RN Designee (Assisted Living)

Masonicare Corp•Montville, CT

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Designee (Assisted Living), also described 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 Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), conducting resident assessments, and managing care as defined by the SALSA. The role provides nursing assessments and coordinates, implements, and evaluates resident plans of service. It includes medication management, follow-through on physician orders, resident and family education, care coordination, documentation, and supervisory visits. The RN Designee also helps arrange education and professional development activities and ensures appropriate referrals and continuity of care when residents’ conditions or service needs change. Nursing services include client and wellness teaching, health promotion, and disease prevention. The position shares on-call responsibilities with the SALSA and may need to work open nursing shifts across all three shifts. The listed schedule is full-time, 40 hours per week, day shift, with an on-call rotation.

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 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 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 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 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 necessary, providing current clinical information and arranging appropriate services if the 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 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.