RN 8HR SHIFT saturday and Sunday - 1st or 2nd shift

Southwest LTC•Oklahoma City, OK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is responsible for the care of residents in a designated facility area and for maintaining continuity and quality of care across shifts. The RN assesses residents’ physical, emotional, and social needs; supervises Certified Nursing Aides and other assigned personnel; and intervenes or provides education as needed. The role includes preparing and administering medications and treatments, coordinating with physicians, reviewing and following care plans, maintaining documentation, and participating in employee evaluations, staff meetings, and in-services. The RN reports to the Director of Nursing and/or Assistant Director of Nursing. The position is at Heritage at Brandon Place in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It is listed as full time, with an eight-hour shift on Saturday and Sunday, on either the first or second shift. The RN must be a graduate of an accredited nursing school, hold a valid nursing license in the state of employment, and maintain required background checks and tuberculosis screening. The role requires leadership, organization, sound judgment, professional conduct, and the ability to work cooperatively with residents, families, staff, and other departments.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Currently registered with the state agency for nursing licensure and hold a valid nursing license in the state of employment; maintain licensure according to the Board of Nurse Examiners (BNE).
Maintain background checks in good standing according to Department of Aging & Disability Services (DADS) requirements.
Demonstrate leadership and managerial ability.
Be able to organize, plan, and supervise care and Certified Nursing Aides assigned to a unit and shift.
Maintain effective interpersonal relationships and work cooperatively with Nursing Department staff and other departments.
Have good emotional, mental, and physical health, sound judgment, and high professional standards.
Be willing and capable of providing emergency assistance to residents as indicated.
Be courteous when working with residents, families, and employees; maintain a neat, well-groomed, professional appearance.
Have a desire to work with geriatric residents and their current and prospective needs.
Be ready to begin assigned duties on time and be willing to work in the facility during weekdays as well as weekends.
Be willing to work scheduled preferred shifts and assist on other shifts as needed to ensure adequate staffing.
Demonstrate the ability to evaluate geriatric residents’ needs and provide timely intervention.
Demonstrate the ability to evaluate nursing staff needs and provide timely staff education.
Demonstrate the ability to follow and supervise staff in compliance with facility policies and procedures and to manage the assigned unit productively and promptly.
Complete pre-employment and annual tuberculosis screening examinations.

Responsibilities

Receive report from the off-going shift and review communications about unusual occurrences.
Assign Certified Nursing Aides and other designated personnel, give them report, and ensure resident needs are covered during the shift.
Make frequent rounds of the assigned unit, assess residents, and provide interventions as needed.
Prepare and administer medications as ordered, reorder medications as needed, and assess and document medication issues.
Provide ordered special procedures and treatments; assess and document treatment results, prepare weekly skin reports, and contact physicians about areas not responding positively and promptly.
Supervise resident meal service and work with staff to ensure residents receive adequate nutrition.
Continually assess residents for risks and complications, including skin breakdown, incontinence, contractures, reduced mobility, weight loss, and changes in behavior or daily living abilities.
Monitor Nursing Assistants’ work and ensure residents receive appropriate turning, repositioning, toileting, walking, exercise, food, fluids, grooming, and restorative care; ensure resident environments are clean and safe.
Complete nurse’s notes and ensure accurate, timely documentation of unusual observations, incidents, or events.
Review resident information and documentation, reassess residents, and write monthly progress notes using the Interdisciplinary Care Plan; suggest care-plan changes as appropriate.
Admit residents as required; assist with ordering and reviewing laboratory tests and notify physicians of results.
Notify physicians, residents, and families or POAs about new or unusual findings as indicated.
Assist with chart audits and with answering and correcting consultant reports.
Review, sign, and intervene as indicated on Certified Nursing Aides’ documentation.
Count required medications with the oncoming and off-going shifts and maintain communication-book notes.
Keep other departments informed of resident condition changes as indicated and assist with staff in-services.
Keep the nurses’ station and medication room clean; assign staff to maintain ancillary rooms and equipment in clean, orderly, usable condition.
Review and update Medication Administration Records, Treatment Administration Records, and Nursing Care Flow Records for the upcoming month.
Make end-of-shift rounds, give report to the oncoming shift, and ensure adequate staffing for that shift, replacing known absences promptly.
Maintain confidentiality of resident information and follow HIPAA regulations and the scope and guidelines of the Board of Nurse Examiners.
Perform other tasks assigned by the supervisor.