Staff Nurse (Registered Nurse) Morning Shift

The Alden Network; Illinois; On-site; USD 60,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Holidays

Paid Sick Time

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plan

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Vision Insurance

Job summary

The Alden Network Illinois Memory Care Unit seeks a Memory Care Nurse to help provide a holistic, person-centered program for residents with dementia. The Nurse will work to maintain the highest quality of life for each resident under our care.

Key duties include supervising Memory Care Aides and CNAs, delivering non-pharmacologic care, and documenting care plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to meet regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Commit to ongoing education in Alzheimer’s dementia and related diseases.
• Obtain at least 12 hours of continual education annually, plus the required 16 hours of orientation training and any dementia care trainings.
• Assist in oversight of Memory Care Aides and CNAs, including supervision of ADL care, transportation, and non-scheduled activities.
• Become knowledgeable of each resident’s background, disease, care needs, and preferences in detail.
• Utilize communication devices and language services to provide ample communication.
• Provide a therapeutic, person-centered memory care activity program and non-scheduled activities.
• Encourage family involvement through volunteering and visitation.
• Provide a clean, safe, non-hazardous unit for residents and staff.
• Assist in maintaining an individualized symptom management tracking system with non-pharmacological interventions.
• Complete all required documentation and follow Memory Care policies and procedures.
• Provide feedback to the Memory Care Director to monitor facility and program goals.
• Be flexible to adapt to changing resident needs.
• Provide emotional, caring support to residents, families, and the interdisciplinary team.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

• The Nurse supports and assists in providing a holistic, therapeutic, person-centered Memory Care Program on the Memory Care Unit. The Nurse will achieve and maintain the highest quality of life for each resident with a diagnosis of a disease that causes dementia residing in or under the care of the facility.

SUPPORT DUTIES

• Commit to continued growth as a knowledgeable and experienced healthcare provider in the area of Alzheimer’s dementia and other diseases that cause dementia.
• Commit to obtaining at least 12 hours of continual education annually for self, including the required 16 hours of orientation training and any other ongoing dementia care specific trainings for direct care staff.
• Assist in oversight of the Memory Care Aides and Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs), including supervision and assistance with ADL care, transportation, and non-scheduled activities by staff.
• Become knowledgeable of each individual resident’s background, life history, disease, medical and behavioral care needs, and preferences in detail.
• Utilize any communication devices for residents, such as language services, communication boards, assistive devices, etc. Accept education for utilizing these mechanisms to provide ample communication.
• Assist in providing a therapeutic, person-centered memory care activity program that constantly strives to enhance the quality of life of each resident, meets the Memory Care Program Mission and Philosophy, and upholds the Memory Care policies and procedures and all state and federal standards; commit in providing non-scheduled activities through the use of my talents and training.
• Encourage family involvement through volunteering and visitation.
• Provide a clean, safe, non-hazardous unit for the residents and staff.
• Assist in providing an individualized symptom management tracking system as needed per resident, including development and maintenance of individualized, non-pharmacological interventions implemented.
• Complete all required documentation.
• Maintain all program policies and procedures and state and federal regulations.
• Provide feedback to the Memory Care Director for monitoring achievement of the facility and Memory Care Program goals through a team approach.
• Be flexible to meet the change in residents’ needs. We need to adapt to their needs rather than expecting them to adapt to our needs.

• Provide emotional, caring support to residents, families, and the inter-disciplinary team.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

GENERAL BENEFITS:

• Paid Holidays

• Paid Sick Time

• Paid Time Off

• Retirement / Pension Plan

• Health Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Life Insurance

• Vision Insurance