Registered Nurse

Job Description

- Assess health problems and needs of person(s) served, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records.

- Administer nursing care.

- Advise person(s) served and staff on health maintenance and disease prevention. Provide case management.

- Deliver quality results through operational excellence, meeting daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly and annual requirements per individual served.

- Build and retain a strong, dedicated team.

- Drive and deliver profitable growth.

- Review daily appointment needs: packets completed and available to staff. Review daily nursing calendar, schedule, attend if possible.

- Ensure coverage. Monitor staff, as needed (i.e. , medication administration, meals modified texture, therapeutic , ADLs, implementation of plan(s) and interactions between staff and clients.

- Review incident reports - provide assessment and follow up.

- Review findings and recommendations from appointments. Implement changes of orders.

- Complete notes of services provided.

- Review LPN notes. Approve orders for prescribed medications/treatments(QuickMar). Monitor health status/vitals/seizure disorders.

- Address acute/on-going health issues including Change of Condition documentation. Attend IPP's as scheduled.

- Review MAR's for completeness and accuracy. Provide on-call service.

- Manage resources.

- Perform PRN Assessments: falls risk, skin integrity, choking. Review IPP schedule, submit assessments 2 weeks prior to IPP. Review follow-up appointments on calendar.

- File health care documents.

- Review medication storage- cleanliness, organization, no out-of-date drugs.

- Review narcotics count sheets.

- Order medications that only have 7 days remaining. Bi-weekly orientation training as scheduled. Complete Monthly nursing summary.

-Conduct monthly reconciliation. Review Med exchange at assigned locations.

- Develop a Medication Support plan. Update as needed

- Other duties as assigned