Job description
Overview
Provides direct nursing care to the residents and supervises the day-to-day nursing activities performed by nursing staff in accordance with current federal, state, and JCAHO regulations.
Responsibilities
- Coordinates total nursing care for assigned residents. Assesses resident conditions, including physical, behavioral, psychosocial, developmental and age specific plans according to identified problems in a cost effective manner.
- Directs LPN's and CNA's on a daily basis, including scheduling, supervising, evaluating, counseling, and daily operations.
- Teaches, supervises and counsels the residents/family and caregivers regarding long term care procedures, residents' rights, and other care needs as appropriate to the resident's condition.
- Develops and prepares the individual's plan of care, utilizing RAI guidelines in accordance with state, federal, and JCAHO regulations.
- Performs duties based upon established standards of practice for adults and geriatrics
DCH Standards:
- Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
- Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
- Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
- Performs essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors and employees.
- Identifies and reduces unsafe practices that may result in harm to patients, visitors and employees.
- Recognizes and takes appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to promote safety for patients, visitors and employees.
- Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
- Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Must be a registered nurse in good standing and currently licensed by the state of Alabama. High School diploma or equivalent required. Sufficient previous clinical experience. CPR certification up-to-date. Must be able to read, write, speak, and comprehend English. Computer skills required for general knowledge of facility computers. Demonstrates communication skills for all population served. Positive attitude toward the elderly.
WORKING CONDITIONS
WORK CONTEXT
- Interpersonal relationships
- Communicate with others by phone or face to face.
- Electronic Mail
- Professional demeanor under stressful situations
- Physical Work Conditions
- Ability to tolerate prolonged periods of standing and walking
- Ability to lift at least 50 lbs.Turn and position residents weighing over 300 lbs
- Must have a tolerance for a variety of environments
- Structural job characteristics
- Physical presence onsite is essential
PHYSICAL FACTORS
- The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires the job description to document physical factors, including ability, activities, and requirements.
- Ability:
- Able to stand and sit for long periods of time
- Able to communicate with all LTC residents
- Activities: talking, hearing, walking, stooping, pushing, pulling, standing, crouching, having good balance for extended periods of time.
- Requirements: Please indicate the physical requirements of the job as one of the following:
- Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
- Must be able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
- Physical presence onsite is essential.
OTHER JOB FACTORS
- Work Style: Attention to detail, concern for others, cooperation, dependability, independence, and stress tolerance
- Work Values: Relationships
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