What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN position at ARC OF ACADIANA INC?
Job Details
Job Location: Bossier City, LA - Bossier City, LA
Salary Range: Undisclosed
Description
RN is to direct the nursing department of Arc of Acadiana Northwest. To provide management of nursing activities in an assigned multi-service area on a twenty-four-hour basis.
- Assists in maintaining patient care standards by supervising and directing activities of the nursing department and LPNs and coordinating these activities with other departments.
- Assists in interviewing, hiring, and training LPNs.
- Counsels with staff under supervision and gives input into promotion or dismissal of employees.
- Performs all nursing duties required of professional nurses and serves as a role model to lower level professional nurses and paraprofessionals.
- Determines proper scheduling and assignment of LPNs based on patient acuity of illness.
- Willingness to work on the floor in the absence of LPNs.
- Supervises/assists in the ordering of medical supplies and materials needed to ensure quality care.
- When necessary, acts as liaison with families, other facilities, etc. concerning patients' admission, discharge, transfer, etc.
- Assist in scheduling doctor appointments
- Ensure completion of ISP update/PCC entries following return from an appointment and distribute accordingly
- Obtain medical consents and Prior Authorizations for medications as needed
- Bring diet and/or therapy changes before MD for approval
- Maintain lab tickler system to ensure all labs are completed as ordered
- Audit charts on a regular basis to evaluate nursing care for quality assurance.
- Formulates and reviews nursing plans of care for all patients in assigned area and ensures that treatments and therapies specified in the plans are carried out.
- Refers participants to other appropriate community agencies and physicians as necessary.
- Develops and interprets to other professional and nonprofessional staff area operation policies, procedures and standards of care.
- Assists in identifying needs for in-service education for all employees and arranges for identify employees to participate.
- Provides administrative and technical support to nurses and resolves patients' and physicians' complaints.
- Initiates or responds to various codes; supervises staff to assure that proper procedure is followed.
- Serves on other assigned committees.
- All other duties required to ensure quality medical care for all clients.
- All other duties assigned by the Director.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- Possession of a valid Louisiana license or temporary permit to practice professional nursing plus four years of professional nursing experience. Management/supervisory experience preferred.
