About The Position
The Registered Nurse supervises the facility’s day-to-day nursing activities during the assigned tour of duty, following applicable federal, state, and local standards and regulations to maintain high-quality resident care. The RN assists the Director of Nursing Services with directing nursing services and has delegated administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability for assigned duties. The role includes supervising nursing staff, coordinating resident care, maintaining compliance with facility policies, and providing direct nursing care as needed. The position participates in administrative and committee functions, staff development, safety and infection-control programs, equipment and supply management, care planning and assessment, and budget planning. The RN works with residents, families, physicians, facility personnel, and government agencies. Work takes place in office areas and throughout nursing-service areas, including drug rooms, nurses’ stations, and resident rooms. The position may involve work beyond normal hours, weekends, holidays, and emergency call-backs.
Requirements
- A nursing degree from an accredited college or university.
- Training in rehabilitative and restorative nursing practices.
- At least 2 years of experience; long-term care facility experience is preferred.
- A current, active, unencumbered RN license in the state.
- Current CPR certification.
- Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English, including technical procedures and policy and procedure manuals.
- Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
- Ability to make independent decisions, solve practical problems, and deal tactfully with residents, families, personnel, visitors, and government agencies.
- Leadership, supervisory, planning, organizational, and communication abilities, and the ability to work harmoniously with and supervise other personnel.
- Knowledge of nursing and medical practices and of laws, regulations, and guidelines applicable to nursing-care facilities.
- Ability to provide care appropriate to residents’ age-related needs and to relate information about a resident’s condition.
- Patience, tact, a cheerful disposition, enthusiasm, and willingness to handle difficult residents and incorporate new methods into nursing practice.
- Ability to meet continuing education and licensing requirements and remain in good standing with the State Board of Nursing.
- Ability to move intermittently during the workday, function independently, and cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
- Ability to see and hear adequately, or use prosthetics that enable these senses to function adequately.
- Ability to work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and sometimes hostile individuals.
- Ability to push, pull, move, or lift at least 25 pounds to a height of at least 5 feet and carry or move that weight at least 50 feet; may need to assist with resident evacuation.
- Must meet the facility’s general health requirements, including a medical and physical examination, and must not pose a direct threat to workplace health or safety.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of and experience with PCC.
Responsibilities
- Supervise the day-to-day nursing activities during the assigned tour of duty and assist the Director of Nursing Services in directing nursing services.
- Help develop, maintain, interpret, and implement nursing policies, procedures, manuals, and quality assurance activities.
- Prepare required reports and recommendations, maintain current reference materials, and participate in facility inspections and surveys.
- Coordinate nursing services with other resident services and participate in discharge planning and care-plan activities.
- Attend facility committee meetings, provide requested information and reports, and implement committee recommendations as directed.
- Ensure adequate licensed-nurse and nursing-assistant staffing for the shift; develop work assignments, delegate duties, conduct rounds, monitor absenteeism, and report staffing or performance concerns.
- Support staff performance evaluations, training, supervision, and fair administration of personnel policies.
- Coordinate admissions, transfers, and discharges; inform staff about new admissions and ensure rooms are ready.
- Visit and assess residents, communicate changes in condition to physicians and next of kin, and consult with residents, families, and physicians about care.
- Provide direct nursing care as needed, including starting IVs, collecting specimens, taking vital signs, and monitoring seriously ill residents.
- Review nursing notes, care plans, medications, treatments, and medication records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with resident needs and orders.
- Ensure residents receive care consistent with their care plans and wishes, and that residents unable to call for help are checked frequently.
- Oversee medication administration, storage, and control, as well as treatment schedules and nursing-service supplies.
- Maintain safe, clean, and sanitary nursing work areas and resident-care areas; promote hand hygiene, infection control, emergency preparedness, and safe equipment use.
- Support occupational-safety procedures, exposure reporting, personal protective equipment use, and hazardous-condition reporting.
- Recommend equipment and supply needs, maintain adequate stock, and support preventive maintenance and safe operation of nursing equipment.
- Participate in staff in-service education, continuing education, and clinical supervision of nurse aide trainees.
- Report suspected fraud, privacy or information-system violations, occupational exposures, and accidents or incidents as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
