Floral Long Term Care -
RN (Registered Nurse)
Floor Shifts and Supervison shifts available!!
New Grads Welcome!
Job Duties:
- Assists in defining, maintaining and interpreting standards of practice.
- Performs required skills (assessment, intervention) according to guidelines, policies and procedures.
- Participates in interdisciplinary committees which influence or determine policies affecting nursing practice.
- Follow facility procedures/protocols for admitting residents transferring to hospitals/clinics/outpatient visits and completion of appropriate documentation based on established guideline.
- Makes rounds on all resident rooms and ensure that the L.P.N.s, C.N.A.s and/or others under his/her supervision receive their resident reports, has their assignments and break times scheduled.
- Receives and give reports from and to outgoing and incoming shifts. Count or ensure the counting of controlled drugs with outgoing and incoming shifts.
- Ensures that care plan is carried out which demonstrates familiarity with criteria to establish priorities specific to anticipated outcomes.
- Monitors the administration and accurate recording of medications used.
- Notifies physicians of pertinent observations and reactions, incident and abnormal laboratory and x-ray results as required and documents same promptly.
- Transcribes physician orders timely and ensure orders are implemented as appropriate.
- Reports all resident, visitor and work-related accidents/injuries and demonstrates appropriate follow through by investigating, documenting and processing incident reports.
- Other responsibilities as deemed necessary and appropriate or as may be directed by the Director of Nursing Services or Administrator.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
- M.S./B.S. or equivalent experience preferred
- Nursing Experience which one has acquired clinical competence and strong leadership skills.
- Demonstrates an understanding of and appreciation of the aging process.
- Ability to be self-directive in delegated areas of responsibility.
Salary: $42 an hour and up, based on experience
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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