Admissions Assessment Nurse

Winona Senior Services
Admissions Assessment Nurse
1.0 FTE, 80 Hours per Pay Period
Shift: 8 am- 4:30 pm
Weekends: Every 3rd
Holidays: Every Other

Position Overview:

The Admissions Assessment Nurse supports long-term care residents by facilitating smooth admissions and coordinating the care delivery processes. Identifies risks and needs of individual residents and incorporates appropriate approaches and documentation to ensure high-quality care. Admissions Assessment Nurse works closely with teams on each unit of Lake Winona Manor as a mentor and facilitator for the delivery and execution of the care plan process.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Performs thorough and timely admission, quarterly, and other MDS-related assessments as required by the State of Minnesota.
• Evaluate the resident holistically to identify risks, strengths, and needs while residing in the facility.
• Creates and implements resident care plans for new admissions.
• Ensures care plans align with the desired expectations of the resident and all decisions made are resident and family-centered.
• Ensures the plan of care is visible and adhered to by the interdisciplinary team. Conducts audits on care plan adherence
• Assist unit staff by coaching, mentoring, and monitoring the implementation of care plans.
• Ensures documentation for ongoing and acute issues is appropriate, complete, and timely.
• Provides support and guidance to staff in the identification of significant changes in resident needs and services.
• Identifies gaps and supports needed to support successful discharges for short-term residents.
• Performs education and return demonstration tactics to prepare residents and families before discharge.
• Understand the Nursing Practice Process including assessment, implementation, planning, and evaluation of resident care. Keeps current on nursing theory, research, medications, and legal issues related to resident-based services.
• Demonstrate LEAN leadership through coaching, inquiry root cause analysis, and removal of barriers to improved performance.
• Assist the Administrator in analyzing re-admission and ED visits for performance improvement.
• Attends and supports fall prevention meetings and strategies.
• Assists with other nursing duties and performance improvement projects as assigned (i.e. vaccine administration, Covid-19 outbreak testing, Kaizens/CIP event teams).
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Direct reports may include the following positions:

• LWMNA- Nursing Assistant LWM
• LWMHPR- Unit Helper
• LWMTMA- Trained Medication Assistant
• LWNLPN- Licensed Practical Nurse

Leadership Competencies:(for all supervisory/management positions)
All Winona Health supervisors/managers are responsible for the following:

• Providing direction and supervision to staff.
• Enforcing policies and recommending changes as needed.
• Operating their department(s) ethically, within the intent of federal, state, and local laws, and in alignment with the mission, vision, and values of Winona Health.

Skills and Experience:

Required:

• 2-4-year Nursing degree
• 2 years of RN experience
• CPR certification
• MN RN license

Preferred:

• Minimum data set experience preferred
• Basic computer skills including Word, Excel, Outlook, and EMR (Electronic Medical Records)
• Non-violent crisis intervention and crucial conversation training to be completed within the first year of employment.

Internal Applicant Policy:

It is the policy of Winona Health to work with employees in an equitable fashion regarding promotions, transfers and position reclassifications.

Any employee wishing to apply for another available position at Winona Health must submit an application for consideration through the internal application portal. Employees requesting to change positions should have successfully completed at least six (6) months in their current position. Employees currently in the formal disciplinary process may be required to meet with the Director of Human Resources to determine eligibility to request transfer. The employee’s past performance, experience, training and qualifications will be considered in transfer/hiring decisions. Consideration for transfer or promotion is not a guarantee of transfer or promotion. Employees may be given a chance to interview for a position when they meet the minimum position qualifications.

Disclaimer:

Winona Health is an equal opportunity employer. Winona Health does not refuse to hire, discharge, or discriminate against a person with respect to tenure, compensation, terms, upgrading, conditions, facilities, or privileges of employment because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, membership in a local discrimination commission, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other prohibited basis of discrimination under applicable local, state, or federal law. Winona Health does not tolerate retaliation against any employee, patient/resident, physician, or other individuals pursuing concerns regarding Civil Rights issues. Winona Health adheres to ALL pertinent governmental policies and legislation including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII, as amended, and the Minnesota Human Rights Act