West View Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, a 120-bed facility in West Warwick, RI, is seeking a compassionate and energetic full-time Activity Aide to enrich the lives of our residents. Your Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday: 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM Every Other Weekend: 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM Position Purpose/Summary: As an Activity Aide, you will create a vibrant and supportive social atmosphere, fostering well-being, dignity, and purpose for our residents. You will lead engaging planned and spontaneous group and individual recreation activities/programs, as directed by the Activities Director. Your role is crucial in meeting the spiritual, emotional, and social needs of our residents while adhering to all department and facility policies and procedures. Qualifications: High School Diploma or GED required. Minimum of three years of experience in long-term care. At least two years of experience in an Activities Department within the healthcare field (or equivalent) preferred. Volunteer or paid experience with geriatric/frail elderly populations preferred. Populations Served: Providing services to individuals of all ages, with a primary focus on the geriatric population. Required Competencies (Post-Orientation): Proficiency in Infection Control policies and procedures. Knowledge of Safety/Fire/Disaster/OSHA/Mutual Aid Planning regulations. Understanding of Resident Rights. Ability to report abuse appropriately. Special Requirements: Knowledge of the mental, physical, and recreational needs and limitations of the geriatric population. Excellent reading, writing, and verbal communication skills in English. Flexibility to workdays, evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed. Physical Demands: Ability to lift equipment and supplies, and to stand, sit, walk, reach, bend, kneel, push, pull, and move throughout the workday in well-lit and ventilated areas. Ability to work in all areas of the facility and handle frequent interruptions, potential exposure to infectious diseases, and other substances. Ability to use supplies and equipment economically and carefully. Adequate sight and hearing senses (or use of prosthetics to enable these senses).
West View Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is seeking an experienced MDS Coordinator for our 120 bed nursing facility located in West Warwick, RI. The MDS Coordinator is to ensure the completion and quality of the Resident Assessment Instrument and Care Plan in accordance with the Federal and State requirements. QUALIFICATIONS: “Sincere” interest in long term care Must be able to follow oral and written instructions Works within parameters of medical restrictions. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND BASIC REQUIREMENTS: To function in the above-stated position, applicants must be able to meet the following basic criteria. § Able to speak and write English in an understandable manner. § Able to see and hear adequately to meet the requirements of this position. § In good general health and emotionally stable. § Able to communicate with residents experiencing visual, speech, auditory, cognitive, physical and/or emotional impairments. § Able to assist in evacuation of residents if necessary. § Subject to exposure to bodily fluids, infectious waste and communicable diseases. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Responsible to select Assessment responses that most correctly describes the residents' condition and identifies their needs. 2. Ensure the completion of the MDS in accordance with current rules, regulations and guidelines that govern the resident’s assessment, including the implementation of CAAs and Triggers. 3. Maintain and periodically update written policies and procedures that govern the development, use and implementation of the MDS and Care Plan. 4. Develop, implement and maintain an ongoing quality assurance program for the MDS, CAAs and Care Plan to ensure -That the care plan is individualized to residents. - Goals are measurable and practical. - Target dates are assigned to specific disciplines. - Care Plan is Interdisciplinary in addressing resident’s needs and care. -MDS actually reflects the resident. - Care Plan addresses CAAs triggered and resident stated treatment goals. 5. Ensure that the Care Plan includes measurable goals and timetables to meet the resident’s medical, nursing, mental and psychological needs as identified in the resident’s MDS. 5. Ensure timely submission of MDS assessments to avoid default rates comply with Federal and States standards. 6. Ensure that the appropriate health professionals are involved in the MDS. 7. Ensure that each member of the interdisciplinary team sign and date the portion of the assessment completed. 8. Coordinate the review and revision of the resident’s care plan by the interdisciplinary team after each quarterly review or other assessments, assuring that the care plan is evaluated and revised each time an assessment is done or when there is a change in the resident’s status. 9. Ensure that all members of the team are aware of the importance of completeness and accuracy in their assessment functions and that they are aware of the penalties, including civil, money penalties for false certification. 10. Maintains communication with the Business office staff to report RUG scores for financial purposes. 11. Serves as a resource and educator for MDS, CAAs and Care Plan completion. 12. Facilitates a weekly Medicare meeting with the team members to determine resident’s eligibility for Medicare coverage. 13. Responsible for notifying the resident and the responsible party of Medicare coverage status. 14. Oversee MDS clerical staff. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Licensed as a Registered Nurse within the State of Rhode Island COMPUTER SKILLS: Able to work with, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel and Access. Must be proficient on surfing the Internet web for educational reasons and to submit required data to DOH and Quality Programs. QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully must have sufficient knowledge to perform the essential duties satisfactory. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge/skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Current State RN license with two or more years of experience in Long Term Care with emphasis on MDS, RAPs, and Care Plans. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, occasionally bend, push W/C with residents, use hands to finger, handle or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Full time employees are eligible for a robust benefits package that includes generous paid time off, 6 paid holidays off plus a floating holiday and birthday day off, plus Medical/Dental/Vision and 401k with company match. Also available to full time employees is the Eden Perks program which includes a free gym membership, car washes, daily pay through TapCheck, among other unique benefits. Apply today to learn more about this opportunity to join a great team!
