Career Opportunities

Essential Functions:

This position requires assisting in lifting residents, requiring frequently lifting 75 pounds and up to 100 pounds occasionally with frequent lifting and/or carrying objects weighing 50 pounds or more.  It requires walking or standing as an essential function with a significant degree of pushing and pulling of arms and/or legs.  In a work day the employee will routinely stand/walk 5-7 hours, sit 1-3 hours.  The employee must use hands for repetitive grasping, pushing, pulling and fine manipulation and must be able to bend frequently, kneel occasionally, twist frequently, reach and lift frequently.  Employee must be able to communicate on the telephone effectively and must be able to operate and/or work with nursing machinery and equipment as well as wear protective clothing such as gown, mask, eye shield and gloves.

As required by HIPAA, all health information for residents and employees of Saint Anne Communities to which you are privy, must be kept in strict confidence both during and after your employment.

Point-Click-Care:  Access to areas as assigned to Nurses

Primary Job Duties:

• Administers and documents medications given.
  1. Executes physician orders thoroughly and safely.
  2. Administers and documents all types of medications according to pharmacy and drug administration policies and procedures.
  3. Contacts physicians and/or pharmacies as necessary for orders or resident prescription needs.
  4. Receives telephone orders from physician.
  5. Uses drug resource materials to ensure knowledge regarding action, usual dosage, and side effects of drugs.
  6. Ensures safe storage of medications.
  7. Attends regular and special medication in-services as required.
  8. Performs treatments, assists physicians and provides hands on resident care as needed.
  9. Utilizes all access points in Point-Click-Care to chart resident progress, not limited to, but including medications, behaviors, orders, documents, etc.
  10. Performs all treatments that may not be done by Certified Nursing Assistants:
• Glucoscan test
• Internal feedings and irrigations
• Insertion, installation and irrigation of urinary catheters
• Administers special skin care procedures
• Performs sterile dressing changes
• Monitors, maintains and d/c IV fluid administration
• Oral-pharyngeal suctioning
• Tracheotomy care
• Skin protective devices
• Administers medications/fluids through Heparin Loc
• Monitors central lines
• Administers oxygen
• Medicated shampoo and bath treatments
• Operates special equipment for procedures, suction machine, feeding pumps, IV pumps, ambu bag, emergency drug box, air beds, etc.
  1. Follows Facility policy and procedures.
  2. Assists physicians with examinations and procedures.
  3. Promotes cost containment through careful and efficient use of supplies and time.
  4. Observes, records and reports observations.
• Monitors resident for expected and outward responses from medications and therapeutic measures.
• Conducts assessments, notifies appropriate parties an documents when change in condition is noted.
• Notifies Charge Nurse of any change in resident condition with any additional pertinent information.
• Gives oral reports of resident condition to Charge Nurse and Certified Nursing Assistants as required.
• Contributes to completion of Facility forms, such as accident/incident, decubitis report or infection control, B/B, skin, fall risk, restraints, etc.
• Contributes to ongoing summary documentation nursing notes as required for MDS/PPS purposes.
• Co-signs QMA summaries.
  1. Assesses resident needs; plans and provides resident care.
• Assists with admission assessments and formulation of the plan of care.
• Contributes information for revision in the resident plan of care.
• Coordinates activities with Certified Nursing Assistants to provide comprehensive, effective and efficient resident care.
• Plans and provides care which meets physical, psychological, spiritual and rehabilitative needs.
• Uses opportunities for resident education in therapeutic and preventative health measures in collaboration with the Charge Nurse.
  1. Adheres to safety and infection control policies.
• Practices good personal hygiene and adheres to uniform requirements.
• Attends regular and medication in-services as required.
• Follows Facility infection control policies and procedures.
• Reports personal illness or skin lesions.
• Reports defective equipment or other potential safety hazards promptly.
• Initiates measures to protect residents from potential self-harm or harm to others.
  1. Promotes positive public relations for the Facility.
• Gives residents choices.
  1. Promotes options to residents so as to convey possibilities versus limitations.
• Retains familiarity with Facility, organizational structure, Directors and resource persons to ensure optimum communication within Facility and in dealing with the public.
• Maintains attitude of courtesy, tact and helpfulness when dealing with residents, visitors, physicians, therapists, consultants and other Facility staff.
  1. Performs other tasks as required.
  2. Transcribes physician orders.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION AND FORMAL TRAINING:  Graduation from a State accredited school with a current, valid license to practice as a licensed professional nurse (LPN) or a registered nurse (RN) in the State of Indiana.  Must have completed an approved medication course.  CPR Healthcare Provider and First Aid Certification.

EXPERIENCE:  minimum of three years in a long-term care facility, preferred

OTHER:  Possess the ability to communicate effectively with residents, physicians, families and co-workers both verbally and in writing.  Possess the ability to work as a team member and to take direction from the Charge Nurse, ADON, and/or DON.