R.N. Clinical Leader - LTC (Full-time, Days)

Rochester Regional Health

1d•$42 - $55•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Leader is a Nursing Leader, who serves as a resource for problem solving, provides clinical expertise, facilitates staff mentoring and coaching, and facilitates resident flow. Join Park Ridge Living Center, part of Rochester Regional Health, a CMS 5-Star facility named five times as one of the Best Nursing Homes in America. Provide care in home-like Wegman Cottages or our hospital-connected rehab unit while enjoying career advancement, shift differentials, overtime, full benefits, and tuition and student loan assistance—where your nursing excellence is valued every day.

Requirements

Current New York State Registered Nurse License
Associates degree in Nursing required
BLS - Basic Life Support - American Heart Association (AHA)
RN - Registered Nurse - NYS Office of Professions

Nice To Haves

2 years RN experience preferred
For Long Term Care: experience with frail, elderly/geriatric population preferred
Bachelor’s of Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Round on staff and physicians.
Using unit census, round on all residents daily, using key words at key times to identify issues
Ask residents if there is staff that should be recognized
Resolve any issue or concerns at the time of the rounding
Follow up any concerns with Nurse Manager
Complete rounding log and turn in to Nurse Manager
Identify and have knowledge of all high risk residents (including residents in restraints, residents with previous falls or at high risk for falls, residents with skin breakdown, residents with a long LOS, and admissions and transfers to the unit), ensure plan of care is current
Recognize staff publicly, for a job well done or for role modeling
Write thank you notes to staff
Coach staff privately when performance is below standard
Initiate counseling and/or assist with disciplinary action process
Make assignment based on needs of residents and competency of staff
Ensure all LPN staff are assigned to an RN
Ensure appropriate number of staff available on unit at all times; assign and monitor lunch, break, and committee meeting coverage
Assist staff with care as needed
Communicate any staffing overages or needs to Nurse Manager and/or Off Shift Director
Maintain staffing with in budgeted hours per resident day for census
Evaluate staffing for next shift, day, week
Consistently plan on unexpected admissions and facilitate admissions
Address issues delaying resident discharges
Communicate with Clinical Bed Coordination regarding all admissions, transfers, and discharges if appropriate
Assist staff in care to expedite flow and bed availability
Facilitate admissions by accepting admission and transitioning to assigned nurse
Coordinate discharges and admissions for the day
Ensure compliance with Resident Safety Goals
Ensure emergency equipment is checked daily
Ensure refrigerator logs are completed daily
Ensure compliance with Infection Control policies