Come join our dedicated team at Blakehurst, a wonderful place to work! Blakehurst is a Life Plan community located in Towson, Maryland with 275 independent living homes, 20 assisted living, 15 memory care/assisted living, and a 44 bed 5 star rated health center. Blakehurst is one of Maryland’s best kept secrets! You’ll join a team with a strong work ethic, with management and co-workers who want to make a positive impacting enhancement to our residents’ lives. These extraordinary leaders and role models will help you craft a long, satisfying, and fruitful senior living career at Blakehurst. Today, Blakehurst is one of three retirement communities in Maryland managed by Life Care Services (LCS), the nation’s leading developer and manager of senior living communities. We continually strive to create an environment of trust and transparency by helping employees find a sense of purpose in their job and achieve their highest potential while providing hospitality to those who work and live at Blakehurst.

• Supervises direct nursing care in the Health Center.
• Administers direct nursing care when more than routine care is indicated.
• Makes routine rounds to assure proper care and a safe, clean resident environment.
• Assures accuracy and completeness of medical records.
• Coordinates, conducts, and documents the MDS, resident care plans and conference in the absence of the MDS nurse.
• Supervises nursing personnel on all shifts. Participates in staffing, scheduling, counseling, orientation, and evaluation of nursing staff.
• Assists with orientation of nursing personnel.
• Participates in family/resident counseling.
• Responds to emergency calls, as necessary.
• Functions in the capacity of DON in his/her absence.
• Assures effective communication with other shifts and departments as it relates to resident care.
• Some “on call” is required.

• Assures timeliness of physician visits.
• Accompanies physicians when making rounds.
• Notifies physician and family of changes in resident’s condition.
• Encourages rehabilitative techniques in order to restore residents’ independence.
• Assures proper functioning of medical equipment and adequate medical supplies.
• Assists DON in developing and implementing policies and procedures.
• Assists in infection control, safety and pharmacy rounds and audits.
• Attends in-service training and education sessions, as assigned.
• Performs specific work duties and responsibilities assigned by supervisor.

• RN currently licensed in the State of Maryland.
• Current CPR Certification.
• Geriatric/rehabilitation experience with a good understanding of restorative nursing.
• Supervisory experience preferred.

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