Requirements: RN or LPN (current and active) BLS certificate Able to stand for hours at a time Able to lift up to 50 lbs Prefer: Experience with LTC Experience with PCC and eMAR Excellent communication skills and customer service skills Tasks for this position include, but not limited to: Able to work day shift 0600 to 1800 Safely administer medications Perform assessments on patients for charting and when notify MD/CNP Work with CNAs to provide good quality care to all residents Entering orders in PCC and carrying out MD/CNP orders Able to perform standard nursing care as learned in nursing school Benefits: Be part of a new and upcoming community. Work in a facility that cares as much about its staff as much as it cares about its residents. (Having the supplies needed to do the job: printer, fax, oxygen, ect.) Join a team attempting to make a difference for residents and staff.
JOB SUMMARY: Organize and assign all jobs to be done on his/her shift so that the work load is evenly divided among his/her employees on the basis of staff size and qualifications, pass medications at the appropriate times, and care for the clinical nursing needs of residents on his/her wing. QUALIFICATIONS: Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing and hold a current Registered Professional Nurse's license in the State of Illinois or a Licensed Practical Nurse license. Must have working knowledge of general nursing. * Must be qualified to assume the position by training and /or previous experience of a supervisory status, preferably in a health care facility.* * Must possess the ability to make independent decisions and mature judgments.* * Must have the ability and the willingness to supervise and work harmoniously with professional and non-professional personnel.* Must be able to read, write, and speak English in an understandable manner. JOB REQUIREMENTS: Must be physically and mentally capable of performing routine job duties. Excellence in all aspects of quality nursing including exceptional care. Good managerial, organizational, planning, and interpersonal skills. Leadership qualities that motivate and direct the nursing staff. Be personable with residents, families, and staff in a professional and cooperative manner. Must have compassion, tolerance, and understanding for the elderly. Knowledge of JCAHO, OBRA, IDPH, and HFS regulations related duties and responsibilities. MAIN DUTIES: Support the facility's philosophy of care and strive to achieve its goals and objectives. Be sensitive to residents' families and respond in an appropriate professional way as the situation requires. Assign all aides to residents, spelling out break times and all special duties to be completed. Supervise all aides in performing their duties by checking their work closely to ascertain that assignments have been completed. Administer all parenteral, intramuscular, and sub-cutaneous injections. Make daily rounds on the wing to ensure that individual Care Plans are being followed and assess each resident's status in accord with his/her Care Plan. Assist in updating the Care Plan every 30-90 days depending on the resident's condition. Recommend changes needed in staff as to number of aides and kind of work performed. Participate in staff meetings in order to keep staff performance at optimum level. Administer or supervise all treatments prescribed by physician such as: a) decubitis care b) foley catheter care c) hot and cold compounds d) intravenous care e) etc. Personally receive or place calls to physicians and transcribe all physician's orders. Administer all medications. Maintain a current and annual report of narcotics received and used. Daily review the documentation of dispensing controlled substances and narcotics. Reviews the records no less than weekly, or sooner if a discrepancy is noted, to ascertain that they are properly counted and documented from shift to shift utilizing EMR system. Order and give all new medications and chart same when done using the EMR system. Direct charting in his/her shift and make monthly detailed evaluation of all resident charting so that charts reflect progress and condition of residents in the EMR system. Be responsible for well-being and nursing care of all residents assigned to his/her unit while on duty. Contact families regarding significant decline in resident's status or transfer to hospital documenting contact in the EMR. Make rounds and observe individual residents who are experiencing episodes of acute illness, deterioration in health status, recent injury, recovering from surgery, etc., so as to be acquainted with the resident's status, both physically and emotionally and to ascertain that the staff is rendering proper care. At all times abide by policies of the facility and ascertain that employees under his/her supervision do the same. Supervise serving of prescribed diets and fluid intake (it is acceptable to document only deviations from normal) and report persistent unresolved problems to the DON. Ensure that all medications and treatments are charted by the person administering the medication or completing the treatment on his/her assigned