Description

Responsible for providing direct nursing care to Residents. Participates as a member of the interdisciplinary team providing support and information about nursing services.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Assure Resident safety at all times.
• Willing to address each Resident with his/her preferred name as well as learn and abide by Residents’ Rights, rules and regulations.
• Commitment to work well with other staff avoiding petty conflicts that disrupt a productive work environment. Does not participate in facility gossip and rumors.
• Prepare and administer medications as ordered by the physician, review medication records for completeness, accuracy and adherence.
• Complete required documentation in an accurate and timely manner for each problem and/or need identified.
• Supervise care delivered by Certified Nursing Assistants
• Adhere to Resident abuse policy and procedure.
• Maintain confidentiality of all activities, persons, and records.
• Access continuing education opportunities appropriate to discipline and responsibilities in order to maintain current clinical status (in states where applicable).
• Attend and participate in departmental/facility meetings as required.
• Consistently demonstrate patience and encouragement in dealing with Residents who are limited in their ability to consume medications.
• Identify Resident by name-band or photograph prior to administering meds.
• Resident preferences are followed when providing care and service (i.e. meal times, treatment times, type & time of bathing, sleep & wake times).
• Maintain Resident privacy, values and right for decision making.
• Immediately notify supervisor and Executive Director for any injury, illness, or if develop a condition, that might impact the aptitude to perform job functions.

Ancillary Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform duties in compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Assist in the development and implementation of an individualized plan of care for each Resident.
• Assist in ensuring effective orientation of all new employees in accordance with the orientation manual.
• Demonstrate compliance with Residents’ Rights at all times.
• Willingness to work beyond normal working hours and temporarily in other positions when necessary.
• Establish and maintain positive rapport with all members of the healthcare team, Residents and all visitors.
• Help Residents with bathing, dressing, personal hygiene, moving in bed and standing and walking.
• Follows policy and procedure during fire/disaster drills.
• Establish objectives and goals for self.
• Achieve a minimum of two (2) objectives in twelve months.
• Strive to promote own growth in health care field by demonstrating knowledge gained by reading literature, attending workshops and in-service education programs, etc.
• Legally and safely operate automotive equipment.
• Adhere to and comply with any applicable facility insurance guidelines to enable coverage under the policy.
• Accept additional assignments within the scope of training, education, or experience as assigned by Charge Nurse or Executive Director.

Resident Rights

• Maintain the confidentiality of all Resident care information including protected health information. Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of such information.
• Ensure that the Resident’s rights to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property and civil rights, including the right to wage complaints, are well established and maintained at all times.
• Review Resident complaints and grievances and make written reports of action taken. Discuss such actions with Resident and family as appropriate.

Safety and Sanitation

• Ensure that you and all facility personnel, Residents, visitors, etc., follow established safety regulations, to include fire protection/prevention, smoking regulations, infection control, etc.
• Ensure that the building and grounds are maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner as well as in good working order by reporting all concerns to management.
• Ensure that you and all facility personnel follow established regulations governing the use of labels and SDSs for hazardous chemicals.
• Ensure that facility procedure manuals identify safety precautions and equipment to use when performing tasks that could cause bodily injury or exposure to a hazardous chemical or infectious waste.
• Ensure that you and all facility personnel follow established ergonomics policies and procedures to prevent self-injury.
• Ensure that you and all facility personnel performing tasks that involve potential exposure to blood, body fluids, or hazardous chemicals are appropriately trained prior to performing such tasks.

Qualifications

• Unencumbered, active license as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the state of permanent residence (must be from a state within the Nurse Licensure Compact).
• Sincere desire to work with elders and others who have a limited capacity for self-care.
• Mental and physical capacity to perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Work with and provide care to individuals of a wide range of personality types and maturity levels.
• Demonstrate creative initiative and mature judgment in making competent decisions.
• Consistently maintains courteous, empathetic, and professional attitude.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Communicate and comprehend orally and in writing to effectively receive and share information as necessary to perform job duties.
• Transportation accessible to enable flexibility of work schedule

Work Environment

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: All statements addressed in the "Working Hours," "Environment" and "Physical/Sensory Demands" sections below are applicable to all jobs maintained by the employer.

Working Hours: The employee will

• Be employed on a full-time, part-time or PRN (as needed) basis. May be subject to change after employment.
• Work unusual hours as necessary and as required.
• Be expected and required to adhere to policies and procedures regarding attendance.