RN/LPN - Resident Care Coordinator - Quinton Memorial Health and Rehabilitation

Vitruvian Health•Dalton, GA

About The Position

The Resident Care Coordinator supervises the day-to-day activities of nursing assistants and the charge nurse/nurse supervisor in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations and directions from the Administrator, Medical Director, and/or Director of Nursing Services. The role helps ensure appropriate resident care and reports to the Director of Nursing Services. The coordinator assesses resident care needs and responses to medication and treatment, supports individualized care planning, and helps coordinate nursing department operations. The role includes clinical care and medication administration, staff supervision and education, compliance and quality activities, communication with physicians and families, and assistance with scheduling, budgets, personnel documentation, and regulatory surveys. The position requires a nursing degree from an accredited college or university, an active Georgia LPN license, and BLS/CPR certification; a current Georgia RN license is preferred. This is a non-exempt position. Work beyond normal hours, weekends, holidays, and emergency callback may be required. The work is performed in a nursing center and involves use of medical equipment, prolonged sitting and other physical activity, and potential exposure to blood, body fluids, infectious disease, air contaminants, and hazardous chemicals. The role may also involve interacting with hostile or emotionally upset patients, family members, associates, and visitors.

Requirements

A nursing degree (LPN/RN) from an accredited college or university, verified through a primary source.
Current LPN license in the State of Georgia, verified through a primary source.
American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS/CPR certification.
Ability to supervise and direct nursing staff in a high-paced nursing center.
Ability to perform the listed clinical, medication-administration, documentation, equipment-operation, and resident-care functions.
Ability to tolerate prolonged sitting for chart documentation and meet the described physical demands, including frequent lifting and standing, and constant lifting of 11–25 lb., 26–40 lb., and over 40 lb.
Ability to work beyond normal hours and on weekends or holidays when necessary, and be subject to emergency callback.
Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, supervisors, and associates.
Ability to work around potential exposure to blood, body fluids, infectious disease, air contaminants, and hazardous chemicals, and to interact with upset or hostile individuals.

Nice To Haves

Current RN license in the State of Georgia, verified through a primary source.

Responsibilities

Supervise the day-to-day activities of nursing assistants and the charge nurse/nurse supervisor.
Assess resident care needs and ensure individualized plans of care are developed.
Assist in evaluating care in relation to resident needs, family involvement, and physician plans of care; conduct care conferences when required.
Assess resident responses to medication and treatment and recommend appropriate nursing actions.
Provide medications, treatments, diets, rehabilitation, and restorative care in accordance with physicians’ orders and residents’ needs.
Report problems to the Director of Nursing, conduct daily resident rounds, and initiate corrective action as needed.
Make work assignments, conduct compliance rounds, and report pertinent issues.
Maintain effective communication with attending physicians and respond to concerns from patients and families in a helpful, professional manner.
Assist the Director of Nursing with care planning/MDS processes, committee meetings, physician-services monitoring, consultant follow-up, and patient screening and selection when requested.
Demonstrate and provide education to nursing assistants so they can perform their jobs.
Maintain knowledge of and follow clinical, medication, documentation, billing, admission, discharge, transfer, hospital referral, and other nursing-center procedures.
Administer and document medications and treatments, including insulin, PRN, topical, and narcotic medications; perform clinical procedures within the role’s scope.
Direct or implement nursing education, quality assurance, infection control, and performance improvement activities as required.
Assess equipment and supply needs and recommend actions to the Director of Nursing; help maintain appropriate inventory and departmental budget compliance.
Direct or supervise associate scheduling within established guidelines and staffing budgets as required.
Assist with associate performance evaluations, interviewing and selection, personnel files, staffing patterns, and management reports as requested.
Review and respond to departmental complaints and grievances as requested; promote effective interdepartmental working relationships.
Monitor associates for compliance with procedural guidelines and protocols; maintain incident, accident, OSHA, and other required documentation.
Assist the Director of Nursing with departmental planning, administration, and preparation of the annual nursing-center budget.
Delegate appropriate authority, responsibility, and accountability; provide hands-on departmental assistance as necessary.
Participate in nursing-center licensure/JCAHO surveys and required follow-up reports.
Attend continuing education and mandatory in-services, maintain current licensure/certification, and comply with patient-rights, privacy, security, safety, and corporate compliance requirements.
Follow safety procedures, including fire prevention, infection control, and equipment safety; report occupational hazards.
Maintain attendance, punctuality, and professional appearance; perform other related duties as directed.