Registered Nurse

Duties & Responsibilities • Performs and documents resident assessments on admission and on a continuing basis • Monitors and documents change in health status through continuing assessment of the residents • Develops and updates the nursing care plan; Meets with interdisciplinary team quarterly to review the plan of care for primary residents • Implements the care plan, using appropriate nursing actions • Transcribes and carries out physicians’ orders as appropriate • Administers and documents medications as ordered / observes and documents resident’s reactions • Complete drug and behavior monitoring as per program guidelines • Assist physicians as necessary • Provide therapeutic treatments • Observes, records and reports to supervisor or physician resident’s conditions and reactions to drugs, treatments and significant incidents • Encourages residents to participate in prescribed therapies, dietary regiment and activity program as appropriate • Directs and supervises C.N.A.’s in resident care, including disciplinary action when necessary • Works closely with C.N.A.’s, observes the skill level and teaches concepts of nursing care on an informal basis. Assures the C.N.A has appropriate information to provide care to residents • Knows and can carry out approved emergency procedures • Maintains the confidentiality of all resident data • Offers emotional support to residents and families, e.g., during institution adjustment, the grief process, coping with chronic illness and working with the cognitively impaired resident and his/her family • Organizes workday according to accepted routines and prioritizes activities • Participates in unit In-services programs by attending scheduled in-services, suggesting in service topics, teaching other staff on an informal and formal basis, as required and by attending approved outside in-service programs and sharing information received with staff • Participates in unit meetings, programs, staff meetings and community outreach programs • Make a record of absences, tardiness and relief coverage and provide additional staffing for coverage of units as required • May be required to perform other related duties for which the individual is qualified