RN Designee (Assisted Living)

Masonicare Corp•Westerly, RI

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Designee, also referred to as the ALSA Nurse Coordinator (ANC), assists the SALSA RN with leadership, management, and assessment responsibilities and helps manage resident care services in the assisted living community. Management duties include supervision of resident care assistants (RCAs) and LPNs, resident assessments, and other management responsibilities as defined by the SALSA. The role provides nursing assessments and coordinates resident plans of service, medication management, physician orders, education, referrals, continuity of care, and documentation. The RN Designee also helps ensure nursing services are available 24 hours a day. On-call responsibilities are shared with the SALSA, and the position requires flexibility to cover open nursing shifts across all three shifts when needed.

Requirements

RN degree.
Current RN license in good standing with the State of Connecticut.
Either a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and two years of full-time clinical experience, or a nursing diploma or Associate's Degree in Nursing and four years of full-time clinical experience.

Nice To Haves

Home care, community health, or assisted living experience.

Responsibilities

Perform initial and ongoing nursing assessments using the nursing process to establish comprehensive, goal-directed resident plans of service.
Develop, implement, and evaluate resident plans of service.
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 regarding assisted living procedures and other care needs.
Coordinate plans of service 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, and no less frequently than every 120 days; take prompt action when a change in condition requires a change in 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 chronically stable.
Plan for clients who will no longer receive or require assisted living services agency services.
Ensure nursing services are available on a 24-hour basis, either directly or through delegation.
Provide nursing services including client teaching, wellness teaching, health promotion, and disease prevention.
Administer medications and delegate supervision of self-administered medications as specified.
Share on-call responsibilities with the SALSA.
Work open nursing shifts across all three shifts when needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.