*SIGN ON BONUS* *Monday - Friday* 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Ensure supervision of residents at all times.

·Provide encouragement of residents in performing activities of daily living and assign appropriate staff to meet the care needs of the residents as needed.

·Monitor physical, emotional, social and cognitive functioning levels of residents.Work with team to arrange transfer to another care level if needed.

·Keep the physician and families updated on changes in the resident status and ensure the physician instructions regarding care are met.

·Assist the resident care director in reviewing all medical information.

·Review all DOH 3122s to ensure accuracy.

·Keep resident care director updated on medication changes when needed.

·Assess each resident’s health and functional abilities.

·Communicate with residents and families regarding health status.

·Work with residents’ primary physicians to coordinate care needs and medical orders.

·Maintain all resident nursing records as required.

·Maintain resident confidentiality.

·Assign and direct all resident care in absence of resident care director.

·Develop schedule for all nursing staff to ensure staffing coverage at all times.

·Supervise resident care assistants to ensure accurate medication administration & care needs are met for residents.

·Assume responsibility for proper storage of all medications not kept by the residents.

·Maintain Optimus MARS & task list per MD orders, DOH 3122, FA & ISP

·Phone in refills for residents on med-assist program and notify resident’s family if they pick up refills.

·Monitor Optimus exception reports to ensure proper medication administration.

·Assist resident care director with discipline of RCAs as needed.

·Complete monthly medication review with residents who self-manage medications.

·Provide resident teaching re: medication and medical equipment as needed.

·Communicate all pertinent information to other staff.

·On-call duty on a rotational basis to handle resident and program emergencies as needed.

·Conduct in-service training for resident care assistants as needed & offer continuous Optimus training & support to RCAs.

·Assist resident care director with in-service training as needed.

·Ensure that resident care assistants follow policies and procedures.

·Participate in quality assurance process.

·Conduct audits regarding nursing program as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS: Good nursing assessment skills. Strong team approach to working with other staff. Ability to interact courteously and tactfully with staff, residents, family members, visitors, vendors and the general public.

EDUCATION: Current license and registration as a licensed practical nurse.

EXPERIENCE: Three years’ experience with older adults. Current New York State license and registration as a registered nurse may substitute the LPN requirement and a portion of the experience requirement.