JOB SUMMARY
The Registered Nurse (RN) provides direct nursing care to residents and supervises the day-to-day nursing activities following the current federal, state and local standards, guidelines and regulations that govern long-term care and skilled nursing facilities.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Coordinate resident care with other departments.
- Communicate changes in residents condition with employees, physicians, residents, and family members.
- Perform administrative duties such as: completing medical documents, reports, evaluations, studies, charting etc.
- Admit, transfer and discharge residents as required
- Complete accident/incident reports
- Assure adequate supplies are available including but not limited to pharmaceuticals, resident personal supplies and equipment
- Assure that resident abuse does not occur
- Complete rounds to assess, develop and implement various types of care needs on each resident including but not limited to; wound care, behavior management, respiratory care etc.
- Provide treatments and care to medically complex residents in collaboration with the physician
- Attend care plan meetings as assigned
- Provide care plan updates as necessary to assure appropriate resident care
- Provide resident care according to physician orders and care plan.
- Administer medications and treatments according to physician orders and standard of practice.
- Respond to all resident call lights regardless of assignment
- Coordinate with outside agencies including but not limited to; hospitals, hospice, home health, lab, x-ray etc.
- Assist with training, supervision, reviews and corrective action for nursing personnel
- Make rounds to assess quality of care performance and teamwork by employees, assuring quality service
- Make recommendations to the Nursing supervisor concerning employee dismissals, transfers etc.
- Respond to resident and family grievances and report per policy
- Establish open lines of communication between all nursing personnel
- Maintain confidentiality and rights of resident, family, employee and facility information in compliance with PHI HIPAA policies and applicable regulations and company policy
- Maintain safe work environment and exhibit safe work practices
- Demonstrate a passion for caring as evidenced by interaction with co-workers, residents, families and visitors
- Participate in QAPI and other quality improvement initiatives
- Perform other duties as assigned
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- License
- Current Wyoming RN license
- Experience
- Experience in a long-term care nursing facility preferred
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