Full Time Registered Nurse

Nursing Process:

• Collects data related to resident's status/ condition, including physical, psychosocial, and environmental parameters. Reports condition and treatment changes to families, physicians, and other appropriate disciplines, as well as documenting in resident charts. 
• Updates service/care plan to reflect resident status at all times. Incorporate analysis of data and current scientific findings. 
• Implement nursing interventions as defined in the service/care plan. Interventions reflect current nursing practice substantiated by research and are aimed at achieving realistic outcomes. Performs interventions in a safe manner according to facility policies and procedures and current standards of practice. 
• Modifies and updates the care/service plan to reflect progress towards outcomes. 
• Performs ongoing staff training and development in regard to medication administration and competency evaluation. Provides ongoing staff competency findings.  
• Provides direct care.
• Assures, collects, documents, vital, weights, health, and safety of all residents. 
• Modifies and updates MARS to reflect change.
• Orintaites new employees.
• Communicate with physicians in a timely manner to ensure that safe care is practiced. 
• Assures that monthly MARS and TARS are accurate, implemented, and updated as necessary. 
• Completes assessments as required; 90 days per resident or as changes in conditions arise. 
• Assists residents with medication administration according to facility policies and procedures and established standards of practice to all applicable regulations and Nurse Practice Act; as well as state health department.

Apperence:

• Wears appropriate clothing as described on the dress code policy. Scrubs or casual dress. 
• Maintains clean clothing/uniform and shoes, closed-toed shoes with socks. 
• Name badge is part of the dress code. 

Communication/Documentation:?

• Report to the nurse on duty any changes in the resident's condition: physical, mental, skin, behaviors, anything out of the ordinary, etc.
• Report any change in how a resident responds to group activities, meals, etc., behavioral, social, and physical to nursing staff.
• Document the appropriate incident with the appropriate time, witness, place, date and everything necessary as if in the 3rd person. 
• Document daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual required forms. 
• Communicate to your supervisor and, if instructed, document to ensure all record keeping is up to date, timely, accurate and complete. 
• Communicate to your supervisor and, if instructed, document resident concerns.
• Communicate to your supervisor and, if instructed, document safety concerns.
• Volunteer assistance and communicate to co-workers with courtesy, respect and in a supportive manner at all times.
• Resolve interpersonal conflict with co-workers directly and privately and seek supervisor assistance as necessary.
• Interact with residents and maintain resident-centered conversations when residents are present. 
• Maintain an environment for residents, families, and guests that values and respects the uniqueness of each individual.
• Record keeping to ensure current, accurate, timely and complete. 
• Documentation to reflect conversations or concerns identifying;family concerns incidents, discharge summary, admission summary, ect.
• Maintains resident medical record showing systematic assessments, planning, interventions and evaluations.

Infection Control:

• Demonstrates knowledge of infection control practices with established policies and procedures.
• Washes hands as appropriate; between residents, services and cares. 
• Uses universal precautions per facility policies, including personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Uses universal precautions according to facility policy, including when cleaning up blood and bodily fluids using spill kit when indicated. 
• Proper disposal of waste product, each shift and prior to shift end. 
• Assists in the development and implementation of community-wide TB program.

Education/Training:

• Attends department meetings, all staff meetings, mandatory in-services and training.
• Requires training with Maple View Memory Care to be completed annually and monthly. 
• Required annual department training.
• Understands and uses universal precautions OSHA blood-borne pathogen standards and follows established infection control, hazardous communication and all safety rules.
• Demonstrated competency in areas of assignment or identified the need for additional training or education. Communicate with supervisor regarding the need for additional training prior to shift when on own. 
• Acquires and maintains current knowledge of practice in this department. Seeks knowledge skills and understanding to practice in the setting. 
• Maintains current and good standing RN license through ND Board of Nursing.

Resident Rights:

• Address resident by preferred name and avoids labels such as honey, sweetie and dear.
• Discuss resident status in private with the appropriate personnel.
• Maintain confidentiality of all resident conversations unless doing so would jeopardize resident well-being. 
• Respond to family/resident complaints consistent with facility policy.
• Knowledgeable about resident rights and respects rights at all times. 

