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About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Unencumbered RN or LVN/LPN license
• Proof of current CPR certification
• Reliable transportation

Nice To Haves

• Minimum 1 year experience as an RN/LVN in a clinical setting

Responsibilities

• Follow established standards of nursing practices and implement community programs, policies and procedures.
• Obtain report from nurse being relieved and provide report to nurse coming on duty; record sufficient information to implement appropriate follow-up action as necessary.
• Conduct resident rounds daily, reporting problems to supervisor and initiating corrective action.
• Identify safety hazards and initiate corrective action immediately.
• Identify resident problems and emergency situations and initiate emergency care per physicians' orders in the absence of a physician.
• Provide supervision to direct care associates providing direct resident care.
• Attend staff meetings, in-service classes and committee meetings as assigned.
• Review the Glucometer Control Log prior to testing for blood sugar levels.
• Follow staffing guidelines and make nursing assignments according to qualifications of staff and characteristics of the resident population.
• Comply with community processes related to pain assessment/management/ documentation, providing treatments and delivering medications.
• Administer and document direct resident care, medications and treatments per physicians’ orders. and accurately record all care provided.
• Provide instruction for appropriate nursing care to licensed nurses and Nursing Assistants.
• Document assessment of residents as assigned as per your licensure.
• Report untoward findings to physician and your supervisor.
• Observe the 5 RIGHTS of medication/treatment administration.
• Promptly report changes in residents’ conditions to the physician, Director of Nursing Service and responsible party, and take follow-up action as necessary.
• Document notifications in resident’s clinical record.
• Follow Community admission procedures and communicate resident admission to other departments, including rehabilitation.
• Competently perform basic nursing skills as per your licensure