What are the responsibilities and job description for the Wellness Nurse / Part Time and Weekends position at HallKeen Assisted Living Communities LLC?
Job Title: Wellness Nurse RN-LPN
Location: Windrose at Weymouth Assisted Living Memory Care, Weymouth, MA
Hours: Part Time and Weekends
Job Summary:
The Resident Care Nurse is responsible for assisting the Resident Care Director with the overall implementation, delivery and coordination of Resident Care services at the Community. The nurse will assist in monitoring the medication management program.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The following essential functions are the fundamental job duties of the position to be completed with or without appropriate reasonable accommodation.
- Assist in supervising the medication program, and assist the residents with self-administration of their medication.
- Assist with medication deliveries.
- Assist with med box audits.
- Assist residents with activities of daily living and independent with activities of daily living as needed.
- Maintain positive relations with residents, families and physicians.
- Report any significant incidents and/or changes in a resident's needs to the Executive Director/Resident Care Director.
- Assist in the completion of resident assessments, service plans and calling families to set up reviews.
- Assist in the training of assisted living staff and participate in orientation of new staff.
- Shadow new hires while training.
- Attend and participate in scheduled in-service programs, training programs and staff meetings.
- Assist with scheduling and staffing of Resident Care Assistants.
- Assist with filing, and a with transferring notes on board to assignment sheets.
- Assist with keeping track of med alerts and adding to assignment sheets.
- Assist with keeping assignment sheets updated.
- Assist with monthly QI reports, monthly task sheets and monthly Incident Reports.
- Assist with setting up monthly transportation times for PACE members.
- Assist with keeping schedules in resident’s apartments up to date.
- RN will maintain GAFC.
- May perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Registered Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse with a current license in good standing.
- Certification or licensed per state guidelines.
- Must successfully complete all Hallkeen Community specified training programs.
- Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Able to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Able to work various schedules and shifts as needed.
Required Behavior:
- Appearance is neat, clean, and according to dress code.
- Able to demonstrate a high level of service delivery; does what is necessary to ensure customer satisfaction; deal with service failures and prioritize customer needs.
- Able to clearly present information through the spoken word; read and interpret complex information; talk with residents, family members and customers; listen well.
- Able to communicate with others in a warm and helpful manner while simultaneously building credibility and rapport.
- Able to work cooperatively with a group of people to achieve goals and objectives.
- Able to be tactful; maintain confidences and foster an ethical work environment. Works to prevent inappropriate behavior by coworkers; gives proper credit to others and handles all situations honestly.
- Able to keep an open mind and change opinions on the basis of new information; perform a variety of tasks and change focus quickly as demands change; manage transitions effectively from task to task; adapt to varying customer needs.
Physical Demands:
- Physically able to move at least 50 lbs. without assistance.
- Physically able to bend, reach, and work in small areas.
- Physically able to push and pull equipment and furnishings.
- Physically able to stand for long periods of time.
