Registered Nurse- All Shifts

Responsibilities :

A Registered Nurse who, under the direction of the nursing leadership is responsible for planning, directing, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating nursing care for a specific unit during her / his shift.

• Receives report from previous shift, making sure that he / she has received all pertinent information on each resident.
• Continuously evaluates behavior, symptoms, reactions and progress of residents and discusses findings with Nurse Manager / Charge Nurse.
• Administers and documents all medications according to established policies and procedures, physician's orders and Department of Health regulations.
• Performs all treatments according to physician's specific order and established policies and procedures.
• Discusses the need to discontinue or change a medication of treatment with the Nurse Manager / Charge Nurse.
• Orders prescribed medications, notifies pharmacy of discontinued medications : and ensures accuracy of medications and dosages when received from pharmacy.