What are the responsibilities and job description for the Res Care Nurse Team Leader position at Birchaven Village?
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PURPOSE OF THIS POSITION
The purpose of this position is to assist the Assistant Director of Nursing in managing the needs of the residents and to provide an intermediate level of supervisory leadership to floor nurses.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Duty1: Obtain a list of admissions and discharges each morning for Honeysuckle, Ivy, and Juniper
Duty 2: Provide admission assessment and discharge education from transition of care.
Duty 3: Communicate with post discharge providers regarding clinical needs. (ie. Home health, therapy, and physician offices)
Duty 4: Review acuity level and determine appropriate assignment for floor nurses daily.
Duty 5: Provide quality assurance and measurements as determined by the Assistant Director of Nursing and/or Director of Nursing.
Duty 6: Assists floor nurses with acute patients
Duty 7: Acts as a liaison between patient and clinical staff
Duty 8: Works the Tier 2 On-Call rotation and must be able to function as a Residential Care Nurse on any needed unit within the facility.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be a licensed Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio.
- Must be able to take an On-call rotation.
- Positive service-oriented interpersonal and communication skills required.
- Individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served on his/her assigned unit/department.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient status.
- Interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to their age-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the area’s policies and procedures.
- This position is classified “at risk” for possible occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens (HBV, HIV, etc.)
PREFERED QUALIFICATIONS
- 1-2 years of prior nursing experience.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
This position requires a full range of body motions with intermittent walking, lifting, bending, squatting, kneeling, twisting, and standing. The associate will be required to walk for up to eight hours a day, sit for one hour a day and stand for up to eight hours a day. The individual must be able to lift twenty to fifty pounds and reach work above the shoulders. The individual must have good eye-hand coordination and fine finger dexterity for simple grasping tasks. The individual must have excellent verbal communication skills to perform daily tasks. The associate must have corrected vision and hearing in the normal range.
This position is classified “at risk” for possible occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens (HBV, HIV, etc.)
