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• Provides medications and treatments to residents to meet their physical and psychosocial needs.
• Observes each resident's physical and emotional status and notifies an RN Resident Care Coordinator when there is a significant change in a resident's condition.
• Documents nursing intervention and resident response for assigned residents.
• Assists staff on the unit in providing activities of daily living care to the residents.
• Prepares and administers oral, rectal, IV's, IM's, and G-tube medications as ordered by the physician, and within the scope of their practice.
• Performs IV therapies that include observation, maintenance and care of IV sites.
• Delivers tracheotomy care including changing outer tracheostomy tubes (healed stoma).
• Inserts NG tubes and maintains patency.
• Ensures that medication and narcotic records are completed accurately and in accordance with established policies. Reports discrepancies to the supervisor.
• Responds to emergencies according their scope of practice.
• Performs other related duties as required or requested.

• Established policies and procedures regarding infection control
• Nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern long-term care.

Skills:

• Preparing and administering medications
• Performing Treatments
• IV Therapy

• Make independent decisions when warranted
• Assist in planning, organizing, developing, implementing, and interpreting programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures for providing quality care.
• Communicate effectively with residents and colleagues.
• Work with ill, disabled, and elderly people within a long-term care facility.
• Perform physical tasks associated with resident care, including lifting residents into/out of beds and pushing gurneys and wheelchairs.

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