Description:
Qualifications: A Registered Nurse with a
current license from the applicable licensing authority.
Demonstrated leadership ability with comprehensive
knowledge of nursing and health care practices and
techniques as they relate to long term care. Maturi...
Qualifications:
A Registered Nurse with a current
license from the applicable licensing authority.
Demonstrated leadership ability with comprehensive
knowledge of nursing and health care practices and
techniques as they relate to long term care. Maturity
and good physicial and mental health, empathy, patience
and tact are important qualities to possess. Seeks
out opportunities to maintain competency and continued
learning.
Key Responsibilities:
Provides
nursing care in accordance with administrative policies,
physicians' orders, established standards and nursing
principles.
Develops and maintains up to date
individual resident care plans through interdisciplinary
care conferences and care planning.
Maintanins
accurate and complete clinical record on all residents
according to established and documentation policies
and procedures and ensure the confidentiality of
thes records. Ensures the recording and safe keeping
of all drugs including controlled drugs and narcotics.
Orders or re-orders durgs and maintains an accurate
record according to established procedure. Administers
medications according to correct procedure and ensures
proper documentation is maintained. Ensures orders
are correctly processed, recorded and followed through
according to established policies.
Assists the
Director of Care in training, supervising and evaluating
departmental nursing personnel. Takes and active
leadership role in the department. Keeps the Director
of Care informed on any staff members whos performance
is less than satisfactory. Assists the Director of
Care in activities related to the Infection Control
Program. Participates in the multidisciplinary QE/RM
responsibilities. Ensures Resident satisfaction and
continuous quality improvement initiatives are promoted.
Is knowledgeable of the Resident Bill of Rights/Governing
Principles and endeavors to promote it. Performs
on-call responsibilities and other job related duties
as required. Specific duties will be listed on job
routines.
Complete job description is available
on request.
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