Licensed Nurse

Job Purpose:
Serves Residents by providing educational information; helping with daily living; monitoring vital signs and functions; administering medications.

Duties:
* Administers medications by preparing medications; administering specified medication orally, subcutaeous, or intramuscular; recording dosage and time in resident record; maintaining records.

* Provides ancillary medical care by dressing wounds, giving enemas, applying ointments, and administering eye drops.

* Maintains resident stability by monitoring vital signs

* Supervise Resident Aides during course of shift.

* Keep nursing supervisor informed by observing residents and reporting adverse reactions to medications or treatments.

* Mainitain equipment and supplies by keeping catheters and ostomy supplies available.

* Serves and protects the community by adhering to professional standards, community policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and jcaho standards.

* Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and attending staff meetings and/ or inservices.

* Enhances nursing and Community reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Skills/ Qualifications:
Administering Medication, Pain Management, Nutrition, Informing others, Community environment, Bedside Manner, Nursing Skills, Listening, Multi-tasking, Medical Teamwork