Education:

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing
• Current licensure form the State of California
• Current CPR certification.
• Promotes/protects resident rights
• Complies with abuse prevention & reporting policies and procedures
• Maintains compliance with federal, state and local regulatory requirements
• Works efficiently to complete assignments and meet deadlines
• Follows instructions carefully.  Discusses deviation from procedures with supervisor before acting
• Maintains confidentiality of resident care and employee issues
• Uses chain of command to communicate problems or grievances
• Participates in staff meetings and mandatory in-service as required
• Other duties as specifically assigned in writing by supervisor
• Is present for work as scheduled; is rarely absent.  Notifies supervisor when absent prior to the start of shift
• Arrives and leaves at schedule time
• Adheres to break and lunch times
• Works overtime only as authorized.
• Demonstrates initiative and accepts increased responsibility
• Maintains a clean and professional appearance in dress and grooming.
• Answers, places and transfers telephone calls in a courteous manner.  Identified self by name and location
• Consistently demonstrates active listening skills in all communication.
• Communicates information clearly and accurately in a courteous manner.  Follows up as appropriate to ensure communication is understood.
• Cooperates with others within and outside of the department.  Offers assistance to others when needed.
• Responds timely to initial requests, complaints and concerns and follows-up with timely resolution.
• Promotes multidisciplinary teamwork to meet facility goals and objects.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient care and employee issues.
• Acts as advocate for resident rights and ensures respectful, courteous interactions between staff, residents and visitors.
• Participates in fire / disaster drills and safety in-service
• Complies with facility safety program
• Attends and participates in facility safety program
• Promotes a safe environment for residents, visitors, and staff at all times.
• Employs proper techniques of body mechanics to ensure resident/staff safety at all times
• Uses proper procedures for handling contaminated items.
• Demonstrates knowledge of Quality Assurance program through application of principals in departmental operations
• Actively supports the facility QAA/CQI activities
• Actively participates in departmental QAA/CQI activities.

Experience:

• Experience in the care of adult, chronically ill and/or geriatric persons
• Preferably one or more years experience and demonstrated ability in nursing supervision in health care facility.
• Knowledge of and ability to provide basic principles of nursing care and techniques.

Skills:

• Professional responsibility in nursing situations and nursing techniques
• Ability to direct, supervise, and utilize abilities and efforts of ancillary staff
• Good working relationship with residents, visitors, physicians, and personnel
• Ability to organize and coordinate activities
• Good written and verbal communication skills

• Able to adequately perform physical requirements of position.

• Administer and document treatments in compliance with facility policy and procedure
• Ensures documentation is complete and legible at all times

• Performs tests, treatments, and procedures as ordered by the physician and in accordance written plan of care.
• Prepare residents for and assist with as needed, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, treatments, and examinations
• Makes rounds with visiting physicians for examination of wounds as needed, completes appropriate follow-up to new orders, revising plan of care, etc.
• Report change of condition to physician and families. Follow up on orders and document
• Communicates residents’ condition and nursing care to appropriate people’ i.e., supervisor, administrator, physician, family, etc.)
• Completes weekly assessment with Consultant of all wounds, pressure areas.
• Makes recommendations on improving policies and procedures to improve resident outcome
• Monitors CNA performance as related to resident care and wound management, responding with appropriate correction or teaching.
• Follows incident/accident policy for appropriate response, recording and reporting
• Assist with teaching residents, families, and personnel, and supervises resident practice of activities
• Responds to and directs care in emergency situations using good judgment and established policies and procedures
• Assures cleanliness and order of the nursing stations

Other

Promotes/protects resident rights

Quality Improvement

Demonstrates knowledge of Quality Assurance program through application of principals in departmental operations

Actively participates in departmental QAA/CQI activities.