RN Registered Nurse (PER DIEM)

Masonicare Corp•Wallingford, CT

13d•$31 - $46

About The Position

The Assisted Living Services Agency (ALSA) Registered Nurse oversees resident care services in the community. The nurse performs assessments and develops, implements, and evaluates resident plans of services; manages medications and follows through on physician orders; coordinates care and maintains continuity with other professionals; and provides education and counseling to residents and families. The role also includes supervising resident care assistants, companions, and homemakers; documenting care; arranging and participating in educational activities; referring residents to appropriate professionals or agencies; planning for clients who no longer require assisted living services; and providing client teaching, wellness teaching, health promotion, and disease prevention. Assessments are completed as needed based on the client's condition and at least every 120 days. This is a per diem, as-needed position.

Requirements

RN degree.
RN license in good standing with the state of Connecticut.
With a Bachelor of Science in Nursing: two years of full-time experience, including one year in home health care or community health.
With a nursing diploma or Associate's Degree: four years of full-time experience within the past 10 years, including one year in home health care or community health.

Responsibilities

Perform initial and ongoing nursing assessments using the nursing process to establish comprehensive, goal-directed resident plans of services.
Develop, implement, and evaluate resident plans of services.
Manage medications and follow through on physician orders.
Transcribe, implement, and evaluate physician orders in a timely manner.
Educate, supervise, and counsel residents and families about assisted living procedures and care needs.
Coordinate plans of services 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 client condition, but at least every 120 days, and respond promptly to condition changes that require a change in the service program.
Refer clients to appropriate professionals or agencies when needed, providing current clinical information and arranging licensed home health agency services or other appropriate care when a client's condition is no longer chronic and stable.
Plan for clients who will no longer receive or require assisted living services.
Provide nursing services, including client teaching, wellness teaching, health promotion, and disease prevention.
Administer medications and delegate supervision of self-administered medications as specified.
Perform other duties as assigned.