Registered Nurse - Long-Term Care & Patient Advocate

Oakwood Healthcare Center; Chico (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Oakwood Healthcare Center in a long-term care setting seeks a licensed professional nurse under the supervision of the Director of Nursing Services to provide comprehensive patient care. The role emphasizes adherence to standards, accurate documentation, and effective communication with physicians and staff.

Responsibilities include admitting and orienting residents, conducting rounds, administering medications, maintaining safety, and contributing to QA and infection control programs.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited RN school of nursing.
• Current nursing license in good standing with the State licensing board.
• Ability to provide quality patient care in accordance with applicable standards, policies, and procedures.
• Possess critical thinking skills to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate clinical data and observations in developing a nursing plan of care.
• Willingness to work with professional and nonprofessional personnel.
• Proficiency in the English language including the ability to speak, read, write, and comprehend the language with minimal to no difficulty.
• Valid CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care as prescribed by physician/health care professional in accordance with the legal scope of practice, any Board of Licensing restrictions, and within established standards of care, policies, and procedures.
• Administers professional services and provide care consistent with allowing residents to attain or maintain his or her highest practicable physical, mental, and emotional well-being utilizing the nursing process of assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care.
• Admits, transfers, and discharges residents in accordance with policy and procedure.
• Orients new residents/families as necessary.
• Gives/receives nursing reports upon beginning and ending of assigned shift. Reviews daily patient reports and assignments with Nursing Assistants upon the beginning of the assigned shift.
• Assures that the unit area is maintained in a clean and safe manner for resident comfort and convenience.
• Conducts daily resident rounds to assess and evaluate the resident’s physical, medical and emotional status and to implement or revise nursing interventions to the resident plan of care.
• Records care information accurately, timely and concisely. Completes all required documentation including resident assessments, interventions, and patient response(s) in the medical record in accordance with policy.
• Initiates, reviews, revises, and updates resident Plans of Care as indicated. Evaluates the patient’s progress toward specific goals and adjusts the nursing plan of care, as necessary. Receives and transcribe orders accurately from attending/alternate physician
• Receive and transcribe orders accurate from attending/alternate physician
• Assists in making rounds with the attending physician, as necessary.
• Prepares / administers medications as ordered by the physician and within the legal scope of practice.
• Completes medical treatments as indicated and ordered by the physician.
• Evaluates resident response and reports adverse reactions to medications or treatments in accordance with the policy.
• Assures that narcotic and controlled drugs are secure, inventory counts are accurate and narcotic register documentation is timely and accurate
• Orders prescribed medications, supplies and equipment as established by the facility’s policies and procedures.
• Requisitions and arranges for diagnostic and therapeutic services as ordered by the physician.
• Informs the RN Supervisor or RN in charge of the facility and others as appropriate of resident status and related matters
• Attends various facility meetings (care conferences, stand-up meetings, staff meetings, Medicare meetings, discharge plan meetings, etc.) as required.
• Reports allegations of abuse or unusual occurrence per State and Federal Regulations and facility policy. Assists with a gathering of information relative to the event.
• Initiates emergency procedures (including basic CPR) and provide emergency patient treatments
• Participates in the facility’s infection control program for monitoring communicable and/or infectious disease among residents and staff.
• Participate in procedures for reporting hazardous conditions or equipment.
• Assist in orientation of newly assigned personnel as requested.
• Assumes Charge responsibility following orientation period as requested.
• Performs other position-related duties as assigned.
• Supervise CNAs

Skills

RN license

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Critical thinking

Nursing knowledge

CPR certification

Education

Graduate of accredited RN school

Job description

Oakwood Healthcare Center in a long-term care setting seeks a licensed professional nurse under the supervision of the Director of Nursing Services to provide comprehensive patient care. The role emphasizes adherence to standards, accurate documentation, and effective communication with physicians and staff.

Responsibilities include admitting and orienting residents, conducting rounds, administering medications, maintaining safety, and contributing to QA and infection control programs.