RN Safety Specialist - Day Shift | Sign-On Bonus

White-Oak-Management,-Inc.; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

NHC-White Oak in Charleston, SC is seeking an experienced RN Safety Nurse to provide oversight of resident safety and participate in direct resident care. Working days, Monday-Friday, 80 hours per pay period, with a sign-on bonus if criteria are met.

You will coordinate occurrence reporting, safety interventions, lift assessments, and collaborate with the Restorative Program Coordinator, Therapy Department and Director of Nursing to maintain safety standards and high-quality care.

Responsibilities

• Collects Occurrence Reports from units, enters on Occurrence Log and brings to morning standup meeting for review.
• Oversees completion and investigation of Occurrence Reports to include staff statements, investigation tools, and 24-hour follow-up.
• Completes Summary of Investigation and Recommendations for Interventions.
• Assures Occurrence Reports are routed to RAC nurses for care plan review and back to Don and Administrator within 5 working days, as a general rule.
• Assures lift assessment is completed on admission/ readmission.
• Completes lift assessments quarterly with each MDS and as indicated by resident condition.
• Assures lift status by residents door matches lift Data Collection Tools.
• Makes changes to resident care guide and by residents door as changes occur.
• Completes monthly and quarterly QI/Safety/Occurrence Reports and presents to QI Committee.
• Attends morning QI/ Stand-up Meeting and communicates changes in resident lift status or physical/safety devices.
• Informs resident and/or RP and staff on the neighborhood of changes in lift status and/or physical/safety devices as soon as reasonable to do so after changes occur.
• Oversees and implements interventions related to positioning and falls management of residents.
• Makes routine rounds to monitor placement of devices or other interventions.
• Works closely and communicates throughout the day with Restorative Program Coordinator, Therapy Department, as indicated, and Director of Nursing.
• Coordinates re-enactment of occurrences when indicated to provide better understanding of events and/or circumstances prior to or having bearing on circumstances of the occurrence itself.
• Assist the Director of Nursing, Staff Development Coordinator, and Administrator with special projects as assigned.

Job description

NHC-White Oak in Charleston, SC is seeking an experienced RN Safety Nurse to provide oversight of resident safety and participate in direct resident care. Working days, Monday-Friday, 80 hours per pay period, with a sign-on bonus if criteria are met.

You will coordinate occurrence reporting, safety interventions, lift assessments, and collaborate with the Restorative Program Coordinator, Therapy Department and Director of Nursing to maintain safety standards and high-quality care.