Job Summary:
Assist in planning, organizing, developing, and directing the Nursing Service in accordance with government regulations and as may be directed by the Director of Nursing, assure that the highest degree of quality patient care can be always maintained.
Essential duties and responsibilities: Include the following: other duties may be assigned.
Assists in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the nursing service department, its programs, and activities.
Develops and maintains a good working rapport with inter-department personnel, as well as other departments within the facility to assure that the department services and activities can be properly maintained to meet the needs of the patients.
Develops and maintains nursing objectives and standards.
Interprets department policies and procedures to personnel, patients, visitors, family members, etc., as necessary, assuring that all always follow the established policies. At least once a year, review the policies, recommending any changes.
Creates and maintains an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the department.
Meets with department personnel, on a regularly scheduled basis, to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas, and/or the improvement of services; evaluate your assigned personnel and make recommendations to the department director.
Reviews patient care plans, treatment plan, etc., at least monthly, and makes recommendation to the department director; orders prescribed medications, supplies, and equipment as established by our policies and procedures. Assures that narcotic records are always current.
Admits, transfers and discharges patients. Assists in arranging transportation, packing, as necessary; assures that patient is escorted to the discharge/transfer area.
Administers professional services such as: catheterization, tube feedings, suction, applying and changing dressings/bandages, packs, colostomy, and drainage bags, taking blood, sputum, urine specimens, massage and exercises, care of the dead/dying, etc., as established by our policies and procedures; check patient charts for specific treatment, medication orders, schedules.
Write patient charge slips and submit them to the business office.
Reviews physician’s orders, transfer/preadmission information, and new diet orders/changes for completeness and forwards information to appropriate department. Reports all discrepancies of physician’s orders, diet, charting to the department supervisor.
Carries out restorative and rehabilitative programs, to include self-help/care.
May perform minor housekeeping duties around the nursing unit.
JOB DESCRIPTIONS
Notifies the attending physician and supervisor/department director when a patient is discharged without approval. Assures that appropriate documentation is made in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Inspects the nursing service areas and practices for compliance with current applicable regulations at least monthly.
Works with the facility’s consultants – pharmacy, medical records, social services, as necessary and implement recommended changes as required.
Assist physician in medical clinic as needed.
Assists in standardizing the methods in which work will be accomplished.
Assist Residents in IL and AL when needed.
Ability to provide total care for Residents as needed.
Assumes the authority, responsibility, and accountability of directing the nursing service department and delegate authority, responsibility, and accountability to other responsible department personnel.
Assures that the department is maintained in a clean and safe manner for patient comfort and convenience by assuring that necessary equipment and supplies are maintained to perform such duties/services, recommending to the administrator the equipment and supply needs of the department.
Resident’s Rights Responsibilities:
Ensures that patient’s rights to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property, and civil rights, including the right to wage a complaint, are well established, and always maintained.
Maintains confidentiality of all pertinent patient care information to assure patient rights are protected.
Reviews complaints and grievances and makes necessary oral/written reports to the administrator.
Essential emergency duties and responsibilities:
Required participation in regular training for emergency preparedness and evacuation plan.
Use personal protective equipment (PPE) following established procedures, when and where, dictated by client standards for the prevention of illness and injury. PPE includes, but is not limited to gloves, masks, eye protection, head, foot, and hearing protection equipment.
Emergency Duties:
Emergency response may include duties during an urgent-real-time situation, or duties during an extended event over a prolonged time frame. Duties could include working within your routine work area and performing your regular duties, or anywhere on the client campus performing duties/tasks that are essential to keeping the campus operating.
Emergency response duties will always be performed under the direction of a supervisor.
Your position, as is every staff position at client, is subject to recall during an extended event, and you may be required to work beyond your regular scheduled hours, for which you will be compensated for.
Qualifications (Education and/or Experience):
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. 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.
Must possess a valid and current California registered nurse license.
Preference: have a minimum of one (1) year of experience in a hospital, skilled nursing care facility, or other related medical facility.
Must have a valid and current CPR Certificate.
Training in rehabilitative and restorative nursing practices required.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Must possess a valid and current California Registered Nurse License.
Must be able to read, write, speak in an understandable manner, and understand the English language and carry out oral and written instructions, and be competent with use of computer for documentation purposes including E-Mars and E-Tars.
Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
Must possess the ability to deal tactfully and work harmoniously with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel and the public.
Must be a minimum of 23 years of age and of good moral character.
Must be knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations and guidelines pertaining to hospital and nursing home operation.
Possess leadership ability and the willingness to work harmoniously with and supervise professional and non-professional personnel.
Must possess the ability to maintain the care and use of supplies, equipment and maintain the appearance of nursing areas, regular inspection of nursing units for sanitation, safety, and proper performance of assigned duties.
Possess the ability to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing nursing practices.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and see. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and peripheral vision. The employee must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday. The employee must be able to lift patients and medical supplies.
Must be in good general health and demonstrate emotional stability to be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of relating to and working with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset and at times, hostile people within the facility.
