Nurse

As a/an Nurse, you will:

• Plan and provide comprehensive nursing care to residents based on history, physician's medical care plan, and the physical, mental, and emotional needs.
• Administer oral, subcutaneous and intramuscular medications routinely and instructs patients in the side effects of medications when appropriate.
• Document resident care information in patients' chart to reflect nursing care, planned monthly summary, changes in the condition of the resident, and current condition of the resident in accordance with established documentation guidelines.
• Stay informed on current nursing practices through journal readings, attendance of continuing education programs, unit in-services, conferences, etc. Assumes responsibility for on-going unit programs such as quality assurance, patient education, discharge planning, and unit in-service education. Assumes responsibility for on-going self-learning and maintenance of clinical skills.