Weekend Baylor RN Supervisor, work 12 hours Saturdays and 12 hours Sundays at West View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, and get paid for 32 hrs/wk and full time benefits. Seeking an RN Supervisor to be a part of our team in our beautiful SKILLED NURSING COMMUNITY. The RN Supervisor will be an essential support person in our nursing department assisting with the daily management of the residents’ nursing needs and oversight of direct care staff. The ideal candidate must have at least one to three years experience managing the care needs of a senior population, be able to multi-task, have a team oriented focus and experience providing care to individuals with dementia and their families. A valid RN Nurses license and CPR is required. EEOC.Job Type: Full-timeExperience: Healthcare: 1 year (Required) License: RN in RI (Preferred)
We are looking for a skilled CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) to become a part of our facility's compassionate care-giving team. We have 2nd and 3rd shift available at this time and per diem positions. The CNA will interact directly with patients, providing comfort and care, monitoring their vital signs and assisting with daily living needs. We are searching for a dedicated, compassionate and energetic individual to be a vital link between our patients and the nurses and other facility staff. Full training provided for our Vent Unit. Tasks: Assist with daily living activities. This includes delivering meals to patients, turning and ambulating patients Help patients with personal hygiene. Provide residents with bathing, shampoos and showers Check vital signs and record daily information in the patient's chart Assist the nurses and other staff as needed Adhere to professional standards, follow policies and procedures and abide by federal, state and local requirements, as well as Joint Commission standards Skills and Requirements: High School diploma or GED Completion of a state-approved CNA certification training course Basic computer skills Ability to work as part of a team and to handle multiple tasks safely and effectively Good communication skills, including the ability to communicate sensitive information with empathy ("bedside manner") High tolerance for working under pressure and handling critical situations with a cool head
Competitive wages at a 5 star facility, great leadership looking to grow our team! We are seeking compassionate, motivated CMT's for our skilled nursing facility. Must have active RI DPH CMT License. Successful candidate will be able to work with older population. You will maintain an environment of compassion with physical, emotional and other psychological support for both residents and their families. DUTIES: Accurately pour and endorse assistance with medication of each individual Ensure consistency between the physician prescriptions, blister packs and medications poured for each resident Ensure timely and accurate medication orders and medication renewals Review medication refill log to compare with medication in storage cabinets Review of “no-refill” orders in the refill log and faxing of requests to MDs Review of receipt, storage and documentation of medications delivered Communicate with the Medication Supervisor to clarify and ensure entitlements, prescriptions, and deliveries Maintain medical and medication information on all residents in their designated file Report residents who missed or refused medications to supervisor and case management Attend all mandatory scheduled in-service training programs REQUIREMENTS: Must have an active RI CNA and CMT license Previous experience and/or training as a Medtech is strongly preferred Post high school course work in medical services or college degree preferred Able to read, write, and communicate clearly in the English language Familiar with the needs of the infirm and the elderly
