Provides services to residents in accordance with the State Nurse Practice Act, facility policies and accepted professional standards of practice. The nurse is accountable for providing services utilizing a comprehensive base of nursing theory and the nursing process, and communicates/documents observations and assessments. Provides oversight, education and training of unlicensed nursing staff ; NA, CNA, CMA.
Manages and Oversees Nursing Department
Collects data related to resident's status/ condition, including physical, psychosocial, and environmental parameters. Reports condition and treatment changes to families, physicians, and other appropriate disciplines, as well as documenting in resident charts.
Updates service/care plan to reflect resident status at all times. Incorporate analysis of data and current scientific findings.
Implement nursing interventions as defined in the service/care plan. Interventions reflect current nursing practice substantiated by research and are aimed at achieving realistic outcomes. Performs interventions in a safe manner according to facility policies and procedures and current standards of practice.
Modifies and updates the care/service plan to reflect progress towards outcomes.
Performs ongoing staff training and development in regard to medication administration and competency evaluation. Provides ongoing staff competency findings.
Provides direct care.
Assures, collects, documents, vital, weights, health, and safety of all residents.
Modifies and updates MARS to reflect change.
Orientates new employees.
Takes On Call Rotation
Communicate with physicians in a timely manner to ensure that safe care is practiced.
Assures that monthly MARS and TARS are accurate, implemented, and updated as necessary.
Completes assessments as required; 90 days per resident or as changes in conditions arise.
Assists residents with medication administration according to facility policies and procedures and established standards of practice to all applicable regulations and Nurse Practice Act; as well as state health department.
Qualifications/Specific Requirements

*Duties and job descriptions subject to change*

Active Licensure as a Registered Nurse
Previous nursing/management experience required.
Have a passion for working with the elderly population.
Ability to make appropriate judgement calls during crisis situations.
Ability to use critical thinking.
Ability to communicate with residents, families, visitors and other employees.
Must have strong verbal and written communication skills.
Must be a minimum of twenty-one (21) years of age.
Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language and follow oral and written instructions.
Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel and the general public.
Must possess the ability and willingness to work harmoniously with professional and non-professional personnel.
Must be willing to spend a minimum of 40% of time on the floor with residents, visitors, families and other employees.
Must have patience, tact, cheerfulness disposition and enthusiasm.
Requires use of gloves and/or personal protective equipment (PPE).
Must be able to manage difficult resident behaviors through use of critical thinking and observing body language.
Physical and Sensory Requirement (with or without aid of mechanical device)
Must be able to move intermittently throughout the work day.
Must be able to speak and write the English language in an understandable manner.
Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
Must be able to see and hear OR use prosthetics that will enable these sense to function adequately so that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
Must function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents, personnel, and support agencies.
Must be in good general health and demonstrate emotional stability.
Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset and at times hostile people in the facility.
Must be able to stoop, turn, bend, stretch, crawl, kneel, reach overhead, horizontally and down and lift, push, pull and move a minimum of fifty (50) pounds.
Requires frequent standing and walking.
Must be able to smell, discriminate speech, speak clearly, discriminate color and possess intact peripheral vision.
Must be able to assist in the evacuation of residents/tenants.
Requires use of hands, arms, legs, feet, torso, eyes, nose and mouth.
Requires balancing and rapid mental-muscular coordination.
Requires frequent work with dust, powders, sprays, mists, vapors, odors and chemicals.
Requires ability to read/define body language of non-verbal residents, families, visitors and employees.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $38.00 - $40.15 per hour

Expected hours: 32.0 – 40.0 per week

Benefits:

401(k)
Dental insurance
Disability insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Maple View LLC

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