Rn Jobs in Tacoma, VA

About The Position

Requirements

• Hold a current North Dakota RN license.
• Be in good standing in every U.S. state in which the candidate has ever been licensed as a nurse.

Responsibilities

• Assess residents’ health status and needs through ongoing physical assessments, observation, and interviews.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate residents’ plans of care, making appropriate updates as needed. Plans include interdisciplinary care plans, physician orders, and NA-R care plans.
• Administer medications and treatments and monitor their effectiveness.
• Provide direct nursing care to residents as needed and according to established policies, procedures, and standards.
• Document accurately in residents’ records according to established policies, procedures, and standards.
• Provide leadership to subordinate staff, including disciplinary measures when appropriate.
• Ensure subordinate staff complete their responsibilities thoroughly and accurately during scheduled shifts and in accordance with established standards.
• Provide residents and their families with information, education, and support.
• Ensure adequate staffing levels for scheduled shifts.
• Communicate residents’ needs to resident-care staff on the unit.
• Interact with physicians and other health care facilities as residents’ needs require.
• Serve as a resource person during a scheduled shift and consult with other units or departments as needed.
• Keep nursing skills and knowledge current by attending in-services, continuing education programs, and staff meetings.
• Help coordinate and participate in resident care conferences.
• Assist with orientation and training of new team members.
• Provide individual attention that encourages residents’ ability to attain the highest possible physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.
• Comply with rules and regulations established by the North Dakota Department of Health and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
• Occasionally carry out or assist with other tasks in addition to the listed duties, consistent with the team philosophy and Eventide’s commitment to quality resident care.