CMSS offers the following benefits to our amazing employees:

• Competitive pay
• 403B and Roth
• Sick, Vacation and Holiday Pay
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• STD, LTD, Basic Life
• EAP
• Tuition reimbursement 
• CTA walking distance 

Free lunch and dinner

POSITION SUMMARY

The primary purpose of your job position is to provide direct nursing care to the residents, and to supervise the day-today nursing activities performed by nursing assistants. Such supervision must be in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern our facility, and as may be required by the Director of Nursing Services or Nursing Supervisor to ensure that the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Administrative Functions

§Direct the day-to-day functions of the nursing assistants in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the long-term care facility.

§Ensure that all nursing personnel assigned to you comply with the written policies and procedures established by this facility.

§Periodically review the department’s policies, procedure manuals, job descriptions, etc. Make recommendations for revisions.

§Meet with your assigned nursing staff, as well as support personnel, in planning the shifts’ services, programs, and activities.

§Ensure that the Nursing Service Procedures Manual is current and reflects the day-to-day nursing procedures performed in this facility.

§Ensure that all nursing service personnel comply with the procedures set forth in the Nursing Service Procedures Manual.

§Make written and oral reports/recommendations concerning the activities of your shift as required.

§Cooperate with other resident services when coordinating nursing services to ensure that the resident’s total regimen of care is maintained.

§Ensure that all nursing service personnel are in compliance with their respective job descriptions.

Charting and Documentation

§Complete and file required recordkeeping forms/charts upon the resident’s admission, transfer, and/or discharge.

§Encourage attending physicians to review treatment plans, record and sign their orders, progress notes, etc., in accordance with established policies.

§Receive telephone orders from physicians and record on the Physicians’ Order Form. Transcribe physician’s orders to resident charts, cardex, medication cards, treatment/care plans, as required.

§Chart nurses’ notes in an informative and descriptive manner that reflects the care provided to the resident, as well as the resident’s response to the care.

§Fill out and complete accident/incident reports. Submit to Director as required.

§Chart all reports of accidents/incidents involving residents. Follow established procedures. Record new/changed diet orders. Forward information to the Dietary Department. Report all discrepancies noted concerning physician’s orders, diet change, charting error, etc., to the Nurse Supervisor.

Drug Administration Functions

§Prepare and administer medications as ordered by the physician.

§Verify the identity of the resident before administering the medication/treatment.

§Ensure that prescribed medication for one resident is not administered to another.

§Notify the Nurse Supervisor of all drug and narcotic discrepancies noted on your shift.

§Ensure that an adequate supply of floor stock medications, supplies, and equipment is on hand to meet the nursing needs of the residents. Report needs to the Nurse Supervisor.

§Order prescribed medications, supplies, and equipment as necessary, and in accordance with established policies.

§Ensure that narcotic records are accurate for your shift.

Personnel Functions

§Participate in employee performance evaluations, determining your shift’s staffing requirements, and making recommendations to the Nurse Supervisor concerning employee dismissals, transfers, etc.

§Inform the Nurse Supervisor of staffing needs when assigned personnel fail report to work. Report absentee call-ins to the Nurse Supervisor.

§Review and evaluate your department’s work force and make recommendations to the Nurse Supervisor.

§Develop work assignments and/or assist in completing and performing such assignments. Provide leadership to nursing personnel assigned to your unit/shift.

§Make daily rounds of your unit/shift to ensure that nursing service personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards. Report problem areas to the Nurse Supervisor.

§Ensure that all nursing assistants are enrolled in or have graduated from an approved nursing assistant training program.

Nursing Care Functions

§Inform nursing personnel of new admissions, their expected time of arrival, room assignment, etc.

§Ensure that rooms are ready for new admissions.

§Greet newly admitted residents upon admission. Escort them to their rooms as necessary.

§Participate in the orientation of new residents/family members to the facility. Make rounds with physicians as necessary.

