Work in Iowa Veterans Jobs

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 1. Follow established standards of nursing practices and implement facility policies and procedures. 2. Assume responsibility for unit/shift staff compliance with rules, regulations, standards of practice and facility policy and procedure; assure that residents receive needed nursing care and services on that shift, according to plans of care and physicians' instructions. 3. Interpret existing policies and procedures, rules and regulations to nursing assistants, restorative nursing assistants, residents, families, physicians and agency personnel. 4. Supervise and evaluate all direct resident care and initiate corrective action as necessary. 5. Document resident care provided and resident's response or lack of response to care provided. 6. Obtain report from nurse being relieved and record sufficient information to implement appropriate follow-up action as necessary. 7. Provide report to nurse coming on duty, including sufficient information for follow-up action as necessary. 8. Take appropriate action to assure adequate staffing to meet residents' needs. 9. Conduct resident rounds daily, reporting problems to nursing supervisor and initiating corrective action. 10. Identify resident problems and emergency situation and initiate emergency care and "life-saving" measures in the absence of a physician. 11. Provide supervision to Nursing Assistant providing direct resident care. 12. Follow staffing guidelines and make nursing assignments according to qualifications of staff and characteristics of the resident population. 13. Plan daily work assignments and schedule based on residents' needs and available resources, effectively communicate to unit/shift staff, DON, ADON, and staffing clerk, and monitors staff compliance with assignments and schedule. 14. Counsel and monitor staff's work behavior and performance of assigned duties and recommend disciplinary action to the Director of Nursing Service, when necessary. 15. Participate in the employee evaluation process by providing information on the performance of unit/shift staff. 16. Administers and documents direct resident care, medications, enternal/parenternal nutrition and treatments per physicians' orders and accurately record all care provided; administer or approve administration of PRN medications and treatments. 17. Administer IV medications according to Akron Care Center' policy. 18. Provide instruction and corrective re-instruction to staff concerning quality of care and quality of life issues, and customer service/positive image issues. 19. Perform and document comprehensive assessment of residents, as parts of comprehensive assessments, as assigned. 20. Develop and implement an accurate comprehensive care plan based on each resident's needs and his/her comprehensive assessment. 21. Utilize head-tee assessment in completing monthly and quarterly assessments. 22. Promptly report changes in residents' conditions to the physician, Director of Nursing and responsible party, according to regulations and facility policy, and take follow-up action as necessary. 23. Follow facility admission procedures and regulations and communicate resident admission to other departments, physicians and ancillary service providers. 24. Competently perform basic nursing skills. 25. Check meal trays and nourishment to ensure proper diet is served and residents are assisted as necessary. 26. Supervise the application and removal of all restraints and devices used to position and enable residents to function as independently as possible. 27. Order, receive and store medications appropriately. 28. Monitor/control administration of medications according to applicable regulations. 29. Notify physician, when necessary, of changes in residents' condi