Registered Nurse (RN); Full-Time, 11:00pm to 7:00am

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Supervises and performs direct and indirect resident care delivery as specified on individual resident care plans and physician orders according to established policies, procedures and objectives of the Agency and Weinberg facilities, of the established professional standards of nursing practice code, and within the guidelines of licensure by performing the following duties:

Resident Care Management

• Works directly with residents doing health assessments, nursing interventions, care planning, discharge planning and crisis intervention.
• Serves as liaison with outside health sources: physicians, discharge planners, hospice, home health care and as clinical liaison to families.
• Advocates for improved care of residents by teaching and/or active intervention with responsible physician/family or Agency.
• Works collaboratively with Agency teams to plan and implement a working care plan/client plan for individuals assessed for service.
• Relates to other agencies and hospitals, as needed, to obtain accurate, comprehensive view of resident's health status.
• Makes consistent and regular evaluation of residents, as prescribed.
• Recognizes significant change in condition, takes necessary action and reports findings to physician, Personal Care Manager, Director, related process managers, or team managers, as assigned.
• Accurately and safely supervised/observes, prepares and or administers medicines and treatments as prescribed.
• Coordinates the care of the resident to meet resident's needs for activity-based programs, personal care, recreational and therapeutic/rehabilitative activities programming.
• Demonstrates skill in developing effective communication with residents, families and other team members in order to implement a plan of care. Maintains resident autonomy and dignity and ensures confidentiality of resident information.
• In accordance with established policies and procedures, effectively and in a timely and professional manner, addresses resident or family concerns and initiatives corrective action as needed, within the limits of authority, or seeks the necessary approval to achieve positive results.
• Attends specific training/learning/development sessions within Agency, as well as other professional workshops designed to enhance job skills and gerontological knowledge, as designated by the Director, Personal Care Nurse Manager, assigned process managers or team.
• Performs duties as needed at Gidwitz Place as well as Friend Center during evenings, nights, weekends, etc. when needed.

Staff Management

• Provides team management assistance in supervising assigned staff to ensure required timely, safe, consistent, appropriate, adequate, accurate care, services and treatment in accordance with Agency policies, procedures, and standards and with applicable licensure regulations and guidelines. Assists staff with various approaches to resident needs.
• Maintains and improves the quality and integrity of the Agency standards through team discussion and work activities. Participates in Agency work groups or task teams relating to/or impacting on the program or its services.
• Utilizes knowledge of nursing care practice to educate staff, families and residents.

Records and Reports

• Promptly and accurately records and documents care delivery, observations, medications and treatments.
• Initiates individual plan of care where applicable and revises according to resident's needs/strengths.
• Regularly communicates with and keeps the Nursing Manager and Nursing Team informed regarding resident status, changes in status and other matters concerning the resident environment and provision of services.
• Obtains orders from physicians, review orders in accordance with professional nursing care practice.

Health Environment Management

• Maintains drugs, treatments, supplies, nursing records area and other designated care areas according to regulations.

Corporate Compliance

• Complies with safety policies and procedures.
• Adheres to laws regarding the protection, use, disclosure, and release of client and CJE business information.
• Attends required in services.
• Reports violations of law, regulations, policies, or procedures.
• Reports client abuse or neglect.
• Records documentation timely, accurately, and completely.
• This position has responsibility for HIPAA compliance.
• Exposure to bloodborne pathogens is likely to occur in this position.

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

• Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing.
• 2 years experience in geriatric nursing preferred.

