About this role
WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU. COME JOIN OUR FAMILY AND GROW YOUR CAREER WITH US! Our team is only as strong as each individual contributor – which is why we focus our energy on hiring people who are friendly, hardworking and have a true passion for serving older adults.
After all, residents aren't guests in our community; we're working in their home.
Job Responsibilities:
• Provides services in accordance with nurse practice act and state/federal nursing center regulations.
• Participates in pre-admissions assessments for potential residents.
• Participates in all staff development programs to expand and develop abilities.
• Performs admission and periodic assessments on residents for functional and mental abilities.
• Reviews/revises assessments and care plans at admission, periodically per regulations, and at change in resident physical or psychosocial conditions
• Assists residents in scheduling medical, dental and laboratory appointments.
• Assists physician with resident examination as needed.
• Reviews and transcribes physician's orders.
• Administers and documents medications in accordance to the five rights: right medication, right route, right resident, right time, and right dose.
• Provides medical treatments as ordered by physician.
• Monitors resident restorative nursing programs.
• Supervises and monitors medications for residents who self-administer.
• Observes residents and reports condition changes to physicians, health care proxies, and supervisors.
• Supports and maintains harmonious relations and communicates with family, visitors and all members of the Health Team.
• Understands the resident's Advance Directives and follows their wishes.
• Assists resident with meeting their nutritional/hydration needs and documents on the Nursing record appropriately.
• Monitors meal-time and nourishments, assists with trays, and helps feed residents.
• Maintains a safe, clean, orderly, homelike environment for residents.
• Answers residents call light promptly.
• Responsible for the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care provided on the shift.
• Promotes and participates in the education of staff, team member, resident and family.
Qualifications:
• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current license in the state of Florida.
• Current CPR certification.
• One year of Geriatric nursing background preferred.
• Charge nurse experience preferred.
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