RN Designee (Assisted Living)

Masonicare Corp•New London, CT

7d•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 assessment responsibilities and helps manage resident care services in the community. Management duties include supervising resident care assistants (RCAs) and LPNs, conducting resident assessments, and managing care as defined by the SALSA. The role provides nursing services and supports resident wellness, health promotion, disease prevention, and client education. The RN Designee coordinates plans of service, maintains continuity of care with other professionals, and helps ensure appropriate referrals or arrangements when a resident’s condition changes or assisted living services are no longer appropriate. Assessments are completed as often as needed and at least every 120 days. The position shares on-call responsibilities with the SALSA and may work open nursing shifts across all three shifts when needed.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Home care, community health, or assisted living experience.

Responsibilities

Conduct initial and ongoing nursing assessments using the nursing process and 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 orders in a timely manner.
Educate, supervise, and counsel residents and families regarding assisted living procedures and 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 a client's condition, but no less frequently than every 120 days, and act promptly when a change in condition requires a change in the service program.
Refer clients to appropriate professionals or agencies when needed, provide current clinical information, and ensure appropriate arrangements if a client's condition is no longer chronic and stable.
Plan for clients who will no longer receive or require assisted living services agency services.
Implement or delegate responsibility for the availability of nursing services on a 24-hour basis.
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 all three shifts.
Perform other duties as assigned.