Registered Nurse in Hope Mills, North Carolina

I. POSITION PURPOSE
Provide patient care, assessment and treatment as ordered for residents.Responds to the needs of the residents by administering medications, triage and rendering first aid treatment as needed, assessing patient needs, preparing and maintaining records, charts and reports. Provide support to the direct care staff. Adheres to all federal, state and accrediting agency rules and regulations as well as Agency Policies and Procedures.
 II. NATURE AND SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES
 Includes the following. Other duties may be assigned.
      · Provides direct nursing care including physical care and emotional support.
·         Takes medication orders and supervises the dispensing of medications, charting and medical record keeping and assessing medical health concerns.
·         Participates in performing nursing assessments to identify the strengths and nursing care needs of patients/clients.
·         Acts as a consultant with direct care staff and doctors in assisting with injuries and accidents.
·         Participates in developing, implementing and evaluating nursing plans based on nursing assessment; participates in nursing diagnoses; implements nursing components of master treatment plan.
·         Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings.
·         Documents and describes nursing care provided as well as observations and interventions that contribute to the continuity of care.
Implements and maintains established policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety, and environmental and infection control. Interpret these to the physician, resident, family members, and public, as appropriate.
·         Provides age and culturally appropriate care.
·         Reports significant changes in the resident?s condition to appropriate members of the health care team.
·         Administers and supervises administration of medications and treatments safely, effectively, therapeutically and as ordered.
·         Follows all applicable regulations and standards in regard to program requirements and assigned duties. Follows all accreditation standards and governmental regulations in regard to psychiatric residential treatment facilities. Reports observed compliance shortcomings and issues to supervisor.
·         Will be required to travel in order to attend meetings, training, or conduct business off site. Must have a valid driver's license and meet agency underwriting standards if driving on agency business. Not required to transport clients.
·         Refrains from assuming any duty that is unrelated to and/or interferes with the responsibilities of the position.
·         Advocates, promotes and practices cultural sensitivity and responsiveness in all day-to-day interactions.
·         Develops, promotes and practices teamwork in all activities.
SUPERVISION:
No direct supervisory responsibilities.
III. EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
·         Degree from an accredited school of nursing with a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.
·         Must be licensed and/or certified in the field of specialty in the state of North Carolina.
·         At least one year previous experience working with children with a mental health diagnosis in a residential facility preferred.
·         Must be at least 21 years of age based on state requirement of being at least 3 years older than the oldest resident. Trained and experienced with patient restraint preferred.
 
PRESENTATION SKILLS:
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from clients or regulatory agencies.Ability to effectively present information to employees, management and public groups.
 
FINANCIAL/COMPUTING SKILLS:
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.Familiarity with computers and their capabilities.
 
ANALYTICAL ABILITY:
Ability to define problems, set measurable outcomes, collects data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with abstract and concrete variables.
 
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
Current North Carolina registered nurse license required.
CPR/First Aid certificate of training must be obtained within 30 days of hire.
Valid North Carolina Driver?s license
 
IV. PHYSICAL DEMANDS
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
·         While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, stand, sit and walk. The employee frequently is required to use hands and fingers; climb or balance; and stoop or kneel. The employee is required to be able to safely operate a motor vehicle and be able to obtain or already possess a driver?s license.
·         The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.
 
V. WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations
may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
·         Worker is subject to outside environmental conditions occasionally; inside conditions frequently, usually with protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.
·         The work includes frequent interruptions, inappropriate behaviors, and potential for verbal and physical threats from youth.
·         The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
VI. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITY
·         Provides patient care, assessment and treatment as ordered for residents.
·         Provides direct nursing care including physical care and emotional support.
·         Responds to the needs of the residents by administering medications, triaging and rendering first aid treatment as needed, assessing patient needs, preparing and maintaining records, charts and reports and providing support to the direct care staff.
·         Responsible for ensuring that all documentation and assigned tasks and responsibilities are compliant with accreditation and regulatory standards.
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