shift (EMR system). Prepare incident/accident reports, events and observations using the EMR system. Ensure that a copy of the medical records or an abstract of them are forwarded with the transfer of residents to a hospital or other health care facility. Detect and correct situations that have a high probability of causing accidents or injuries to residents and/or staff. Assure that work/assignment areas are clean and free of hazardous conditions, i.e. spills, excess carts, etc. and that equipment, tools, supplies, etc. are properly stored while working, as well as before leaving such areas for breaks, meal times, and end of the work day. Assure that established infection control and universal precaution practices are maintained when performing nursing procedures. Follow established safety precautions when performing tasks and when using equipment and supplies. Report all equipment malfunctions and breakdowns to the ADON as soon as possible and keep the ADON informed of supply needs and equipment needing replacement. Maintain the confidentiality of resident information and honor his/her personal and property rights. Attend nursing department, Care Plan, and other meetings as directed by the DON or ADON. Turn in Days Off and payroll special request forms, supply sheets, in a timely fashion. Follow established fire, disaster, safety, infection control and evacuation policies and procedures. Perform other related duties as directed by the DON, ADON, or the Administrator. Job Type: Full-time
JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting, budgeting, inventory control, and management of facility, people, supplies, and equipment in such a way that meaningful nursing service is established to render the optimum level of resident care. The Director of Nursing serves as the Quality Assurance Coordinator and reports in all matters directly to the Administrator. QUALIFICATIONS: Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing and hold a current Registered Professional Nurse's license in the State of Illinois. Must have working knowledge of nursing services, nursing administration, rehabilitation, general nursing, and geriatric nursing. Must be qualified to assume the position by training and /or previous experience of a supervisory status, preferably in a health care facility. Must possess the ability to make independent decisions and mature judgments. Must have training in rehabilitative and restorative nursing practices. Must have the ability and the willingness to supervise and work harmoniously with professional and non-professional personnel. Must have the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, procedures, etc. of the Nursing Department. JOB REQUIREMENTS: Must be physically and mentally capable of performing routine job duties. Excellence in all aspects of quality nursing including rehabilitative, restorative, and any specialized care areas provided by the facility. Good administrative, managerial, organizational, planning, and interpersonal skills. Leadership qualities that motivate and direct the nursing staff. Be personable with residents, families, and staff in a professional and cooperative manner. Must have compassion, tolerance, and understanding for the elderly. Thorough knowledge of JCAHO, OBRA, IDPH, and HFS regulations. MAIN DUTIES: Support the facility's philosophy of care and strive to achieve its goals and objectives. Assist in developing and maintaining nursing service objectives, standards of nursing practice, and the nursing policies and procedures manual with the assistance of the Administrator to achieve the greatest degree of care for each resident. Participate in the development and implementation of resident care policies. Obtain staff by recruiting, interviewing, verifying references, and criminal background , in order to employ the number and kinds of personnel needed. Decide and propose the staffing needs and organization of the department and submit to the Administrator for approval. Supervise scheduling of sufficient staff to ensure uninterrupted service to the residents at all times. Ascertain that each employee in the nursing department is aware of the lines of authority and exercise disciplinary action or termination when necessary and provide appropriate documentation in the employee's personnel record. Oversee the new nursing employee orientation process including the explanation of personnel policies and individual duties. Delegate the authority required for performance of their jobs to the ADON, supervising nurses, and charge nurses. Supervise the ADON to ensure proper staffing and performance of all clinical aspects of the nursing program. Ensure that all licensed personnel have a current and valid license as required by the State of Illinois. Supervise the employee status verification in the State Registry upon application as well as the criminal background check when necessary. Supervise, by daily rounds and conferences, the work of all nursing personnel. Oversee the establishing and maintaining of individual personnel records on each department member. Delegate the performance evaluation of each nursing