RN -Registered Nurse

At Maplewood Nursing and Rehab we pride ourselves on a family environment and providing each resident with exactly the care he or she needs. We create a tailor-made care plan for every resident, because each and every one has unique needs, goals, and abilities.

Responsibilties

• Makes daily compliance rounds on assigned unit at least at beginning and at end of shift to observe, examine or interview residents.
• Develops and distributes resident care assignments to direct care staff.
• Monitors delivery of care and services throughout shift to ensure needs are met, tasks are completed and that work of direct care staff is of acceptable quality and quantity.
• Administers medications, treatments and provides direct care to residents on unit according to physician orders and in compliance with facility policies and procedures.
• Performs physical assessment (or gathers appropriate data) of new admissions and current residents as indicated by change in condition or as required by regulation.  Completes assigned sections of resident assessment instruments used in facility.
• Modifies approaches in plans of care to accommodate resident needs and preferences.
• Respects rights of residents regarding freedom of choice, consent for care and services, refusals of treatment and implementation of advance directives if any.
• Completes required documentation of care and services delivered during shift including subjective findings, objective symptoms, interventions and resident responses to interventions.  Completes required documentation of special circumstances including accident/incident reports.