REGISTERED NURSE SPECIALIST - 67042618 - SUNLAND

State of Florida • Marianna, FL

5d • $59,775 - $72,217 • Onsite

About The Position

This position with APD will serve staff and management across the Agency. Your work will impact the workplace culture, our community, and the population we serve as we continuously strive to achieve the Agency’s mission. The incumbent assigned to this position is responsible for the professional nursing care, health, safety, and well-being of residents of Sunland Center.

Requirements

• Licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in accordance with Florida Statute 464 or eligible to practice nursing in accordance with Florida Administrative Code 210-8.27.
• Knowledge of nursing principles, practices and techniques.
• Knowledge of human anatomy and physiology.
• Ability to provide emergency nursing services.
• Ability to participate in the planning and implementing of treatment for patients.
• Ability to conduct individual and group therapy sessions.
• Ability to work with patients having a variety of physical or emotional problems.
• Ability to observe patients' reactions to medications.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to effectively interview and assess the health care of clients.
• Ability to analyze complex reports and determine the service utilization habits of clients and to evaluate the appropriateness of that utilization.

Nice To Haves

• The agency seeks team members who demonstrate the qualities of being humble, hungry, and smart and lead others to embody the same. This entails lacking excessive ego, sharing credit, being self-motivated, and exercising good judgment and intuition regarding the subtleties of group dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Performs direct nursing care functions as ordered/prescribed and in compliance with applicable policies.
• Ensures all treatments ordered by providers are carried out as prescribed.
• Serves as charge person in management for medical/psychiatric emergencies (i.e., Oxygen, Suction. CPR, Splints, Documentation of event, etc.) pending the arrival of the attending physician/EMS.
• Assesses and documents assessment of all resident complaints, reported or recognized changes in condition.
• Ensures appropriate referrals to providers for residents requiring a higher level of care.
• Completes nursing portion of incident reports.
• Timely and accurately completes administration of medications and treatments as ordered by the provider, adhering to established Policy/Procedure.
• Documents administration on Medication Administration Record.
• Observes for effectiveness and adverse reactions of medications.
• Reports medication variances and ensures appropriate evaluation and follow up of resident.
• Performs quality control protocols on medications received from pharmacy against physician orders to ensure accuracy.
• Reviews MARS when updated monthly for accuracy, corrects any discrepancies prior to administration of medication to residents.
• Writes/composes documents in compliance with professional nursing standards, Sunland nursing policies and procedures and integrated services to provide a base of information to ensure quality resident care.
• Participates in appropriate audit/survey processes.
• Ensures/gives/receives reports of incidents, illness, and other relevant data pertaining to resident care with appropriate documentation, at beginning and end of shift to ensure continuity of resident care.
• Makes notations in the patient charts and communicates orders for diet, laboratory, x-ray studies and other medical treatments.
• Completes Active Treatment Plans, Support Plans, as assigned and within required time frames.
• For the assigned caseload monitors and tracks ordering and completion of required lab or other diagnostic test and ensures test are rescheduled when refused or missed, completion of ordered consults.
• Completes required assessments such as DISCUS, MOSES, Fall risk, BRADEN Scale.
• Utilizes Professional Nursing Standards and applicable Sunland Operating Procedures in the application of the nursing process including assessing residents needs/issues and environment; planning and coordinating care with residents’ input; implementing Physician’s orders and treatments; signing off physician orders, evaluating nursing care and resident outcome; Maintain a safe environment for the residents.
• Maintains the security/safety and health of residents in accordance with APD/Unit protocols.
• Provides in-service training to staff in areas of identified risk for individual residents.
• Ensures medical areas are kept neat, clean, and orderly.
• Ensures that all medical supplies are checked weekly for expiration; Immunizations and Insulin’s are discarded upon date of expiration; Ensures that Sunland Infection Control Policies/Procedures are followed as prescribed to manage infection and maintain the safety and wellbeing of residents and staff.
• Performs other related duties as directed or required.

Benefits

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Tuition waivers.
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed