Rn Jobs in San Jose, AZ

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Currently registered with the state agency for nursing licensure and hold a valid nursing license in the state of employment; maintain licensure according to the Board of Nurse Examiners (BNE).
• Maintain background checks in good standing according to Department of Aging & Disability Services (DADS) requirements.
• Demonstrate leadership and managerial ability.
• Be able to organize, plan, and supervise care and Certified Nursing Aides assigned to a unit and shift.
• Maintain effective interpersonal relationships and work cooperatively with Nursing Department staff and other departments.
• Have good emotional, mental, and physical health, sound judgment, and high professional standards.
• Be willing and capable of providing emergency assistance to residents as indicated.
• Be courteous when working with residents, families, and employees; maintain a neat, well-groomed, professional appearance.
• Have a desire to work with geriatric residents and their current and prospective needs.
• Be ready to begin assigned duties on time and be willing to work in the facility during weekdays as well as weekends.
• Be willing to work scheduled preferred shifts and assist on other shifts as needed to ensure adequate staffing.
• Demonstrate the ability to evaluate geriatric residents’ needs and provide timely intervention.
• Demonstrate the ability to evaluate nursing staff needs and provide timely staff education.
• Demonstrate the ability to follow and supervise staff in compliance with facility policies and procedures and to manage the assigned unit productively and promptly.
• Complete pre-employment and annual tuberculosis screening examinations.

Responsibilities

• Receive report from the off-going shift and review communications about unusual occurrences.
• Assign Certified Nursing Aides and other designated personnel, give them report, and ensure resident needs are covered during the shift.
• Make frequent rounds of the assigned unit, assess residents, and provide interventions as needed.
• Prepare and administer medications as ordered, reorder medications as needed, and assess and document medication issues.
• Provide ordered special procedures and treatments; assess and document treatment results, prepare weekly skin reports, and contact physicians about areas not responding positively and promptly.
• Supervise resident meal service and work with staff to ensure residents receive adequate nutrition.
• Continually assess residents for risks and complications, including skin breakdown, incontinence, contractures, reduced mobility, weight loss, and changes in behavior or daily living abilities.
• Monitor Nursing Assistants’ work and ensure residents receive appropriate turning, repositioning, toileting, walking, exercise, food, fluids, grooming, and restorative care; ensure resident environments are clean and safe.
• Complete nurse’s notes and ensure accurate, timely documentation of unusual observations, incidents, or events.
• Review resident information and documentation, reassess residents, and write monthly progress notes using the Interdisciplinary Care Plan; suggest care-plan changes as appropriate.
• Admit residents as required; assist with ordering and reviewing laboratory tests and notify physicians of results.
• Notify physicians, residents, and families or POAs about new or unusual findings as indicated.
• Assist with chart audits and with answering and correcting consultant reports.
• Review, sign, and intervene as indicated on Certified Nursing Aides’ documentation.
• Count required medications with the oncoming and off-going shifts and maintain communication-book notes.
• Keep other departments informed of resident condition changes as indicated and assist with staff in-services.
• Keep the nurses’ station and medication room clean; assign staff to maintain ancillary rooms and equipment in clean, orderly, usable condition.
• Review and update Medication Administration Records, Treatment Administration Records, and Nursing Care Flow Records for the upcoming month.
• Make end-of-shift rounds, give report to the oncoming shift, and ensure adequate staffing for that shift, replacing known absences promptly.
• Maintain confidentiality of resident information and follow HIPAA regulations and the scope and guidelines of the Board of Nurse Examiners.
• Perform other tasks assigned by the supervisor.