RN Designee (Assisted Living)

Masonicare Corp•Mystic, CT

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Designee (Assisted Living), also referred to as the ALSA Nurse Coordinator (ANC), assists the SALSA RN with leadership, management, and resident assessments. The role helps manage resident care services in the community, including supervision of resident care assistants (RCAs) and LPNs, resident assessments, and other management responsibilities as defined by the SALSA. The ANC performs initial and ongoing nursing assessments and develops, implements, and evaluates goal-directed resident plans of services. The position also supports medication management, physician-order follow-through, resident and family education, care coordination, documentation, staff supervision, and professional education. Assessments are completed as often as necessary based on a client's condition and at least every 120 days, with prompt action when a change in condition requires a revised service program. The role includes referral to appropriate professionals or agencies when needed, planning for clients who will no longer receive assisted living services, and ensuring nursing services are available on a 24-hour basis. Nursing services include client teaching, wellness teaching, health promotion, and disease prevention. The RN Designee shares on-call responsibilities with the SALSA and may work open nursing shifts across all three shifts when needed. This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week day-shift position at Masonicare at Mystic in Mystic, Connecticut.

Requirements

RN degree.
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.
RN license in good standing with the State of Connecticut.
Flexibility to work open nursing shifts across all three shifts when needed.
Participation in shared on-call responsibilities.

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 services.
Develop, implement, and evaluate resident plans of services.
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 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 client condition and at least every 120 days; 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 arranging for licensed home health services or other appropriate arrangements when a client's condition is no longer chronic and stable.
Plan for clients who will no longer receive or require assisted living services.
Implement or delegate responsibility for making nursing services available 24 hours a day.
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 when needed, including shifts across all three shifts.
Perform other duties as assigned.