Weekend RN - Pollock, LA

POSITION TITLE : Weekend RN

DEPARTMENT : Nursing

SUPERVISOR : Director of Nursing

SUMMARY

The purpose of the Weekend RN position is to perform wound care treatment, monitoring, and documentation

of wounds within our facility.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The following represents the essential functions of the Weekend RN's role. This list is intended to be a

general description of duties and responsibilities; however, it is subject to change according to the needs of the

facility determined by the Director of Nursing and/or Administrator.

• Completes wound care treatments as ordered by the physician.
• Completes required and as needed documentation for an effective wound care program.
• Completes or monitors the completion of resident body audits.
• Completes body audits on new or re-admissions.
• May round with a wound care nurse practitioner or physician.
• Updates orders and notes to reflect the current status of wounds.
• Notifies the physician and resident responsible party of any changes in condition regarding resident

wounds.

• Trains staff on best methods for wound care prevention (positioning, turning, nutrition, etc.) and

infection control practices to promote healing/ prevention of wounds.

• Assesses wounds reported by the nursing staff and provides treatment.
• Encourages effective communication within the nursing department with regards to wound care.
• Participates in Daily QA Meetings, Quarterly QA Meetings, High Risk Meetings, and other wound

care related events.

• Orders and stocks wound care supplies.
• Keeps office, wound care supply storage areas, and cart clean and organized.
• Must act in ways that promote professional and positive representation of the facility to the

community.

• Communicates in a professional and courteous manner using effective verbal and non-verbal

communication skills with residents, their families, co-workers, and vendors.

• Maintains confidentiality of department, resident, employee information, communication, and

documentation as well as compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

(HIPAA) regulations.

• Records working hours per company policy. Clocks in and out for all working/training hours.
• Maintain compliance with Legacy's Compliance program and plan.
• Adhere to Legacy's Code of Conduct and Dress Code.
• These duties are not all-inclusive but provide minimum performance expectations which will be

reviewed in the evaluation process. Supervisor may edit, alter, add to, or exclude duties and

responsibilities based on the needs of the facility.

QUALIFICATIONS/ EXPERIENCE/ REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualifications

o Freedom from illegal use of drugs.

o Freedom from use and effects of drugs and alcohol in the workplace.

o Anyone found guilty by a court of law of abusing, neglecting or mistreating individuals in a health care

related setting are ineligible for employment in the position.

Education and/or Experience

o Wound Care experience preferred.

o Experience in Long-Term care setting preferred, but not required.

o Clerical experience preferred, but not required.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations

o Wound Care Certification preferred.

o Valid RN license.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, nursing/Resident progress notes and nursing procedures.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from department heads, customers

(Residents, family members, physicians, etc.) and the public.

• Ability to operate technology utilized by the facility including but not limited to PointClickCare,

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook, etc.), iSolved, MCN (policy management), general

computer operations, and other office equipment.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule

form.

RESIDENT RIGHTS

• Promotes residents' rights, assists residents to make informed decisions; treats residents with dignity

and respect.

• Reports suspected abuse or neglect in accordance with current professional standards and supports

independent expression, choice, and decision-making.

LEADERSHIP

• Demonstrates willingness to try new tasks.
• Generates new ideas for change.
• Evaluates and recognizes priorities.
• Challenges others to learn.
• Keeps current and integrates new information.
• Communicates and model's organization values.
• Fosters high performance and recognizes need for and provides adequate resources.

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

• Applies quality improvement methods and techniques and identifies processes for improvement in

daily work.

ENVIRONMENT OF CARE

• Demonstrates understanding of fire and emergency procedures, participates in fire and disaster drills.
• Demonstrates understanding of safety and security procedures, applies safety and security

precautions.

• Demonstrates understanding of hazardous materials plan and demonstrates proper use of equipment.

INFECTION CONTROL

• Applies hand washing principles during daily work.
• Demonstrates understanding of isolation precautions.
• Recognizes signs and symptoms of infection and complies with the employee health program.
• Demonstrates understanding of the process for identifying and handling infectious waste.
• Maintains personal hygiene.
• Complies with OSHA standards in the workplace and
• Demonstrate understanding of cross-contamination.

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

• Records data as needed.
• Promotes confidentiality of resident information.
• Logs onto the system using own password.
• Logs off the system when leaving the workstation.
• Reports suspected violation of security/confidentiality issues.
• Reviews data and identifies trends.

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

• Demonstrates active listening techniques and detail oriented.
• Gains support through effective relationships.
• Treats others with dignity and respect.
• Thrives in a team setting and can direct the workforce.
• Seeks feedback.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Attends in-service and education programs and attends continuing education classes regarding changes in

regulations or systems used by Registered Nurses.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to

successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands

or fingers, reach with hands and arms, talk, or hear.

• The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, or balance and stoop or kneel.
• The employee on occasion will assist to lift and/or transfer residents of varied weights and sizes.
• The employee will follow facility protocol on use of mechanical lifts and transfer devices.
• The employee will maintain coping skills regarding mental and emotional stress.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while

performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is

occasionally exposed to blood or other body fluids, fumes, or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.