Rn Long Term Care (Ltc)

The Long Term Care RN assumes responsibility andaccountability for the delivery of care for patients in a Long Term Care and/orAssisted Living Facilities. The nursedemonstrates ability to make clinical judgments in an effective and efficientmanner with supervision, as well as critical thinking and performance abilitiesin the coordination of patient care. Additionally, this individual performs according to nursing standardsand is accountable for managing patient care and assisting others in themanagement of patient care.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Utilizes the nursingprocess to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care in a Long TermCare/Assisted Living Facility
• Performs focused interviews to identify specific needs
• Assesses signs and symptoms indicating physiologic andpsychological changes in the patient’s condition
• Collects, analyzes, and interprets data and information fromhealthcare team members and documents actual and/or potential nursing diagnoses
• Documents the patient’s plan of care using identifiednursing diagnoses, expected patient outcomes, and selected nursinginterventions as well as responses to interventions
• Performs interventions according to identified priorities,plan of care, and the facility policies and patient outcome standard
• Provides a safe, comfortable and therapeutic patientenvironment
• Initiates and evaluates patient and/or family education
• Uses clinical judgment in evaluation activities to meetpatient care needs of an assigned floor/unit including establishing priorities
• Monitors safety and effectiveness of the environment andequipment
• Participates in activities to facilitate good interpersonalcommunications with the chosen facility
• Supports professional practice by observing the following:uses knowledge and practices in accordance with 1) the Nurse Practice Act; 2)Standards of Nursing Practice; 3) Standards of Patient Care; 4) JointCommission, state and local laws; 5) Patient’s Bill of Rights; and 6) MaximHealthcare, nursing and client hospital policies
• Performs other duties as assigned/necessary

Minimum Requirements:

• Current Registered Nurse License for the state in which thenurse practices
• Complies with all relevant professional standards ofpractice
• Participation and completion of Maxim's Competency programwhen applicable
• Current CPR if applicable
• TB Questionnaire, PPD or chest x-ray if applicable
• Current Health certificate (per contract or stateregulation)
• Must meet all federal, state and local requirements
• Successful completion of new hire training as applicable tojob site
• Understand patient confidentiality and HIPAArequirements
• Ability to effectively elicit/provide information to andfrom appropriate individuals (including, but not limited to, supervisors,co-workers, clients) via strong communication skills; proficiency in theEnglish language is required
• Computer proficiency required
• Must be at least 18 years of age