Registered Nurse

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.