RN Registered Nurse (PER DIEM)

Masonicare Corp•Rocky Hill, CT

About The Position

The Registered Nurse assumes professional responsibility and accountability for a group of residents under the direction of the Supervisor of Assisted Living. The role provides and coordinates care focused on residents’ optimal functional health through supportive and restorative care, health counseling, teaching, case finding, and referral. The nurse is expected to understand and uphold the Mission, Vision, and Values of Masonicare and Masonicare Assisted Living. The position includes assessing residents, developing and managing individualized plans of services, carrying out physician orders, educating residents and families, coordinating continuity of care, documenting services, and supervising resident care assistants, companions, and homemakers as required. Assessments must be completed as often as necessary based on a client’s condition and at least every 120 days. The nurse also refers clients to appropriate professionals or agencies, plans for transitions out of assisted living services, and ensures nursing services are available 24 hours a day, potentially including on-call responsibilities. Nursing services include client and wellness teaching, health promotion, disease prevention, medication administration, and delegation of 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 plans of services.
Develop, implement, and evaluate resident plans of services.
Transcribe, implement, and evaluate physician orders in a timely manner.
Educate, supervise, and counsel residents and families regarding assisted living procedures and other 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 the client’s condition, but no less frequently than every 120 days, and act promptly when a change in condition requires a change to the service program.
Refer clients to appropriate professionals or agencies when their condition necessitates, providing current clinical information and ensuring appropriate arrangements if the 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 the availability of nursing services on a 24-hour basis, potentially including on-call responsibilities.
Provide nursing services including client teaching, wellness teaching, health promotion, disease prevention, medication administration, and delegation of supervision of self-administered medications as specified.
Perform other duties as assigned.