatric home care agencies, we have a variety of both employment and volunteer opportunities to fit your schedule and skillset.
Disclaimer
Jobs are posted by independently owned and operated provider agencies. Your application will go directly to the agency, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of the agency. All inquiries about employment should be made directly to the agency location.
This aggregate job board is hosted by the Homecare and Hospice Association of Utah (HHAU). HHAU does not have access to candidate information and is not responsible for any of the job postings other than those posted for positions where HHAU is the employer.