OVERVIEW:
The Regional Nurse will be responsible for the provision of expert advice and oversight to facility management personnel and line staff to ensure that systems are maintained to effectively and efficiently operate the facility in a manner to safely meet residents' needs in compliance with federal, state and local requirements.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Evaluate regulatory compliance and determine clinical education needs for our clients as it relates to pharmacy services
Conduct quality assurance audits to aid clients with preparation for successful, compliant state surveys
Identify and provide recommendations regarding deficiencies and opportunities around drug inventories, storage, and distribution
Evaluate facility compliance to clinical policy, procedure, and care
Visit facilities weekly for intervention, audit and training
Provide Quality Reviews and other nursing consultant services
Deliver ongoing clinical training to facility staff
Manage resolution of client issues and requests
Assist with activities associated in onboarding new facilities such as collection of resident information and medical records; scheduling, attending, and some facilitation of facility staff training; informing pharmacy of facility needs; serving as single point of contact for facility throughout onboarding process
Operate with strong business acumen and industry knowledge, remaining conscious of industry trends
Assist in the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) process
QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:
Minimum 3 years of recent nursing experience in a Long-Term Care setting (SNF) or Long-Term Care Surveyor experience
Previous Director of Nursing and/or Nurse Consulting experience is required.
Previous multi-facility experience required
A current, active license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in State of practice
Recent clinical experience, education, or specialty skills specific to geriatrics
Ongoing pursuit of Continuing Education Credits in clinical subjects, management, personal growth and development
Demonstrate working knowledge of infection control principles and practices
Knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations and guidelines that pertain to long-term care
Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to work with an interdisciplinary care team
Ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, and policies and procedures that are necessary for providing quality care
Capable of researching new methods and principles to incorporate them into existing nursing practices
Must maintain current CPR/AED certification
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite with a focus on Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Web applications
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
This position has no supervisory responsibilities
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
This job operates in a health care setting. This role requires regular walking to various locations around the care center.
Incumbent may be exposed to virus, disease and infection from patients and specimens in working environment.
Incumbent may be required to work extended periods of time at a video display terminal.
Incumbent may experience traumatic situations, including psychiatric, and deceased patients.
Works beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary
Must be able to stay or return to facility during emergency conditions
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
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The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling and climbing all day.
The employee must frequently lift or move objects and patients weighing over 50 pounds.
TRAVEL:
Ability to travel throughout region up to 80%