JOB SUMMARY

Oversees the Nursing Care/Resident Management in the Assisted Living. As well as assisting in Care Center up to 8 hours a week as needed depending on needs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Demonstrate behaviors that align with Johnson Memorial Health Services’ Core Values: Together, Kindness and Trust.

• Assist the Director of Nursing Senior Living and Licensed Assisted Living Director in all   areas of clinical care including the regulatory requirements of supervising clinical staff to meet the needs of the elders.        
• Answer call lights promptly and meet the elder’s needs.
• Be available to families.
• Give input for policies and procedures.
•  Assist in weekly psychotropic drug review.
• Assist with quality assurance (QA) as required.
• Assist in welcoming, orienting, and making new residents and family comfortable.
• Is alert to residents’ spiritual and emotional needs.
• Uses clinical judgment to ensure resident needs are safe and appropriate.
• Coordinate emergency resident care.
• Complete required assessments and chart summary.
• Assess vitals, labs, physical and psychosocial finding and report changes to the  physician.
• Assist in completing advanced directives.
• Obtain consents as needed.
• Assist physicians with exams and procedures as needed.
• Administer and chart medications and treatments as needed.
• Do treatments as ordered per resident contract and services provided per JMHS UDALSA.
• Do skin assessments of pressure ulcers as needed.
• Schedule/coordinate and prepare resident appointments as needed per resident needs and contract         
• Accurately transcribe orders and place in Point Click Care.
• Order medications from the appropriate pharmacy as needed and follow-up for order clarification.
• Consult with care center medical director if problems arise with other physicians.
• Keep other departments and staff updated as appropriate.
• Assist in Care Center as needed up to 8 hours/week (i.e. provider rounds, med cart, assist care coordinator/MDS coordinator)
• RN on-call rotating weekend and holiday rotation for Senior Living (Care Center and Assisted Living) Rarely may include needed to work Care Center for on-call rotation if ill call and/or no RN coverage.

Communication

• Notify administration and DON of resident death.
• Inform MD of changes in resident’s condition.
• Inform family of resident’s condition changes.
• Inform DON/LALD and other departments of changes in resident status and other pertinent information.
• Answer telephone and relay messages.
• Communicate expectations to staff.
• Maintain open communications with resident’s families as permitted by HIPAA.
• Make DON or LALD aware of employee issues.

Documentation

• Keep Service Plans updated and current.
• Destroy and chart drug destruction.
• Maintain and ensure proper documentation.
• Collect, monitor and chart pertinent changes in resident health status.
• Complete necessary paperwork on admissions, transfers, emergency relocation of tenant, deaths and discharges.
• Update Quick ADT in Point Click Care and keep staff up-to-date on residents.
• Chart behaviors as observed or reported.
• Chart any resident exceptions.
• Report any vulnerable adult issues immediately and file MAARC report

Health and Safety

• Follow infection control techniques to prevent the spread of infection.
• Follow Safe Patient Handling guidelines.
• Participate in daily employee exercise program.
• Assist DON Senior Living with investigation of employee and resident incidents.
• Complete maintenance request forms as needed.
• Know and comply with A Work Place Accident and Injury Reduction (AWAIR) program.
• Know and comply with Vulnerable Adult law and report and deal with suspected abuse  in a timely manner.

Financial

• Give input for budget to DON/LALD

Personal and Professional Responsibility

• Participate in JMAL quality indicator (QI) ensure data is current meeting as required.
• May perform other duties as requested by supervisor.
• Attend departmental, quarterly and other required meetings.
• Complete annual required online education lessons.
• Be punctual.
• Maintain compliance with JMHS Attendance Policy.
• Maintain job classification requirements.
• Attend pertinent workshops and share information.
• Provide a mature, cooperative example to staff.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Basic knowledge of state and federal regulations.
• Knowledge of different payer sources.
• Basic knowledge of the required assessments and process.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Good English oral and written communication skills
• Ability to organize time and set priorities.
• Work with a diverse population within Senior Living
• Genuine interest in gerontology.
• Enthusiastic, empathetic, flexible and patient.
• Ability to work with frequent interruptions.

ASSIST DON SENIOR LIVING WITH SUPERVISION

• ULP’s, NA/R’s, LPN’s. other personnel as assigned in the RN on-call role or Covering in Care Center in Charge Nurse/Primary Nurse role.           

MINIMUM TRAINING AND ESPIERENCE REQUIREMENTS

• RN with current licensure in Minnesota.
• CPR certification.
• Experience in Assisted Living and/or Long Term Care preferred.\

MINIMUM PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Prolonged periods standing and walking and frequently pulling, pushing, and bending.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 35 pounds at times.

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

JHMS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment. JHMS will ensure that persons

with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the Human Resources Department