Assisted Living Rn Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Current, unencumbered LPN/LVN or RN license in the state where practicing.
• Education as an LPN/LVN, RN, Associate Degree in Nursing, or Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Nice To Haves

• RN license is strongly preferred.
• Experience in geriatric nursing, medication administration, case management, training or staff development, budgets, and team management.

Responsibilities

• Create a resident-centered approach to planning and delivering services, supporting residents’ participation in decision-making and treating them with dignity and respect.
• Assess residents’ health, functional, and psychosocial status; participate in individualized service planning; proactively manage care; and case-manage resident needs with the management team.
• Evaluate residents with reported changes in condition and coordinate team direction, service planning, and care to meet changing needs.
• Collaborate with the management team on prospective resident move-ins, considering resident needs, community acuity, and staffing; conduct in-person pre-move-in assessments when necessary.
• Coordinate resident care with physicians, discharge planners, nurses, home health agency staff, case managers, hospice, state agency personnel, and ancillary services such as pharmacy, podiatry, laboratory, and x-ray providers.
• Communicate with residents’ families about health care needs and provide education and support.
• Supervise and train health services team members in personal care and medication management, and manage delegation of nursing tasks as permitted by applicable state nursing laws and practice acts.
• Partner in incident investigations and root cause analyses and collaborate on appropriate interventions.
• Oversee documentation and communication of resident care and services, ensuring records are timely and maintained according to company policies and state regulations.
• Assist with infection control management, train staff in infection control practices, investigate and report infection incidents, and track infection data.
• Manage health services systems and maintain current knowledge of resident-care rules, regulations, policies, industry trends, and standards.
• Provide on-call support and phone triage for team members’ questions about resident concerns.
• Contribute to leadership decisions, incident follow-up, building and company initiatives, and required leadership meetings, including daily stand-up, SMART, and QAPI meetings.
• Represent the community positively to outside agencies and participate in community events and social functions.
• Demonstrate company core values; support a dignified and caring atmosphere; protect privacy and confidentiality; and maintain a safe and secure working environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.