Registered Nurse (RN) Full-time Job

• Gives the quality of nursing care, which meets the standards for nursing practice. Center.
• Adheres to companies’ policies and procedures.
• Knows the purpose, expected results, and safety factors involved in the nursing care he/she administers.
• Utilizes her knowledge and skills in giving safe nursing care.
• Assumes responsibility for fulfilling the activities of the job.
• Protects confidentiality of information concerning the residents or nursing home affairs except to authorized personnel.
• Self-direction in learning and/or improving the abilities needed in the job.
• Participates in studies related to nursing practice.
• Participates in the in-service education program of the nursing home.
• Evaluates resident care and make recommendations for the improvement of the care.
• Maintains a professional level of conduct.
• Accepts direction, supervision, and evaluation of performance.
• Economical use of time, effort, and material.

• Receives report from a nurse from the previous tour of duty and makes walking rounds.
• Ascertains physician’s orders.
• Observes the physical needs of the resident.
• Determines observable spiritual, emotional and social factors, which might influence a plan of therapy.
• Utilizes knowledge in the identification of nursing needs.
• Knowledgeable of all residents’ conditions always.
• Responsible for the total resident environment.

• Identifies those nursing needs, which require the services of the RN.
• Utilizes resources such as the physician, director, and written material in planning care.
• Identifies the areas of nursing care, which are within the range of abilities and scope of the non-professional worker.
• Assigns the non-professional worker to those tasks, which he/she can perform and supervises him/her.
• Utilizes ancillary services, such as Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Recreational Therapy and Social Services in providing optimum services to the resident.
• Participates in weekly Resident Care Plan meetings as indicated.

• Carries out hygienic, comfort and safety measures.
• Carries out those activities delegated by the physician, which concern medications, treatments, and diagnostic measures.
• Assists the physician with treatments and procedures.
• Assists in the physical rehabilitation of the resident.
• Teaches the resident and/or family needed health information or simple nursing procedures needed in-home care.
• Observes and records on nursing records the signs and symptoms associated with the diagnosis, condition of the resident, and response to therapy.
• Reports significant observations and information to the nurse in charge.
• Records nursing care data accurately on designated records.
• Assists in meeting spiritual and emotional needs.
• Administers or supervises the administration and recording of medication.
• Administers, regulates, and initiates intravenous fluids and medications.
• Transcribes and follows through doctor’s orders.
• Demonstrates nursing care procedures and care of equipment to team members when necessary.
• Helps maintain cleanliness of the unit.
• Makes pertinent notations on Resident Condition Report.
• Assists in orientation of new associates.
• Completes narcotic counts and reports incorrect count to the Head Nurse.
• Checks for completion of team members’ assignment and other delegated tasks.
• Checks new patients on admission and makes frequent rounds, assisting, checking, and teaching members.
• Makes rounds with doctors.
• Reads current literature in nursing to update nursing care.
• Maintains a clean, neat, and orderly medication cart.
• Maintains accurate admission and discharge reports.
• Keeps current the Resident Condition Report.

• Identifies areas where self-improvement can be made.
• Observes the resident’s response to the plan of care.
• Seeks improvement of nursing care plan through discussion with co-workers.
• Adjusts the nursing care plan considering new developments or new information.
• Evaluates the performance of the workers under his/her direction.
• Identifies the learning needs of the workers and refers this to the Director of Nursing.

• Functions as a Charge Nurse in charge of a nursing unit as assigned and assigns duties to aides and orderlies.
• Contributes to the implementation of the philosophy and purpose of nursing.
• Issues warning notices to employees under supervision without prior approval for employee violations of nursing home personnel policies or other improper conduct.
• May suspend an employee and recommends termination for serious infractions.
• Supervises the performance of aides and orderlies and responds to their complaints or suggestions as indicated.
• Authorizes employees to leave work early.
• Moves employees from unit to unit as needed.
• Evaluates employee’s physical and mental capacity to perform their job each day and take appropriate action when an employee is not able to properly perform.
• Assists in the identification and evaluation of problems and their solutions.
• Promotes and insures conformity with departmental policies and procedures.
• Participates in the hiring and firing process.
• Assists in carrying out other related duties as designated by the Director of Nursing.

• Education: Registered Nurse
• Licensure: Licensed in the State of Florida
• Attendance at educational programs designed to continue professional growth is essential.
• Knowledge of the principles of physical, biological, and social sciences plus their application to resident care.
• Manipulative skills are required in performing a variety of therapeutic procedures.
• Technical skills are also required plus recognition of cardinal symptoms, reactions to treatments, and changes in a patient’s condition.
• Teaching skills are essential for instructing patients and nursing associates.
• Must have physical stamina and emotional maturity.
• Must be dependable and must be prompt.
• Must maintain a neat appearance, exhibited by proper uniform, nursing cap and name pin. A cap remains optional.
• Must be able to accept and support change.
• Must be alert.
• Must be interested in learning.
• Must be courteous.
• Must be able to accept and offer constructive criticism in a mature fashion.
• Skin test and/or chest x-ray and physical examination required.
• Must be able to move and lift residents.
• Must have adequate hearing and vision.
• Must be able to supervise non-professional workers when they are assigned for direction.
• Constant contact with residents, visitors, and co-workers.

• Considerable walking and standing.
• Lifting and moving of patients.
• Emergency situations arise which require an immediate and effective response on the part of the nurse.
• Judgment to refer situations beyond his/her ability or functions to the proper person.
• Emergency situations may require service to go beyond the eight-hour tour of duty.
• May be assigned to other than regular work area when needed.

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