Admissions, Transfers and Discharges:

• Collects health care data on residents to determine the appropriateness for living in a memory care community.
• Develops a care plan individualized to meet the resident's needs.
• Assist in planning process for new resident. Assuring physician's orders, MARS and TARS are appropriately in place.
• Initiates referrals as needed for additional health care providers such as, therapies and establishing primary care physician.
• Collects vitals, weights, health and safety for all admissions.
• Help determine if a resident must move up to a higher level of care. Complete transfer paperwork.
• Help determine if a resident must be discharged from the facility. Complete discharge paperwork.

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  Resident Safety/Sanitary Environment Concerns

• Demonstrates knowledge and use of proper body mechanics when performing tasks.
• Assesses safety of the environment and takes initiative to remove unsafe items or seek immediate assistance.
• Proper and safe handling of equipment.
• Follows fire safety and disaster policies and procedures.
• Follows facility evacuation plan.
• Reports emergent resident concerns to your supervisor or the Nurse Manager immediately.
• Documents any recognized emergency and non-emergency environmental concerns on the Maintenance Request Form.
• Recognizes and responds appropriately to unsafe situations. Report accidents and incidents immediately to your supervisor.

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  Upholds MissionNalues of Maple View

• Demonstrates the qualities and values stated in the mission statement. These include the values of candor, integrity, respect and fun. Promotes a culture that supports these values.
• Demonstrates loyalty to management, residents and employees of Maple View.
• Maintains a positive attitude.
• Works well with co-workers and other department personnel.
• Treats other employees, residents, visitors and family members with respect and dignity.
• Demonstrates loyalty to Maple View.
• Fosters a teamwork environment and is a team player.
• Carries out assigned duties in a responsible and professional manner.
• Adheres to company employee handbook and handbook addenda.
• Adheres to company policies, procedures, rules and state/federal regulations. Including HIPPA and Confidentiality policies.

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  Working Conditions

• Works throughout the resident areas.
• Sits, stands, bends, lifts, and moves intermittently during working hours.
• Subject to frequent interruptions. Involved with residents, personnel, visitors, government agencies/personnel, etc.
• Is subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, personnel and visitors.
• May have to work beyond normal working hours, on weekends, holidays, and in other positions temporarily as necessary.
• Is subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases such as HIV, Hepatitis B (HBV), Hepatitis C (HCV), etc.
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  Qualifications/Specific Requirements

• Previous nursing/management experience required.
• Have a passion for working with the elderly population.
• Ability to make appropriate judgement calls during crisis situations.
• Ability to use critical thinking.
• Ability to communicate with residents, families, visitors and other employees.
• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be a minimum of twenty-one (21) years of age.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language and follow oral and written instructions.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel and the general public.
• Must possess the ability and willingness to work harmoniously with professional and non-professional personnel.
• Must be willing to spend a minimum of 40% of time on the floor with residents, visitors, families and other employees.
• Must have patience, tact, cheerfulness disposition and enthusiasm.
• Requires use of gloves and/or personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Must be able to manage difficult resident behaviors through use of critical thinking and observing body language.

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  Physical and Sensory Requirement (with or without aid of mechanical device)

• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the work day.
• Must be able to speak and write the English language in an understandable manner.
• Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Must be able to see and hear OR use prosthetics that will enable these sense to function adequately so that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
• Must function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents, personnel, and support agencies.
• Must be in good general health and demonstrate emotional stability.
• Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset and at times hostile people in the facility.
• Must be able to stoop, turn, bend, stretch, crawl, kneel, reach overhead, horizontally and down and lift, push, pull and move a minimum of fifty (50) pounds.
• Requires frequent standing and walking.
• Must be able to smell, discriminate speech, speak clearly, discriminate color and possess intact peripheral vision.
• Must be able to assist in the evacuation of residents/tenants.
• Requires use of hands, arms, legs, feet, torso, eyes, nose and mouth.
• Requires balancing and rapid mental-muscular coordination.
• Requires frequent work with dust, powders, sprays, mists, vapors, odors and chemicals.
• Requires ability to read/define body language of non-verbal residents, families, visitors and employees.

*Duties and job descriptions subject to change*