Northridge Health & Rehab

• a place where you’ll be valued, recognized and rewarded for the vital work you do each day. We’ll surround you with a strong team and leadership that supports every aspect of your life – both inside and outside of our centers. And you’ll get to practice your passion in a non-profit, mission-driven organization that’s known for the highest level of care in our communities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists the Director of Nursing in organizing and directing the day-to-day functions of the licensed and unlicensed nursing staff (personnel and administrative etc.).
• Admits, discharges and transfers patients as requested.
• Documentation and billing supplies used.
• Sends patients to the hospital as necessary.
• Knowledge of procedures to follow if unable to reach physician.
• Develops work assignments for unlicensed staff.
• Makes compliance rounds and reporting any pertinent issues.
• Maintains effective lines of communication with attending physicians.
• Assists the Director of Nursing Services to coordinate the care planning/MDS process and committee meetings as necessary.
• Participates in patient screening and selection process as requested.
• Assists the Director of Nursing to monitor physician services (documentation and visits etc.) in accordance with current regulations.
• Assists the Director of Nursing Services in follow-up of consultant recommendations, i.e., pharmacy, dietary, etc.
• Provides demonstration/education as necessary for licensed and unlicensed staff to perform job.
• Completes documentation procedures on patients (appropriate use of forms, timelines and Medicare documentation etc.).
• Communicates with physicians, arranges for transportation for doctor appointments and contacts families.
• Demonstrates appropriate/effective supervisory skills that include fair and uniformly applied corrective actions administered without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, age, sex, religion, handicap or marital status.
• Provides to the Director of Nursing Services appropriate reports/documentation to support departmental updates, corrective actions and other as necessary.
• Assists as requested, in the interviewing, screening and selection of associates in accordance with established staffing budgets.
• Assists the Director of Nursing Services to maintain appropriate personnel file documentation including reference checks, screenings, corrective actions, evaluations, skills verification and others as requested.
• Reviews and responds to complaints/grievances (associate and/or patient or family) that concern your department as requested by the Director of Nursing Services.
• Maintains efforts to establish effective inter-departmental communication to provide positive working relationships.
• Assists the Director of Nursing Services in monitoring licensed and unlicensed staff for compliance with established procedural guidelines and protocols.
• Maintains a working knowledge of current licensure standards and the survey process.
• Monitors work of other nursing staff in unit for thoroughness.
• Makes rounds to provide proper care to and cleanliness of patients.
• Coordinates care of patients.
• Assists nursing staff members according to needs.
• Implements Education Program, Infection Control Program and/or Quality Assurance Program.
• Promotes the image and reputation of the System by exhibiting servant leadership and providing direct and open lines of communication.
• Contributes to the work of committees, workgroups, project management, and other collaborative efforts of the System.
• Performs other duties as necessary to ensure the success of the System.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Excellent organizational and prioritizing skills required.
• Effective and professional verbal, and written communication skills
• Communicates well with other associates, patients, family members, and visitors providing warm and friendly greeting and an approachable attitude. Responds to expressed concerns while displaying a helpful, caring demeanor, answers questions when appropriate in a professional manner.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

A Nursing Degree from an accredited college or university, or is a graduate of an approved RN program.

Active RN License to practice in the State of Georgia

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Provides oversight and direction unlicensed nursing personnel.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or associates of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram format. The ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

COMPUTER APPLICATION SKILLS

This job requires proficiency with the following computer applications:

Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Excel Microsoft Word

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

A RN nursing degree from an accredited college or university.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate 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 associate is regularly required to sit, talk or hear. The associate frequently is required to walk. Use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The associate is occasionally required to stand. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

EEO / M / F / D / V / Drug Free Workplace

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