Registered Nurse

The Nursing Home is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide care for the residents of our facility.

Job Responsibilities

• Supervises LPNs and Nursing Assistants
• Provides nursing treatment and personal care services to nursing home residents within the scope of practice for RNs, including assessment, treatment and prevention of Pressure Ulcers, Monitoring Food & Liquid Input/Output, Providing Hygiene, Preparing Injections/Enemas, Taking Vital Signs, Feeding, Applying Dressings & Bandages, Catheter and Ostomy Management, Orthotics.
• Performs and documents medication administration including medication pass, ordering, controlled substance reconciliation, refill and storage.
• Schedules diagnostic testing as ordered, reports laboratory/diagnostic test results to Physician per facility policy
• Maintains patients/residents medical and nursing records - entering vital signs, weight, fluid and nutritional intake and output.
• Assesses and reports any adverse reaction to medications
• Collects samples for testing and perform routine laboratory tests on samples as ordered.
• Provides orientation and assists new personnel in nursing care techniques, acting as preceptor to new employees.
• Monitors IV therapy, performs prescribed treatments and procedures and dispenses medications as per order and facilities policies.
• Completes nursing care-plan to meet the needs of patients on unit.
• Investigates, reports and records all accidents of patients.
• Operates or supervises the operation of specialized equipment assigned to unit and provides assistance and guidance to nursing team as required.
• Assure infection control standards such as universal precautions, contract precautions, droplet precaution and hand washing protocols are used.
• Prevent resident elopement and injury through identification of those at risk for wandering and implementation of measures to promote their safety such as wander guard alarms and supervision.
• Ensures that report is given to on-coming nurse on conditions of patient/residents and/or any unusual problems and action taken.
• Follows code of conduct and ensures resident privacy and is compliant with HIPAA.
• Will perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications, Skills and Abilities

• Education: Completion of a formal education program in Nursing
• License/Certification: Valid NYS RN License, CPR certified
• Equipment/Computer Software: Basic computer/ EMR software
• Physical/Mental Demands: Walk long distances, climb stairs, run in an emergency and remain on her / his feet for long durations of time. Bend, squat, push, pull, reach, stretch and lift up to 50lbs. Speak, read and understand English. Hear the spoken word. Demonstrate hand/eye dexterity for operating ADL and medically complex equipment, e.g. oxygen concentrator, I.V. equipment, parenteral feeding equipment, peritoneal dialysis equipment, ventilator equipment, etc.