Staff Nurse, RN

United Church Homes, Inc. • Fairborn, OH • 1h ago

Community Name:
Trinity Community at Beavercreek
The Staff Nurse (RN) is responsible for operating within scope of practice to coordinate care delivery interventions for approximately 25 residents in assigned area in accordance with current professional practice standards, physician's orders, community policies and procedures, and local, state and federal regulations.
Essential Functions Statement(s)
Assesses residents and manages their treatments
Distributes and administers prescribed medications and treatments, when required, according to approved nursing protocols, including IVs if certified
Participates in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating resident care delivery with actual outcome, also assesses, plans, implements and evaluates services and education to be delivered to the family or significant other in coping with and participating in the management of the resident's care
Assists in completing the initial and ongoing nursing assessments needed to plan care and interventions
Makes resident rounds to ensure care delivery meets quality standards and restorative protocols
Utilizes appropriate infection control techniques to prevent spread of infection
Observes vital signs and hydration status to detect deviations from normal limits, utilizing resident care equipment and ancillary supplies
Assists in receiving, transcribing and implementing physician's orders
Requests and arranges for diagnostic and therapeutic services as ordered by resident's physician, from departments within the institution or from outside the facility
Orders prescribed medications, requisitions supplies, equipment from appropriate resources, when requested
Records resident's responses to treatments/medications, response or lack of progress toward care plan or restorative goal
Assists in documenting and observing changes in condition and unusual incidents and reports findings to supervisor, physician and responsible party, as required
Oversees the proper execution of the following: NG/tube insertion, placement and irrigation; Colostomy care (including irrigation); Foley catheter care (including insertion and irrigation); Texas catheter application; Straight catheterization; Tube feeding, including hanging and labeling; operating the pump; calculating intake and output
Ensures dietary recommended feeding allowances are maintained and monitors the weights of residents, assessing for abdominal distention and residual tube placement
Administers proper assessment skills and techniques as appropriate, including the following: Gastrointestinal, genitourinary, pulmonary, cardiac, circulatory, neurological, musculoskeletal and integumentary assessments
Administers proper positioning techniques including transfer techniques and ROM exercises
Administers emergency procedures, as necessary; properly administers oxygen, suctions, performs CPR and uses the ambu bag
Demonstrates expertise in the care of the patient with a central line
Complies with the State regulations specific to RNs in the insertion, administration and care of IVs through the following: Conducts IV site care, applies and monitors a Heparin Lock, mixes, hangs and administers IV solutions to patients, computes rate of IV fluid administration, operates the infusion pump
Demonstrates expertise in the care of the patient with hyper alimentation
Demonstrates knowledge of and monitors for potential complications related to central lines, and PICC lines
Performs suctioning, as necessary including tracheotomy, nasotracheal and Tracheotomy care
Applies proper sterile and isolation techniques as necessary
Collects lab specimens as required
Performs glucometer checks
Demonstrates expertise in the care of the patient with a central line; Flushes, infusions, monitoring, tubing and bag changes, mixing of medications
Flushes, infusion, monitoring, piggybacking of lipids, site care, obtaining orders, check

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