• Accurately interprets and assures compliance with established house policies, procedures and philosophy of care as well as state and Federal Regulations.
• Maintains optimum nursing care through effective and accurate communication with all members of the health care team on a twenty-four hour basis.
• Informs Administrator, Director of Nursing and/or Assistant Director of Nursing on a continuous basis of all pertinent information concerning residents, staff, families and other personnel RN, Supervisor may deal with.
• Assess and evaluates nursing needs of each unit and assign personnel accordingly
• Finds replacements for nurses and nurse aides as needed.
• Prepares required reports and forms for Administration.
• Promotes good interpersonal relationships both intradepartmental and interdepartmental
• Organizes monthly unit meetings ensures compliance of unit meetings. Submits minutes of monthly meetings to Director of Nursing.
• Participates in committees including but not limited to Quality Assurance, Nursing Policy and procedure
• Attends supervisor's meetings as scheduled.
• Attends Charge Nurse meetings as scheduled.
• Delegates to the Charge and Staff Nurses the administrative authority, responsibility and accountability necessary to perform their assigned duties
• Ensures that all nursing service personnel are following their respective job descriptions.
• Demonstrates sensitively to the needs of staff members, residents and families and provides reassurance and support as needed.
• Reports and documents pertinent information and problems concerning any staff members under her/his authority.
•  Responsible for performance of agency nurses.
• Maintains leadership role by providing discipline, constructive criticism and issuing warnings as indicated with fairness and justice.
• Gives recognition and praise for work well done, verbally and through the use of anecdotal notes.
• Reviews performance appraisal with licensed personnel and assists them setting goals and standards of performance as needed.
• Assist charge nurse with nurse aides performances reviews.
• Suggest measures for attaining highest potential.
• May be requested formulates nursing service schedules for respective shift.
• Attends in house meetings, conferences and in-service classes where applicable.
• Promotes growth and development of individual nurses by promoting independence and delegating responsibility and providing guidance and assistance as needed.
• Reviews evaluations yearly with the Director of Nursing.
• Inspects and observes to see that good nursing care is given at all times and that proper documentation is carried out according to regulations and established policies and procedures.
• Ensures optimum nursing care and comfort of all residents by unit rounds two three times a shift and as indicated discussion with unit nurse and visits to residents discussed during shift report as indicated.
• Maintains equipment, ensures adequacy of supplies on each unit. and assist in conforming to allocated budget through their proper utilization.
• Periodically reviews charts to see that required documentation is recorded.
• Makes environmental rounds to ensure compliance with fire and safety regulation and basic infection control practices.
• Performs quality assurance studies/audits and reports findings to quality assurance committee and assists in resolution of identifies problems.
• Is responsible to ensure that all employees under her/his supervision attend all mandatory in-service programs and other scheduled programs as able.
• Investigates resident incidents and accidents to ensure proper assessment and documentation of incident, recommendations for intervention, preventive measures, emergency care as needed and proper follow-up. 
• Ensures that proper nursing policies and procedures are carried out by periodic observation of staff performance. Ensures correct narcotic count and documentation of controlled substances.
• Is present on at least one unit daily during meal time when possible to ensure appropriate feeding time a procedures and reports findings to Director of Nursing
• Gives accurate, detailed shift report. Receives report with pertinent data from previous shifts
• Uses effective nursing skills and judgement in emergency and crisis situation.
• Accompanies and assists MDs with special treatments and procedures.
• Administers tuberculin tests as needed . Assist with direct care when needed.
• Initiates IV therapy as needed. Administers IV medication as needed.
• Performs venipunctures for lab as needed. Performs EKGs as needed in emergency situations .
• Administers first aid to employees and sends to hospital as needed.
• Obtains medications from pharmacy for immediate use. Obtains supplies from sterile stores as needed.
• Follows duties outlined in facilities fire safety and disasters plans.
• Participates in "mock" drills.
• Performs unrelated duties in an emergency as needed.
• May account physicians on rounds, assist him/her as needed, receives instructions and notes on resident care requirements.
• May render nursing care, administer medication and perform treatments.
• Performs other duties related to position as needed.
• Prepares written reports for administration on all critical or acutely ill residents with significant changes in general condition on a daily basis. Periodically reviews resident's care plans with staff nurse.

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