Admission Registered Nurse
Company: Tarrytown Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
Location: Auburn
Posted on: May 26, 2023
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Job Description:
We offer the Following:
Premium Compensation
Great Benefits Package
Fun, Family-Like Team, and Atmosphere!
Work in a Beautifully Remodeled Office
Professional Growth & Stability
Innovative Training Programs
Job Type: Full-time
Covid 19 Vaccine: Required
Benefits:
401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
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
- 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 to facilitate their assimilation into the workplace 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
- Initiate corrective and progressive disciplinary action, as
needed
- Ensure that nursing personnel are performing their work
assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards
- Ensure that all nursing service personnel comply with the
policies and procedures, including dress code as set forth in the
Nursing Procedure Manual
- Ensure that an enough nursing staff are scheduled and available
for your/next tour of duty to ensure that quality care is
maintained, and nursing care needs of the patient/resident are
met
- Monitor time and attendance of nursing personnel and take
corrective action as appropriate
- Make recommendations to the Director of Nursing regarding
employee dismissals, transfers etc.
- Identify learning needs of the nursing staff
- Plan, schedule and conduct unit-based in-services as needs are
identified
- Monitor assigned personnel to ensure that they are following
established procedures in the use of equipment
- Recommend to the Director of Nursing the equipment and supply
needs of the department
- Monitor nursing procedures to ensure that nursing service
supplies are used in an efficient manner to avoid waste
- Ensure the prompt repair or replacement of medical/nursing
equipment when necessary
- Oversee the nursing care to patients/residents to ensure safe,
efficient, and customer-oriented services are always delivered.
- Inform nursing staff of new admission arrivals and the expected
time of arrival
- Ensure that rooms are ready for the new admission
- Visit resident on report daily to observe and evaluate each
resident's physical and emotional status
- Review the nurse's notes to ensure that they are informative and
descriptive of the nursing care being provided
- Provide direct nursing care as necessary
- Start and restart IV's when ordered and when necessary
- Ensure the staff refer to the resident's care plan prior to
administering care to the resident
- Assist the staff nurses in monitoring seriously ill resident
- Ensure that all nurses on your shift comply with the written
procedures for the administration, storage and control of
medications and supplies
- Monitor medication passes and treatments to ensure compliance
with physician orders and facility policy
- Review medication administration records (MAR) for completeness
of information, accuracy in the transcription of physician
orders
- Inspect nursing treatment areas daily, such as clean utility
room, to ensure that they are maintained in a clean and safe
manner
- Meet with family members and resident as needed.
- Consult with the resident, family, and physician in planning the
resident's care, treatment and rehabilitation
- Assist in arranging transportation for transfers to the
hospital
- Participate in the implementation of facility quality improvement
program for the nursing service department
- Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized
government agencies as requested by the Administrator or Director
of Nursing
- Attend and actively participate in various committee meetings
such as Infection Control, Safety, and Performance Improvement as
requested
- Implement recommendations from committees as instructed by the
Director of Nursing
- Perform Performance Improvement audits as assigned
- Participate in and adhere to employee health, safety, security
and corporate compliance programs and activities
- Participate in the implementation and maintenance of the
Infection Control program for monitoring and/or reporting
communicable and/or infectious diseases among resident and
personnel
- Assist in developing safety standards for the nursing service
department as necessary
- Ensure that personnel follow the established procedures for the
use and disposal of personal protective equipment
- Report malfunction of equipment and/or broken furniture
immediately to Maintenance Department
- Receive annual physical including appropriate screening for
tuberculosis
- The ability to conduct all activities within the resident abuse
prevention manual
- Cooperate with investigations regarding employee health, safety,
security, and corporate compliance programs
- Report all accident and incidents to Supervisor immediately upon
occurrence
- Correct unsafe or hazardous condition encountered, if unable to
correct, report condition to immediate Supervisor upon
discovery
- Conduct all activities within established safety, security and
infection control procedures and guidelines Conducts all activities
within established corporate compliance policies and procedures
- Observe and respond to all standing security precautions,
devices, and alerts as they pertain to work and common area
- Respond to fire/disaster drills and emergencies
- Ensure residents safety in accordance with resident safety
program.
- Follow safety features of the plan of care
- Ensure that all personnel performing tasks that involve potential
exposure have attended the appropriate in-service training prior to
performing such tasks
- Ensure that the assigned nursing personnel follow established
infection control procedures when isolation precautions become
necessary
- Ensure that personnel follow the established procedures for the
use and disposal of personal protective equipment
- Ensure that all residents are wearing appropriate identification
bracelets
- Participates in mandatory in-service and job training
- Assist the Director of Staff Development in providing off shift
in-services as necessary
- Assist in the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement
(QAPI) process
QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (preferred)
- Current registration and license to practice as a Registered
Nurse in the state employed in
- Peripheral IV certification
- Two years of clinical nursing experience
- One-year experience in a management position preferred
- One-year experience in geriatrics and subacute population
- CPR/BLS certified
- The ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English
language required, knowledge of other language helpful
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer -M/F/D/V
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or
contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or
responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time
with or without notice. All pay rates and bonuses are paid and/ or
awarded to employees based on the facilities policy and/ or the
CBA, depending on the position.
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