Registered Nurse 7a to 7pm and 7pm to 7am

OVERVIEW:

Under the direction of the Director of Nursing, supervises the nursing personnel and the day-to-day nursing activities of the facility during an assigned tour of duty. Such supervision must be in accordance with accepted professional standards and current federal, state and local regulations to ensure the highest degree of quality care is always maintained.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

·         Monitor the daily delivery of nursing care and nursing staff performance as they deliver nursing care to the patients/residents in accordance with established policies and procedures

·         Plan and conduct shift staff meetings on a regular basis to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas and to assist in the improvement of services

·         Identify problems or potential problems in the delivery of nursing care to residents and implement corrective action immediately

·         Make written and oral reports/recommendations to the Director of Nursing as necessary

·         Assist in developing methods for coordinating nursing services with other resident services to ensure the continuity of the resident's total regimen of care

·         Begin investigation of all accidents, including staff interviews, data gathering and report writing

·         Interpret the nursing department's policies and procedures to personnel, resident, visitors and government agencies as required

·         Ensure staff always maintain confidentiality of resident information  

·         Develop work assignments and/or assist in completing and performing such tasks

·         Delegate to each Charge Nurse the administrative authority, responsibility and accountability necessary to perform his/her assigned duties

·         Make daily rounds of assigned units at a minimum at the beginning and end of the shift, depending upon the activity of the units

·         Follow-up on complaints and grievances filed by resident, families or staff. Take corrective action as needed and make reports to the Director of Nursing

·         Report to Director of Nursing all reports of suspected abuse

·         Ensure that emergency equipment/supply checks are done each shift

·         Ensure that the resident's environment is maintained in a clean and safe manner

·         May make determination of death when necessary

·         Participate in the orientation program for new assigned nursing staff in order to facilitate their assimilation into the work place within a reasonable time span and to ensure that each staff member understands his/her role, responsibilities and standards of performance

·         Complete written performance evaluations on the assigned staff following probation and thereafter annually, and when performance dictates the need, complete additional evaluations