Pavilion RN Baylor
About The Position
Participates in all aspects of resident care to ensure safe, efficient and therapeutic nursing care. Acts as a charge nurse to lead, guide, and direct nursing care of all nursing staff. Attends weekly Medicare A and care plan meetings. Participates in QAPI and Infection Control meetings monthly and PRN. Participates with committees in writing and maintaining policy and procedure manuals and nursing service forms. Keeps current in latest development by attending professional seminars, institutes and reading profession journals. Formulates and reviews care plans and assures that care plan, medication and treatment record and nurses notes comply with physician’s orders. Rounds with physicians monthly and PRN. Completes daily schedules and ensures enough staff is available to cover the hall. Receives, monitors and follows through with any dietary recommendations made for the residents. Provides education to staff as needed. Works as medication nurse PRN. Holds daily huddles with staff to maintain open communication. Makes weekly rounds on residents and addresses any concerns and/or complaints. Assists nurses with new admissions and readmissions. Ensure staff has supplies needed to perform job duties. Ensure weekly and monthly weights are completed. Ensures staff is maintaining compliance with CMS regulations and is survey ready at all times. Gives medications, including IV piggyback-diluted medications and IV push medications. Starts IV as ordered. Collects lab specimens and records PRN. Charts medications or any other pertinent information about residents. Identifies and helps in resolving problems within nursing service. Dresses and administers medications on all type wound treatments PRN. Maintain confidentiality at all time in accordance with Protected Health Information (PHI).
Requirements
- Graduate of an Accredited School of Registered Nursing.
- Holds a current State of Georgia License.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience as a RN in a Long Term Care Facility
Responsibilities
- Participates in all aspects of resident care to ensure safe, efficient and therapeutic nursing care.
- Acts as charge nurse to lead, guide, and direct nursing care of all nursing staff.
- Attends weekly Medicare A and care plan meetings.
- Participates in QAPI and Infection Control meetings monthly and PRN.
- Participates with committees in writing and maintaining policy and procedure manuals and nursing service forms.
- Keeps current in latest development by attending professional seminars, institutes and reading profession journals.
- Formulates and reviews care plans and assures that care plan, medication and treatment record and nurses notes comply with physician’s orders.
- Rounds with physicians monthly and PRN.
- Completes daily schedules and ensures enough staff is available to cover the hall.
- Receives, monitors and follows through with any dietary recommendations made for the residents.
- Provides education to staff as needed.
- Works as medication nurse PRN.
- Holds daily huddles with staff to maintain open communication.
- Makes weekly rounds on residents and addresses any concerns and/or complaints.
- Assists nurses with new admissions and readmissions.
- Ensure staff has supplies needed to perform job duties.
- Ensure weekly and monthly weights are completed.
- Ensures staff is maintaining compliance with CMS regulations and is survey ready at all times.
- Gives medications, including IV piggyback-diluted medications and IV push medications.
- Starts IV as ordered.
- Collects lab specimens and records PRN.
- Charts medications or any other pertinent information about residents.
- Identifies and helps in resolving problems within nursing service.
- Dresses and administers medications on all type wound treatments PRN.
- Maintain confidentiality at all time in accordance with Protected Health Information (PHI).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
