Long-term care nurse (Geriatrics) - Brooklyn, NY
DirectShifts
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Posted on Tuesday, January 30, 2024
JOB DUTIES
Participates in determining conditions, resources, and policies essential to the delivery of nursing care services by:
- Knowing and adhering to objectives, policies of the facility and Nursing Department related to resident care
- Establishing and maintaining good interpersonal relationships with residents, families/significant others, and visitors in accordance with patient Bill of Rights
- Maintaining effective and proper use of equipment and supplies, including safekeeping of resident’s belongings
- Maintaining the safe keeping of drugs and their records according to the law
- Participates in maintaining standards of nursing practice by: knowing and applying scientific principles in performing nursing procedures and applying knowledge of drugs, diagnostic tests, and other therapeutic modalities based on established principles and precautions
- Conducts residents care rounds to identify residents’ needs and problems; receives reports from staff nurse of the previous shift; distributes and discusses assignments with staff members
- Initiates assessment of resident’s needs (physical, psychological, social, and rehabilitative) and develops a comprehensive plan of care to meet these needs, utilizing the nursing process
- Completes assigned sections of the Minimum Date Set Plus; applies appropriate RAPS, DS+; applies appropriate RAPS, to the facility, on a quarterly basis, change of condition and during annual reviews as per State guidelines. Coordinates and participates in the Comprehensive Care Planning process
- Implements the comprehensive care plan in the conjunction with residents/families and members of the interdisciplinary team
- Assesses the nutritional needs of the residents; actively participates at mealtime by assessing staff, observing and feeding residents
- Revises nursing assignments as needed; observes and supervise staff members to ensure that care is given in accordance with facility policies/procedures.Ensures that unit programs of restorative nursing care are adequate to meet resident needs
- Provides direct nursing care based on the needs of the residents. Administers medication and treatments according to physician’s order
MINIMUM EDUCATION
- Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program
- Completion of an orientation on caring for residents with AIDS
- Knowledge of MDS+
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE
- Recent staff nurse experience, preferable in AIDS care
Licensed to practice in New York State as:
- Registered Professional Nurse
- CPR Certification
- PRI Assessor