§Requisition and arrange for diagnostic and therapeutic services, as ordered by the physician, and in accordance with our established procedures.

§Consult with the resident’s physician in providing the resident’s care, treatment, rehabilitation, etc., as necessary.

§Review the resident’s chart for specific treatments, medication orders, diets etc., as necessary. Implement and maintain established nursing objectives and standards.

§Make periodic checks to ensure that prescribed treatments are being properly administered by certified nursing assistants and to evaluate the resident’s physical and emotional status.

§Ensure that direct nursing care be provided by a licensed nurse, a certified nursing assistant, and/or a nurse aide trainee qualified to perform the procedure.

Staff Development

§Participate in developing, planning, conducting, and scheduling in-service training classes that provide instructions on “how to do the job,” and ensure a well-educated nursing service department.

§Implement and maintain an effective orientation program that orients the new employee to your shift, its policies and procedures, and to his/her job position and duties.

§Assist in standardizing the methods in which work will be accomplished.

§Assist in training department personnel in identifying tasks that involve potential exposure to blood/body fluids.

§Assist the Director in planning clinical supervision for nurse aide trainees.

§Attend and participate in outside training programs.

§Attend and participate in annual OSHA and CDC in-service training programs for hazard communication, TB management, arid blood borne pathogens standard.

§Attend and participate in advance directive in-service training programs for the staff and community.

§Attend and participate in continuing education programs designed to keep you abreast of changes in your profession, as well as to maintain your license on a current status.

Safety and Sanitation

§Monitor your assigned personnel to ensure that they are following established safety regulations in the use of equipment and supplies.

§Ensure that established departmental policies and procedures, including dress codes, are followed by your assigned nursing personnel, Assist the Director and/or Infection Control Coordinator in identifying, evaluating, and classifying routine and job-related functions to ensure that tasks in which there are potential exposure to blood/body fluids are properly identified and recorded.

§Ensure that all personnel performing tasks that involve potential exposure to blood/body fluids participate in appropriate in-service training programs prior to performing such tasks.

§Ensure that an adequate supply of personal protective equipment is on hand and are readily available to personnel who perform procedures that involve exposure to blood or body fluids.

§Ensure that your assigned work areas (i.e., nurses’ stations, medicine preparation rooms, etc.) are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner.

§Ensure that your unit’s resident care rooms, treatment areas, etc., are maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner.

§Ensure that your assigned personnel follow established hand washing techniques in the administering of nursing care procedures.

§Ensure that your assigned personnel participate in and conduct all fire safety and disaster preparedness drills in a safe and professional manner.

§Participate in the development, implementation, and maintenance of the infection control program for monitoring communicable and/or infectious diseases among the residents and personnel.

Care Plan and Assessment Functions

§Review care plans daily to ensure that appropriate care is being rendered.

§Inform the Nurse Supervisor of any changes that need to be made on the care plan.

§Ensure that your nurses’ notes reflect that the care plan is being followed when administering nursing care or treatment.

§Review resident care plans for appropriate resident goals, problems, approaches, and revisions based on nursing needs.

§Ensure that your assigned certified nursing assistants (CNAs) are aware of the resident care plans.

§Ensure that the CNAs refer to the resident’ scare plan prior to administering daily care to the resident.

§Assist the Resident Assessment/Care Plan Coordinator in planning, scheduling, and revising the MDS, including the implementation of RAPs and Triggers.

QUALIFICATIONS :

• Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as an RN or LPN/RN in this state.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.
• Must be knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to long-term care.
• Must possess leadership and supervisory ability and the willingness to work harmoniously with and supervise other personnel.
• Must possess the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies and procedures, etc., that are necessary for providing quality care.
• Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as the willingness to handle difficult residents.
• Must be willing to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing nursing practices.
• Must be able to relate information concerning a resident’s condition.
• Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Must possess, as a minimum, a Nursing Degree from an accredited college or university, or be a
• graduate of an approved RN program.
• On-the-job training provided.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• RN license