30 Day Temporary Position, FT or PT, at premier Memory Care facility in Edmond. Will work under the direction of the Wellness Director.  Assisted Living / Memory Care experience preferred.

                                                                                                                                                                                                       

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Adheres to the scope of practice for their nursing licensure per state regulatory guidelines.
• Maintains a close working relationship with community leadership to foster resident family support and resident welfare.
• Works to coordinate, support, and supervise home health care and hospice services for our residents.
• Demonstrates appropriate judgment skills to be able to make independent clinical decisions in routine and emergency resident care matters.
• Ensures all resident documentation is complete and current while maintaining the standards set by the state and the company.
• Processes and implements physician’s orders accurately and promptly, using nursing judgment.
• Communicates changes of resident’s conditions, status, and questions/challenges with community leadership and their responsible party.
• Prepares, administers, and charts the administration of prescribed medications; documents effectiveness and adverse reactions.
• Maintains and monitors MARs and EMARs on a daily basis and ensures accuracy.
• Ensures and performs personal comfort of residents during bathing, cleaning, feeding, bed rest and all other activities
• Prepares for and participates in care conferences.
• Monitors residents’ safety on a continuing basis, seeks assistance in emergencies, assists family members in times of stress or crisis, and performs established notification procedures during emergency situation.
• Takes and records at predetermined intervals vital signs such as temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, and blood pressure and measures intake as needed. Collects sputum, urine, and stool, discharge drainage and other specimens as ordered.
• Must be available to staff 24 hours to answer questions regarding residents.
• Participates in all new resident admissions.
• Performs monthly supervisory visits to all Med Technicians in states where RN delegation is permitted.
• Verifies the training and competency of all Clinical Care Team members.
• Provides training and orientation to the caregivers and medication room for personal care supervisors and medication nurses in applicable regions.
• Provides accurate and timely information regarding resident assessments and status to regional RN for HSS data collection.
• Performs other administrative duties such as answering phones and other related duties.