RN (All Shifts)Full Time

PACS•Los Angeles, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN assists the Director of Nursing Services with the day-to-day direction and coordination of nursing services in a long-term care facility. The role supports facility policies, quality assurance, resident assessment and care planning, staffing, regulatory compliance, and coordination with residents, families, physicians, committees, and other departments. The RN also provides direct nursing care and helps ensure that residents receive care consistent with their needs, care plans, and wishes. The position includes supervising and supporting nursing personnel, monitoring staffing and care standards, participating in staff development, maintaining safety and infection-control practices, and overseeing the appropriate use of nursing equipment and supplies. The RN may work in office areas and throughout nursing service areas, including resident rooms and nurses’ stations. Work may extend beyond normal hours and include weekends, holidays, or emergency call-back when necessary.

Requirements

Nursing degree from an accredited college or university.
Training in rehabilitative and restorative nursing practices.
At least two years of experience; long-term care facility experience is preferred.
Current, unencumbered, active RN license in the state.
Current CPR certification.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English; read technical procedures and policy and procedure manuals; and present information and respond to questions effectively.
Ability to apply mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to make independent decisions, solve practical problems, and deal tactfully with residents, families, personnel, visitors, agencies, and the public.
Leadership and supervisory ability, willingness to work harmoniously with and supervise others, and ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret nursing programs and procedures.
Knowledge and skills to provide care appropriate to residents’ age-related needs, and knowledge of nursing and medical practices, procedures, and applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines.
Patience, tact, a cheerful disposition, enthusiasm, willingness to handle difficult residents, and openness to new methods and principles.
Ability to communicate information about a resident’s condition and work effectively as a supportive team member.
Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others in the workplace.
Must maintain required continuing education and licensure and remain in good standing with the State Board of Nursing.
Ability to move intermittently during the workday; cope with mental and emotional stress; and see and hear adequately, with prosthetics if needed.
Ability to function independently and work effectively with residents, personnel, and support agencies; meet facility general health requirements, including medical and physical examinations.
Ability to work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and sometimes hostile people.
Ability to push, pull, move, and/or lift at least 25 pounds to a height of at least five feet and carry or move that weight at least 50 feet; may need to assist with resident evacuation during emergencies.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and experience with PCC.

Responsibilities

Assist the Director of Nursing Services in directing day-to-day nursing activities and maintaining nursing policies, procedures, manuals, and reference materials.
Prepare written and oral reports and recommendations; review department policies, procedures, and job descriptions and recommend revisions.
Coordinate nursing services with other resident services and participate in quality assurance, facility surveys, discharge planning, and committee work.
Admit, transfer, and discharge residents; complete required reports and administrative documentation; protect resident and facility information and report suspected security or privacy violations.
Help ensure adequate licensed nursing and certified nursing assistant staffing; develop work assignments, delegate duties, monitor attendance, conduct rounds, review complaints, and report concerns to the Director.
Support employee evaluations, staffing recommendations, fair disciplinary practices, and a positive, calm working environment.
Inform nursing personnel about new admissions and help prepare rooms; visit residents daily, assess their physical and emotional status, and communicate condition changes to physicians and next of kin.
Provide direct nursing care as needed, including starting IVs, collecting specimens, taking vital signs, monitoring seriously ill residents, and assisting with transfers and discharges.
Review nursing notes, medication records, medication passes, treatments, and care-plan implementation for completeness and compliance.
Consult with residents, families, physicians, and staff about care, treatment, rehabilitation, and resident needs.
Participate in developing and reviewing resident assessments, care plans, discharge plans, and MDS-related processes; ensure staff know and follow resident care plans.
Participate in staff training and continuing education, including required safety, infection-control, and other facility programs.
Promote workplace safety and sanitation; ensure appropriate use of personal protective equipment, hand hygiene, infection-control practices, safety equipment, and emergency drills.
Help maintain clean and safe nursing work areas and resident-care areas; report hazards, equipment issues, missing labels, and safety incidents.
Recommend and monitor nursing equipment and supply needs, stock levels, preventive maintenance, safe equipment use, and efficient supply use.
Monitor economic conditions and recommend nursing-service adjustments that support continued quality care; report suspected fraud.
Assist with overall supervision and management of nursing staff and carry out delegated administrative responsibilities.