About this role
Job Overview:
This position is responsible for the quality of care of assigned units and supervises all nursing staff on an assigned unit and resident care on a 24-hour basis.
General Responsibilities:
- Performs physical and psychological nursing assessments on residents when necessary.
- Reports all unusual circumstances that may involve the safety and well-being of the residents and staff directly to the Assistant Director of Nursing or Director of Nursing.
- Coordinates daily operations on the unit to ensure quality clinical care and patient satisfaction.
- Maintains quality care by reviewing the daily census, staffing, and pending admissions/discharges, and adjusts assignments accordingly.
- Consults with the nursing staff concerning the implementation of residents plans of care.
- Reviews doctors orders and receives all new orders to coordinate appropriate changes or services.
- Attends and/or leads meetings with nursing staff, nursing administration, and/or physicians.
- Evaluates subordinate professional and sub-professional nursing personnel.
- Identifies and resolves obstacles associated with unit processes and procedures.
- Coordinates room changes with nursing staff and admissions.
- Discusses patient needs with other departments, such as Restorative Therapy and Life Enrichment, and coordinates multiple services needed for resident care.
- Identifies and refers residents needs to contract therapies such as OT, PT and speech therapy.
- Provides professional nursing care by determining the kind and amount of nursing care required.
- Oversees the admissions and discharge processes to ensure smooth transition for all residents.
- Makes walking rounds between shifts and whatever necessary to supervise and monitor performance in terms of resident care, staff regulations and efficiency of service.
- Contacts families of residents regarding issues that may arise such as medical or behavioral problems.
- Informs physicians of any important medical changes and conditions.
- Disciplines or effectively recommends such action for assigned staff.
- Functions as nursing representative on the unit during any licensing or accreditation survey.
- Keeps current with job related professional developments, regulations and/or operational procedures (IDPH, Medicare, CMS, etc.) impacting unit operations.
- Participates in facility-wide quality improvement initiatives and projects.
- Plans and coordinates residents plan of care with other members of the interdisciplinary team.
- Discusses residents condition with physicians, nursing staff and family members.
- Participates in care plan conferences and other interdisciplinary meetings as needed.
- Reviews resident charts for contradictions in information and researches any contradictions to determine what is valid.
- Identifies self as primary contact to families and clients.
- Maintains professional status with physicians.
- Responds to all emergency situations within the facility.
- Serves as a role model for nursing employees.
- Cooperates with all inspections of nursing care by an outside agency.
- Demonstrates consistent ability to identify problems and report in an objective manner to take appropriate corrective action.
- Observes all facility safety policies and procedures and assumes leadership role.
- Directs restorative unit programs.
- Responsive to nursing staff during on-call rotation. This may include working in a direct care capacity (Nurse or CNA) as the need arises to ensure resident and staffing needs are being met.
- Demonstrates competency in skills mandated by required education and training.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Job Qualifications:
- Completion of a nursing program at an accredited school of nursing.
- Current license with the State of Iowa as an RN or LPN.
- Certification in MDS preferred.
- At least two years of experience in long-term care.
- Knowledge and the ability to follow all applicable policies and procedures, current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern long-term care.
- Experience with Microsoft programs and Point Click Care preferred.
Benefits:
- Attractive PTO package with affordable health insurance
- Retirement plan with employer match after 1 year
- Staff stability with solid administrative team
- Local, mission-driven not-for-profit status
- Full CCRC campus with many growth opportunities