Registered Nurse

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

Provides prescribed medical treatment and personal care services to ill, injured, convalescent, and disabled persons in the retirement and nursing community within scope of nursing license and facility license.

Requirements :

• Interviews resident to determine medical problem / condition and documents in chart for physician.
• Provides services in accordance with state assisted living standards and nurse practice act.
• Participates in pre-admissions assessments for potential residents.
• Participates in all in-service programs to expand and develop abilities.
• Maintains compliance to all personnel policies, established community policies and procedures, and Federal / State regulations and standards.
• Understands and implements the Fire Safety and Disaster Preparedness Plan and evacuation procedures of the community during drills and emergencies.
• Performs admission and periodic assessments on residents for functional and mental abilities.
• Develops service plans for residents based on needs assessments.
• Reviews / revises assessments and service plans at change in resident condition and at frequency determined by state.
• Obtains and documents residents’ vital signs and weight and intervenes appropriately.
• Assists residents in scheduling medical, dental and laboratory appointments.
• Assists physician with resident examination as needed.
• Reviews and transcribes physician's orders.
• Administers and documents medications in accordance to the five rights : right medication, right route, right resident, right time, and right dose.
• Provides medical treatments as ordered by physician.
• Supervises and monitors medications for residents who self-administer.
• Observes residents and reports condition changes to physicians, health care proxies, and supervisors.
• Supervises residents in self care of medical equipment, such as oxygen, catheters, colostomies, etc.
• Prepares or examines food trays for prescribed diets and assists residents with meals.
• Assists residents with activities of daily living, bathing, dressing and grooming.
• Responds to resident and family inquiries and calls for assistance.
• Maintains supplies to include ordering, stocking and monitoring for expiration.
• Documents services performed and supplies provided for billing purposes.
• Participates in risk management procedures for entire community.
• Maintains a safe, clean, orderly, homelike environment for residents.
• Participates in level of care committee and resident transfers between levels of care.
• Responds to emergency calls from Independent Living per community policy.
• Interacts with residents, guests and staff in at atmosphere of hospitality.
• Maintains confidentiality of residents’ private health information.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.