RN - Come join our NEW NURSING ADMIN TEAM!!!! - Nightingale Nursing and Rehab Center

FULL-TIME DAYS 8 & 12 hr shifts

Purpose of Your RN Registered Nurse

The primary purpose of your job position as RN Registered Nurse is to provide direct nursing care to the residents, and to supervise the day-to-day nursing activities performed by nursing assistants. Such supervision must be in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern our facility, and as may be required by the Director of Nursing Services or Nurse Supervisor to ensure that the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times.

Delegation of Authority

As Charge Nurse RN Registered Nurse you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties.

Job Functions

Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, is an essential function of the position or as needed for the administration of the facility.

Duties and Responsibilities of RN Registered Nurse

Administrative Functions of RN Registered Nurse

·         Direct the day-to-day functions of the nursing assistants in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the long-term care facility.

·         Ensure that all nursing personnel assigned to you comply with the written policies and procedures established by this facility.

·         Periodically review the department's policies, procedure manuals, job descriptions, etc. Make recommendations for revisions.

·         Meet with your assigned nursing staff, as well as support personnel, in planning the shifts' services, programs, and activities.

·         Ensure that the Nursing Service Procedures Manual is current and reflects the day-to-day nursing procedures performed in this facility.

·         Ensure that all nursing service personnel comply with the procedures set forth in the Nursing Service Procedures Manual.

·         Make written and oral reports/recommendations concerning the activities of your shift as required.

·         Cooperate with other resident services when coordinating nursing services to ensure that the resident's total regimen of care is maintained.

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