Registered Nurse

JOB REQUIREMENTS: This position provides nursing services for residents to assure the highest degree of quality resident care is maintained at all times within a safe environment; assists with activities of daily living, offers emotional and social support, and attends resident's overall physical comfort and wellbeing; also provides communication between medical providers, family members, and facility team for coordination of care. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS - Assesses the condition of residents; monitors for changes in condition and responds with appropriate action. - Communicates resident needs or condition changes to physician, family and other staff. - Reviews resident care plans; completes documentation. Coordinates with other staff and is involved in care plan staffing, individual or group sessions, family interactions, education of resident and family to ongoing treatment programs and discharge planning. - Performs various treatments including dressing changes, catheter care and/or insertion, etc. - Reviews and administers medications. - Documents nursing assessment interventions, individual's responses, effectiveness of treatments, complications, etc. Communicates with physician and family as needed. - Reports significant change in resident condition to RN Supervisor and/or physician as appropriate. - Receives and implements physician's orders. - Compiles information requested for physician reviews. - Prioritizes, organizes and directs care of residents/participants through assigned individuals and duties. Reviews the work of others. - Provides direct patient care including repositioning, hygiene, assessing skin needs, etc. - Receives information from prior shift; reports information to following shift. - Verifies narcotics counts at shift beginning and ending. - Requests medications from pharmacy; enters new medication orders; transcribes orders; faxes orders to pharmacy; pulls medication to return. - Assists with the training and orientation of new Household Assistants. - Provides backup assistance to other department personnel as needed. - Other duties as assigned. ***** OTHER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS: - Previous experience working with the elderly or disabled population groups preferred. - Previous experience or training in Behavior Management or Rehabilitative Principles. - Previous experience in a lead role. - Must possess or obtain CPR/First Aid certification upon hire. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: www.co.dodge.wi.gov/careers