Employment & Volunteer Opportunities

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:

Must have successfully completed the Licensed Practical Nurse Program or RN program and be licensed in the State of Iowa.

Responsibilities:

• • Administers basic nursing care to Residents in accordance with facility’s policies and procedures.

• • Thoroughly assesses Residents and responds according to Nursing Standards of Practice.

• • Plans and implements Resident care according to Care Plan.

• • Evaluates Residents on an on-going basis to ensure needs are met and Care Planned properly.

• • Observes Resident, records significant conditions and reactions, and notifies Physician of Resident’s condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.

• • Documents interventions and Resident/family education.

• • Takes temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and other vital signs to detect deviations from normal ranges and assess condition of Resident.

• • Responds to life saving situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures, and protocol.

• • Supervises CNAs. Charge Nurse will supervise all nursing staff. Appropriately handles all Employee related issues within scope of authority.

• • Administers medication according to doctor’s order and established policy and procedure.

• • Conduct narcotics counts and maintains emergency kits/EDKs.

• • Follows Admission, Discharge and Transfer procedures.

• • Communicates appropriately and completely with Physicians and does appropriate documentation in regards to doctor’s orders.
  • Effectively handles Resident and family complaints and requests.