Baylor, Weekends, Saturday & Sunday 7AM-7PM
1. Contributes to Facility quality assessment and improvement initiatives.
2. Develops and updates instant and comprehensive Care Plans as needed.
3. Transcribes, clarifies, and implements physician's orders.
4. Administers and monitors resident medications and treatments per physician's
orders. Maintains accurate medication administration records and treatment
administration records. Verifies medication cart is secure and clean. Secures
narcotics per Facility policy and state regulations.
5. Communicates status of residents to incoming licensed personnel according to
established procedures at shift change. Performs medication inventory at the
beginning and end of the shift with another licensed nurse and immediately
notifies supervisor of discrepancies.
6. Documents residents change in condition; develops, documents, and implements
appropriate nursing interventions; and notifies physician and appropriate persons
as needed.
7. Updates and maintains accurate resident clinical files.
8. Conducts personal physical examination of residents for skin breakdown upon
admission and as assigned.
9. Supervises, trains, and delegates job tasks to certified nursing assistants and unit
clerks.
10. Communicates status of residents, new admissions, scheduled appointments,
assigned baths, restorative instructions, changes in specialized diets, and other
individualized patient instructions to certified nursing assistant staff at shift
change.