Language Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Currently licensed to practice nursing in the State of Illinois.
• CPR Certified

Other Qualifications

• Some local travel required.
• Participates in conferences with other team members to promote communications and coordination of resident care.
• Performs other duties as requested by Director, Nurse Manager and designated process managers.
• Knowledge of and experience with Alzheimer's care preferred.
• Sensitivity to the needs of the elderly.
• Willingness and ability to travel to and from client/family/caregiver community appointments as needed.
• Ability to analyze and interpret all relevant data and documents.
• Ability to define and solve problems, as required.
• Ability to follow directions.
• Ability to use and maintain records appropriately.
• Ability to compose and deliver effective presentations to prospective residents and to residents/clients, management, employees, and the public on topics and issues concerning the programs.
• Written, verbal and reading skills sufficient to effectively communicate with, understand and respond to resident population ensuring at all times that residents feel safe, secure and comfortable.
• Ability to communicate with staff, physicians, family members and other visitors to facility and to others in the medical community, i.e. good communications and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to read, analyze, interpret and implement care plans, physician's orders, technical procedures, governmental regulations and other documents such as safety rules, operation and maintenance instructions and written facility policies and procedures.
• Ability to attend meetings and conference on Agency premises and elsewhere in and outside the Chicago area.
• Ability to use the Agency's computer system and personal computers as is necessary to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position and to organize work load appropriate to the position.

Physical Demands

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Must have physical coordination, dexterity, agility and mobility and be able to safely and properly physically transport and/or assist residents with various capabilities, as needed, for purposes of bathing, toileting and other activities of daily living.
• Transferring/transporting residents requires exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move and/or position residents.
• Transferring/transporting residents requires continual substantial control, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, twisting, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, and repetitive motions.
• Requires aided and unaided lifting.
• Must be able to safely operate transfer equipment and assistive devices.
• Must be able to safely and efficiently move between offices, resident apartments, floors, utility areas and other areas within the facility and grounds.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employees constantly is required to reach at shoulder height and occasionally above or below shoulder height when administering medication, treatments, taking vital signs and providing care for residents.
• The employee regularly is required to push/pull a medication/treatment cart weighing approximately 200 pounds (5-15 lbs. resistance); typically rolls easily over carpeted or linoleum floor.
• Must be able to tolerate prolonged standing and walking; 30% of work day is spent standing, 50% walking, 10% sitting (when charting medical information).
• Must be able to read and understand weight scale and to take pulse, temperature and blood pressure readings using required medical equipment.
• Must be able to receive and to respond to detailed information through oral communications, to make fine discriminations in sound, and to hear faint sounds constantly.
• Must be able to express or exchange information, by means of the spoken word, accurately and in a timely manner.
• Must have visual ability and acuity (including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus) as required to ensure safe, accurate and timely observation of and response to residents at distances close to the eyes and up to 100 feet away from the eyes.
• Must be able to observe, identify and report significant changes in resident functioning and physical/mental status.
• Must have ability to communicate using telephone, including instances when assistance may not be available.
• Must be able to work 8 hour shifts and to work at a reasonable pace within established time constraints.
• Contact with the public (e.g. family members and other visitors) is frequent.

CUSTOMER SERVICE

Displays behavior that creates a customer service culture at CJE by understanding the needs of our clients and customers and demonstrating a strong bias toward service, quality and customer satisfaction.

CJE Values

All staff should demonstrate the CJE Values in their behaviors and work practices.

Respect-We recognize, honor and acknowledge the inherent value of each person for their wisdom, their culture, their background and their unique history.

Advocacy-We encourage public policy which will benefit our clients by educating ourselves and the community. Furthermore, we give voice to our clients needs and facilitate a positive action on their behalf.

Compassion-We treat everyone with caring, sensitivity, understanding, and supportive responsiveness.

Innovation-We continue to advance our knowledge and strive to develop, evaluate and implement new and advanced programming and models of care to bring benefits to our clients, community and broader older adult/health care environment.

Intention-We approach our work and each task with mindful consideration as to what we are doing and why we are doing it, as individuals and as an agency.

Accountability-We are responsible individually and as an Agency for honest, accurate work and interaction with others. We plan strategically and provide measurable quality care with clear fiscal and ethical responsibility.

CJE SeniorLife is an equal opportunity employer.

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