Registered Nurse - Marina del Rey, United States - Happy Moments Adult Day Health Care Center

Description

ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE IN MARINA DEL REY Russian speaking needed

M-F 8am-2:00pm

OVERALL OBJECTIVE:

Coordinate, implement, and supervise all nursing and personal care services at the Adult Day Health Care. All policies and procedures of Lifestyles ADHC Center, applicable laws and licensing requirements will be always followed.


DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conducts initial nursing assessments of all participants; provides ongoing assessments, monitors health problems, and develops and implements nursing care plans.
• Monitors vital signs for each participant, including blood pressure, on a regular basis.
• Assists participants in maintaining optimum health, coordinating, and supervising health screening programs; monitor, administer, and record prescribed medications; provide training in selfadministration of medications to participants; giving first aid, as required.
• Provides health counseling to participants and their families on an individual and group basis.
• Develops and provides health related training to staff, volunteers, and families.
• Refers participants and their families to appropriate community health care agencies or facilities, acts as liaison with such organizations.
• Responsible for the coordination of personal care activities of all participants. Supervises the Program Aides in their personal care duties and oversees the staff participating in personal care giving, while also participating as a personal caregiver.
• Acts as nursing consultant for the staff and acts as primary liaison with the participant's physician as Director/Social Worker as appropriate.
• Completes signed and dated quarterly progress notes, and sixmonth reassessments on all participants.
• Maintains current, written case management records; prepares a variety of written reports and correspondence.
• Participates in the daily activities of the Center, conducting classes, assisting with meals and cleanup. When two or more Nurses are on site, RN may accompany participants to and from the Center on outings, or to the physician or hospital on a relief or emergency basis.
• Responsible for activities of daily living training and continence training.
• Serves as a member of the multidisciplinary team and participates in the initial assessments, care planning, and ongoing reevaluation of participant's needs.
• Coordinates timing of therapist's services for participants as determined by care plans. Supervises implementation of maintenance program.
• Maintains data collection, time studies and all reports required by the agency.
• Responsible for supervision of all activities related to medications; to include destruction of drugs, maintenance of drug supplies and medications, supervision of all drugs stored at the Center, maintaining a record which lists all prescription medications stored overnight.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of public health nursing principles, with reference to aging; of physical assessment techniques and care planning methods; health counseling techniques and practices; and community health services and facilities which are available to participants and their families.
• Demonstrated skills and experience to assess and monitor elderly or developmental disabilities health care; provide counseling; conduct health education/training programs; maintaining accurate written and oral reports; use of sound judgment in emergency situations; deal effectively with families, staff, and community.
• Satisfactory completion of an approved nursing school with a current license to practice from the California Board of Registered Nursing, preferably as a Public Health Nurse.
• Experience in working with frail and chronically ill elderly persons and/or persons with developmental disabilities and in a Multidisciplinary Team.
• Ability to assume other roles as needed during program activities.
• Flexibility, initiative, creativity, and excellent organizational and time management skills.

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time


Pay:
$ $45.00 per hour

Expected hours: 30 per week


Medical specialties:

• Primary Care

Standard shift:

• Day shift

Weekly schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Nursing: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• Russian (required)

License/Certification:

• RN (required)
• BLS Certification (required)

Work Location:
In person