Assistant Director of Nursing

• Communicates resident health problems and situations to Director of Health Care (DHC)._*Be Flexible in schedule to help support care needs of community. Rotating Shifts if needed*_. 2. Ensures that staff observes residents for significant changes, adverse reactions, emesis, drainage, bleeding and communicable diseases. Ensure that resident's needs are met or fulfilled.
• Communicates all changes with residents to the Director of Health Care (DHC) and responsible party at the direction of the DHC.
• Prepares, administers, and charts the administration of prescribed medications; documents effectiveness and adverse reactions.
• Process daily physician orders as directed to do so by DHC.
• Reviews all MARs on a daily basis.
• Ensures resident’s medications supply is maintained on a daily basis, i.e. re-ordering refills and/or new orders.
• Ensures and performs personal comfort activities such as giving bed bath or shower or assisting with bath or shower. Observes skin and pressure areas ;assists with personal hygiene services such as oral hygiene, hair care, nail care, shaving, dentures, eye wear and makeup, etc.
• Prepares for and participates in care conferences.
• Prepares and monitors residents for meals, and between-meal nourishment; assists in positioning; sets up table; feeds residents if necessary.
• Responds to nurse call and paging systems; monitors residents to ensure the resident remains clean, dry and comfortable by changing clothes, gowns, linens, dressing as necessary; provides clean water and refreshments, assists in keeping the room clean and neat by straightening and replenishing person supplies.
• Monitors resident safety on a continuing basis, seeks assistance in emergencies, assists family members in times of stress or crisis, perform established notification procedures during emergency situation.
• Takes and records at predetermined intervals vital signs such as temperature, pulse, respiration, weight and blood pressure, measures intake. Collects sputum, urine, and stool, discharge drainage and other specimens as ordered.

• Performs periodic cleaning duties, maintains orderliness of the nurse’s station; collects and disposes of contents in trash containers.
• Works cooperatively with members of the care team, maintains effective interdepartmental and interpersonal relations residents, staff and visitors, avoid unnecessary noise.
• Prepares incident reports and takes appropriate action. Report incident to DHC and responsible party at the direction of the DHC. Completes incident report before the end of the shift.
• Performs other administrative duties such answering phones and other related duties.
• Participates in all new resident admissions.
• Sets priorities in implementing resident care
• Prepares and monitors staff scheduling for the designated shift
• Monitors all care team members on shift to ensure the highest quality care is provided at all times.
• Participates in training of new staff
• Communicates with Director regarding staffing concerns and/or problems
• Participates in corrective action of team members when necessary.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Knowledge: General knowledge of professional basic nursing services, restoratives and personal care services, general knowledge of resident mental health and social needs and residents rights.

Skill: To apply professional basic nursing, restorative and personal care services as evidenced by a current license to practice as a LPN.

Ability: To walk and/or stand most of the day, to work in reaching or strained positions most of the day, to lift carry or handle light weight materials ( 1- 25 lbs or resident-equivalent lbs) half day, medium weight (26-60 lbs or resident-equivalent lbs)materials frequently, and heavy weight (over 60 lbs or resident-equivalent) materials occasionally, intermittent sustained muscular exertion. _*Be Flexible in schedule to help support care needs of community. Rotating Shifts if needed*_.

To follow verbal and written directions, to supervise effectively assigned staff to work effectively with others in a responsible and cooperative manner, to assist residents with issues such as retaining optimum independence and death and dying, to maintain personal and dress uniform cleanliness

Required Educations: Completion of an approved Licensed Practical Nurse Program, or the equivalent, approved by the state Board of Nursing Examiners and licensed to practice as a practical nurse and has a copy of license on file in the personnel record. Must be first aid and CPR certified.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required to stand and walk regularly, occasionally sit, lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Experience

• Nursing: 1 year (Required)

License/

Certification

• LVN (Required)

Ability to Commute

• New Braunfels, TX 78132 (Required)

Work Location: In person