JOB SUMMARY

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides direct nursing care to residents and supervises the day-to-day nursing activities following the current federal, state and local standards, guidelines and regulations that govern long-term care and skilled nursing facilities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Coordinate resident care with other departments.
• Communicate changes in resident's condition with employees, physicians, residents, and family members.
• Perform administrative duties such as: completing medical documents, reports, evaluations, studies, charting etc.
• Admit, transfer and discharge residents as required
• Complete accident/incident reports
• Assure adequate supplies are available including but not limited to pharmaceuticals, resident personal supplies and equipment
• Assure that resident abuse does not occur
• Complete rounds to assess, develop and implement various types of care needs on each resident including but not limited to; wound care, behavior management, respiratory care etc.
• Provide treatments and care to medically complex residents in collaboration with the physician
• Attend care plan meetings as assigned
• Provide care plan updates as necessary to assure appropriate resident care
• Provide resident care according to physician orders and care plan.
• Administer medications and treatments according to physician orders and standard of practice.
• Respond to all resident call lights regardless of assignment
• Coordinate with outside agencies including but not limited to; hospitals, hospice, home health, lab, x-ray etc.
• Assist with training, supervision, reviews and corrective action for nursing personnel
• Make rounds to assess quality of care performance and teamwork by employees, assuring quality service
• Make recommendations to the Nursing supervisor concerning employee dismissals, transfers etc.
• Respond to resident and family grievances and report per policy
• Establish open lines of communication between all nursing personnel
• Maintain confidentiality and rights of resident, family, employee and facility information in compliance with PHI HIPAA policies and applicable regulations and company policy
• Maintain safe work environment and exhibit safe work practices
• Demonstrate a passion for caring as evidenced by interaction with co-workers, residents, families and visitors
• Participate in QAPI and other quality improvement initiatives
• Perform other duties as assigned

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Education
  • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• License
  • Current Wyoming RN license
• Experience
  • Experience in a long-term care nursing facility preferred

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