department employee to his/her supervisor, and if problem arises, adjudicate their resolution. Make a performance evaluation of all nursing supervisors and charge nurses. Communicate the results to staff members and maintain documentation in each personnel file. Provide opportunities and materials for regular staff meetings and in-service education pertaining to the nursing department. Promote in position and recommend increase in pay as the individual merits, under the direction of the Administrator, when vacancies or new positions occur. Ensure that nursing personnel provide treatments, medication, diets, rehabilitative nursing care, activities of daily living , protective services, and training in self-care as stated in the care plan to ascertain that optimum comfort and care are provided. Ascertain that physicians are visiting on a regular basis, as required by the level of care and OBRA regulations. Address resident and family problems and concerns as needed and schedule conferences with the resident and family in order to resolve issues pertaining to nursing services. Make rounds and observe individual residents who are experiencing episodes of acute illness, deterioration in health status, recent injury, recovering from surgery, etc., so as to be acquainted with the resident's status, both physically and emotionally and to ascertain that the staff is rendering proper care. Coordinate resident care plan with the physical, occupational, respiratory, and speech therapy department to ensure proper care and treatment when clinically appropriate. Schedule and conduct regular conferences with the staff to discuss changes in resident's condition and problems or concerns regarding resident's care. Delegate the responsibility to daily review the documentation of dispensing controlled substances and narcotics. Reviews the records no less than weekly, or sooner if a discrepancy is noted, to ascertain that they are properly counted and documented from shift to shift. Assist in completing audits of sample EMR charting monthly to ascertain proper nursing charting and documentation of care given and directly confer with those employees who are not properly documenting, or delegates this responsibility. Review admissions/referrals and assist in interviewing/selecting residents for admission with the Administrator's approval. Prepare monthly Medicare (if applicable) information summaries and submit to the business office to allow proper billing for Medicare recipients as well as assist the office with additional documentation for re-submission to Medicare. Serve as chairperson of the Quality Assurance Committee and any other committees as required by existing regulations or as appointed by the Administrator. Prepare clinical nursing reports for the quarterly Quality Assurance meetings. Prepare Performance Improvement reports for the Quality Improvement and Performance Improvement meetings as required by JCAHO guidelines. Supervise the Director of Rehabilitation to ensure the delivery of rehabilitative care to appropriate residents and the distribution of suitable equipment to residents in need. Supervise the MDS/Care Plan Coordinator to ensure that all MDS forms are completed accurately and in a timely manner. Supervise the MDS/Care Plan Coordinator to ensure that all care plans are appropriate and updated as needed by the resident. Review all incident reports monthly for their accuracy and the proper notification to family, physician, and IDPH as required by regulations. Prepare for State and Federal inspections by chart auditing and departmental inspection and review. Prepare a Plan of Correction as required by State and Federal surveys and submit to the Administrator for approval. Implement any plan of correction as required by State and Federal surveys in the nursing department. Attend department head, QA, and Medicare/Medicaid Pre-planning meetings and others as deemed appropriate. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of any changes in JCAHO, Federal, and State regulations, modify department policies to assure compliance, and in-service all effected personnel accordingly. Furnish information regarding residents only to authorized agencies or people. Follow established fire, disaster, safety, infection control and evacuation policies and procedures. Perform other related duties as directed by the Administrator. Work as weekend Supervisor as part of Department head monthly rotation Job Type: Full-time
**OFFERRING SAME DAY PAY THROUGH THE DAILY PAY*** MUST HAVE FIRST SHOT OF COVID19 VACCINE CNA duties. Providing customer care with a smile. ADl assistance Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
***$8 COVID19 BONUS AVAILABLE FOR EVERY HOURLY EMPLOYEE*** ***OFFERRING SAME DAY PAY THROUGH THE DAILY PAY*** Staff Nurse WITH ROOM TO GROW Interest on our part is to have a nurse who performs care with a smile.. Follow up with physicians and manage the residents in all aspects. Preferable for someone who has wound care and falls prevention experience and overall management interest. Salary is very competitive based on experience and interest on facility part.
