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REPORTS TO: Director of Nursing (DON)

DEPARTMENT: Nursing

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OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE/JOB

The primary responsibility of your role in your assigned location is to provide nursing support and clerical duties with supervision of day-to-day nursing activities/responsibilities following the current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern long-term care and skilled nursing facilities. You are entrusted to ensure that the highest degree of quality care will always be provided to our residents.

• Perform clerical duties using specific knowledge of medical terminology, International Classification of Diseases-Tenth Revision (ICD-10) coding, laboratory procedures, and nursing policies and procedures.
• Transcribe provider orders as permissible by state regulations and assist medical staff during rounds and visits.
• Facilitate the distribution or routing of hardcopy and/or digital documents; prioritize tasks based on acuity or urgency of the need (i.e., contacting physician's office, etc.)
• Assist the Charge Nurse/Nurse Supervisor with planning day shift events including physician's rounds.
• Answer and route incoming telephone calls, take messages, check voicemail, respond to emails, and facilitate communication internally and externally.
• Back-up in arranging resident appointments for diagnostic and therapeutic services.
• Operate office equipment such as voice mail messaging systems and use word processing, spreadsheet, or other software applications that promote communication.
• Greet Visitors, assist with directions (i.e., resident room numbers, etc.), and/or routing visitors, contractors, and vendors to appropriate staff.
• Conduct documentation/chart reviews periodically. Report discrepancies found to Charge Nurse/Nurse Supervisor.
• Forward new diet orders and/or diet changes (including food preferences, dislikes, allergies, etc.) to the Certified Dietary Manager, the Registered Dietitian and/or the interdisciplinary team (IDT) as appropriate.
• Record vital signs, weights, and heights in accordance with facility protocol and state standards of practice.
• Ensure timely response to call lights by nursing team members; assist with answering call lights as needed.
• Report administrative problem areas to the supervisor and assist in developing and implementing corrective actions.
• Attend various committee meetings of the facility (i.e., infection prevention and control, policy advisory, pharmaceutical, QAPI, etc.) as required.
• Participate in all fire safety and disaster preparedness drills safely and professionally.
• Obtain PT/INR results and communicate to provider to obtain new orders
• Cleansing of respiratory equipment in accordance with facility
• Follow established procedures in the use and disposal of personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Follow established infection prevention and control procedures; notify the infection preventionist
• Follow established safety regulations and manufacturers recommendations including the cleaning and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
• Inventory and stock supplies as directed including patient education tools and resource guides for residents, visitors, or staff.
• Assist with resident admission, transfer, and discharge functions as directed.
• Perform administrative duties by completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc.
• Provide nursing services to residents in accordance with scope of practice, facility protocols, and standards of care.
• Provide residents with care that is compassionate and sensitive to residents with cognitive decline, memory loss, or a history of trauma.
• Assist with resident meals, including delivering meals and assisting residents with intake as needed.
• Promote the facilities fall prevention practices to maximize resident safety.
• Administer medications within the scope of practice and according to practitioners' orders. Report adverse consequences, side effects or any medication errors.
• Help bed-bound or chair-bound patients turn/reposition as scheduled.
• Monitor the skin health of residents, provide preventative skin care, administer wound treatments as ordered.
• Collect and submit lab specimens as ordered.
• Cooperate with other personnel to achieve department objectives and maintain good employee, interdepartmental, and public relations.
• Contribute to the orientation, training, and development of new team members as requested.
• Attending continuing education and in-service training programs as required to provide person-centered and competent care.

Working conditions

• works in office area as well as throughout the nursing services area
• Moves intermittently during working hours
• Is subject to frequent interruptions
• Is involved with residents, visitors, government agencies/personnel, etc., under all conditions and circumstances
• Is subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, personnel, and visitors
• Communicates with medical staff, nursing personnel, and other department directors
• Works beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays as scheduled
• Is subject to call back during emergency conditions (e.g., severe weather, evacuation, post-disaster, etc.)
• Is involved in community/civic health matters/projects as appropriate
• Attends and participates in continuing education programs
• Is subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, and conditions, etc.
• May be subject to the handling of and exposure to hazardous chemicals.
• Maintains a liaison with residents, their families, support departments, etc, to adequately communicate and plan for resident's needs.

TALENT:

Relationship Building

Have a caring attitude and sincere interest in others

Demonstrate friendliness and enthusiasm

Build relationships with all types of people

Influencing

Communicate effectively

Understand needs of others and identify how you can effectively assist them

Executing

Self-directed

Ability to organize and prioritize

Ability to exercise judgment and display understanding

Detail-oriented and follow-through

Strategic Thinking

Solve problems effectively

Creative in coming up with options and variety

Curiosity and desire to learn

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Knowledge of computer systems including Point Click Care
• Working knowledge of long-term care and skilled nursing state and federal regulations (preferred)
• Knowledge of nursing and medical practices, procedures, and standards of care
• Leadership and supervisory skills-willingness to work harmoniously with and supervise other personnel
• Patience, tact and a cheerful disposition, enthusiasm as well as willingness to handle difficult people
• Knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age-related needs of the residents served

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Experience: One-year experience in a long-term care environment (preferred)

License: Current, unencumbered, active license to practice as an LPN in Colorado, CPR Certification

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times, hostile people within the facility
• Meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of the facility which include a mental and physical examination
• Possess sight/hearing senses or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so that the requirements of this position can be fully met
• Ability to push, pull, move and/or lift a minimum of 50 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum of 50 feet
• Ability to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Move intermittently during working hours
• Subject to frequent interruptions
• Involved with residents, personnel, visitors, government agencies, etc. under all conditions and circumstances
• Subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, etc.
• Work beyond normal duty hours on weekends and in other positions temporarily when necessary
• Subject to call back during emergency conditions (e.g. severe weather, evacuation, post-disaster, etc.)
• Subject to injury from falls, burns, odors, etc., throughout the workday as well as reactions from dust, disinfectants, and other air contaminants
• Subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including but not limited to TB, AIDS, and Hepatitis B viruses
• May be subject to handling of and exposure to hazardous chemicals

OTHER:

• Classification: Non-Exempt
• Maintain safe work environment and exhibits safe work practices
• No direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace
• Ability to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays as necessary
• We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, Gender/Minority/Veterans/Disabled
• Flexibility with schedule

It must be understood that this job description 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, or is a logical assignment to the position.