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Job Details
- Job Type: Regular
- Time Type: Part time
- Work Shift: Evening (United States of America)
- FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Position Summary
Oversees medication management and coordinates residents' medical needs with physicians, Director of Nursing/Resident Care, and family members. Observes, documents, and reports significant changes in residents’ condition, recommending care adjustments. Supervises Resident Care Aides to ensure proper care delivery.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Clinical Judgment and Decision Making: Participates in direct and indirect nursing care, health maintenance, teaching, counseling, collaborative planning, and rehabilitation.
- Assess health status and related data.
- Analyze and interpret health data to determine nursing care needs.
- Plan and implement nursing interventions, incorporating current medical advancements.
- Integrate prescribed medical regimens into care plans.
- Educate patients and families on health and preventive care.
- Evaluate outcomes and modify care plans as needed.
- Ensure safe patient care through organizational skills.
- Develop culturally competent care plans respecting patient values.
- Deliver age-specific care.
- Collaborative Relationship: Work with healthcare providers, patients, and families to ensure quality care.
- Establish collaborative relationships.
- Educate about illness and treatment.
- Support community-based activities.
- Clinical Leadership: Responsible for the quality of nursing care provided under their direction.
- Adhere to policies and practice guidelines.
- Be a responsive team member and educator.
- Maintain regulatory compliance.
- Clinical Scholarship: Achieve and uphold standards of quality nursing care, committed to lifelong learning.
- Uphold care standards.
- Engage in self-reflection and education.
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
- Minimum 1 year of medical/surgical or skilled nursing experience.
- Current nursing license from the Massachusetts Board of Registration.
- BLS certification.
Additional Information
All staff must be vaccinated against influenza and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. We are an equal opportunity employer.