Job description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The primary purpose of this position is to provide direct nursing care to the residents and to supervise the day-to-day nursing performed by nursing assistants; driven by the CMS regulation to assure the highest degree of quality care.

• provide care for patients with terminal illness.

• Monitor the day- to-day function of the nursing assistants
• Ensure policies and procedures of the nursing service department are followed by the Aids assigned to you.
• Cooperate and remain professional with other disciplines when coordinating nursing care to insure continuity of care.
• Ensure that all administrative duties are completed such as medical forms, reports, evaluations, charting etc.
• Participate in the QI process as it pertains to your resident.
• Work with Social Service, MDS coordinator, Physician, and resident with discharge planning.
• Assist in writing the residents discharge plan and go over it with resident and or resident’s representative.
• Ensure to be survey ready at all times and participate in those surveys.
• Make written and oral reports as it pertains to medications, admission, wounds, weights and assessments.
• Follow all policies and procedures as it relates to pharmacy, medications, narcotics, storage and returns.
• Keep nurses desk and carts free from food and drink at all times.
• Keep work areas clean and organized.
• Give report to your nursing staff to insure any changes in residents condition is conveyed to the oncoming shift.
• Communicate this change in condition to the residents Physician as well as the resident’s representative unless it is something that only requires a nurses’ intervention.
• Complete incident/accident reports as necessary and inform the nurse on call unless this incident is deemed reportable.
• Maintain the Daily Census Report and submit to the D.O.N. as required.
• Ensure daily charting is completed and accurate.
• Receive telephone orders from physicians and record on Physicians’ orders.
• Process new diet orders and record with Dietary Department.
• Assured that appropriate process for unauthorized/involuntary discharges is entered in the resident’s medical record in accordance and driven by CMS regulation.
• Inform DON of unauthorized/involuntary discharges right away.
• Report all discrepancies noted concerning physician’ orders, diet change charting error, etc., to nursing Supervisor.
• Sign and date all entries made in the resident’s medical record.
• Prepare and administer medications as ordered by the physician.
• Use your five rights always when administering medications.
• Order prescribed medication, supplies, and equipment as necessary, and in accordance with our established.
• Report the need for stock med replacement.
• Always do narcotic count when starting your shift and leaving with the other nurse leaving or coming and record.
• Dispose of medication and Narcotics as required, and in accordance with our established procedures.
• Review medication cards for completeness of information, accuracy in the transcription of the physician’s order, and adherence to stop order policies.
• Inform nurse supervisor of staffing call offs and staffing needs.
• Make rounds to ensure nursing personnel LPN and Aids are performing their work assignments with acceptable nursing practices.
• Review complaints and grievances mad or filed by your assigned personnel. Inform your charge nurse.
• Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the unit and shift.
• Provide leadership to nursing personnel assigned to your unit/shift.
• Must work every-other weekend and work mandation when required.
• Make rounds with physicians and process physician’s orders.
• Make random checks to assure that treatments are in place and discontinued when necessary.
• Administer professional services such as; catheterizations, suction, applying and changing dressings/bandages, packs, colostomy, and drainage bags, giving massages and range of motion exercises, and post mortem care etc.
• Participate in the orientation of new residents/family to the facility.
• Requisition and arrange for diagnostic and therapeutic services, as ordered by the physician.
• Assist in arranging transportation for diagnostic and physicians’ visits.
• Carrie out restorative and rehabilitative programs, to include self-help and care.
• Take and record TPRs, blood pressures, obtain sputum, urine and other labs as ordered, right away but in all cases before your shift ends.
• Monitor seriously ill residents as necessary.
• Must attend in –services training.
• Participate in training new nurses.
• Perform related duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures.
• Performs all job tasks within the rules and guidelines of the County’s Safety Policy and Procedure Manual

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

· Must be a graduate of an approved RN program and possess current, unencumbered license to practice as a RN in the state of Illinois.

· Must main the right amount of CEUs to maintain your current license in Illinois.

· Must be able to read, write, speak and understand the English language.

· Must possess leadership and supervisory ability and the willingness to work harmoniously with professional and non-professional personnel.

· Must remain confidential with all protected health care information.

· Must have a working knowledge of Point Click Care and Point of Care or the equivalent of.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From $31.66 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Geriatrics
• Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Physical setting:

• Long term care

Standard shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift

Supplemental schedule:

• Extended hours
• Holidays
• On call
• Overtime

Weekly schedule:

• 5x8
• Monday to Friday
• Rotating weekends
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Ottawa, IL 61350: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Nursing: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Preferred)
• RN (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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