POSITION SUMMARY:
This position provides professional nursing care for residents to assure the highest degree of quality resident care is maintained at all times within a safe environment; maintains medical records, administers medications, and develops patient care plans in conjunction with other medical professionals; offers emotional and social support, and attends residents overall physical comfort
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The following duties are normal for this position These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily Other duties may be required and assigned
- Provides for resident safety, comfort and well-being
- Reviews and administers medications
- Assesses the condition of residents; monitors for changes in condition and responds with appropriate action
- Communicates resident needs or condition changes to physician, family and other staff
- Performs various treatments including dressing changes, catheter care and/or insertion, etc
- Documents tasks regarding medications passed, assessments, communications with physician and family, etc
- Review resident care plans; completes documentation
- Compiles information requested for physician reviews
- Assigns, directs, reviews and trains staff work
- Cleans, organizes and provides supplies for medical carts and rooms
- Responds to resident requests by assisting to bathroom, walking, medication requests, etc
- Provides direct patient care including repositioning, hygiene, assessing skin needs, etc
- Receives information from prior shift; reports information to following shift
- Verifies narcotics counts at shift beginning and ending
- Requests medications from pharmacy; enters new medication orders; transcribes orders; faxes orders to pharmacy; pulls medication to return
- Reports to oncoming shifts
- Other duties as assigned
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
- Associates Degree in Nursing
- Previous experience working with the elderly or disabled population groups preferred
- Registered Nurse License
- Must successfully pass criminal and caregiver background check
Posting Pay Range: $30.04-$40.43
Posting Expected Pay Range: $30.04-$33.65
Department: HHS - Health Care Campus
FTE: On-Call
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