RN Registered Nurse (PER DIEM)

Masonicare Corp•Rocky Hill, CT

2h•Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of the Supervisor of Assisted Living, the Registered Nurse assumes professional responsibility and accountability for a group of residents. The nurse provides and coordinates care focused on achieving residents’ optimal functional health through supportive and restorative care, health counseling, teaching, case finding, and referral. The role also requires understanding Masonicare’s and Masonicare Assisted Living’s Mission, Vision, and Values. The nurse performs initial and ongoing assessments, develops and evaluates resident service plans, implements physician orders, and coordinates continuity of care with other professionals. The role includes educating and counseling residents and families, documenting care, conducting supervisory visits of resident care assistants and other care staff, and contributing to professional education and development. Assessments are completed as needed and at least every 120 days, with prompt action when a resident’s condition changes. The nurse makes referrals when necessary, helps plan for clients who no longer require assisted living services, and ensures nursing services are available around the clock, potentially including on-call responsibilities. Nursing services include client and wellness teaching, health promotion, disease prevention, and medication administration or delegated supervision of self-administered medications.

Requirements

Associate degree from an accredited school of nursing.
Sufficient nursing experience in a clinical setting.
Current Registered Nurse license in the State of Connecticut.
CPR registration certification.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform initial and ongoing nursing assessments using the nursing process to establish comprehensive, goal-directed resident service plans.
Develop, implement, and evaluate resident service plans.
Transcribe, implement, and evaluate physician orders in a timely manner.
Educate, supervise, and counsel residents and families regarding assisted living procedures and care needs.
Coordinate resident service plans and maintain continuity of care with other professionals.
Document accurate, pertinent, and comprehensive information in a timely and concise manner.
Conduct supervisory visits of resident care assistants, companions, and homemakers as required.
Arrange and participate in educational programs, in-services, meetings, and workshops, and use current literature to enhance professional skills and knowledge.
Complete assessments as often as necessary based on a client’s condition, but at least every 120 days, and act promptly when a change in condition requires a change in the service program.
Refer clients to appropriate professionals or agencies when their condition necessitates, providing current clinical information and arranging for licensed home health agency services or other appropriate arrangements when a client is no longer chronic and stable.
Plan for clients who will no longer receive or require assisted living services agency services.
Implement or delegate responsibility for making nursing services available 24 hours a day, which may include on-call responsibilities.
Provide nursing services including client teaching, wellness teaching, health promotion, disease prevention, medication administration, and delegated supervision of self-administered medications.
Perform other duties as assigned.