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RGN NURSE
About the job RGN NURSE
Job Description:
Nurse Duties
- Provide care to patients and residents based on their care plan outlined by their doctor
- Accurately monitor and record observations on patients' conditions
- Maintain accurate records of residents care, financial procedures, and medication administration
- Identify care planning needs
- Carry out risk assessment
- Record patients' vital signs and medical information
- Reevaluate patient care plan as conditions change
- Consult and coordinate with other healthcare team members
- Direct or supervise less experienced nursing staff
- Monitor patients' diet and exercise
- Prepare patients and assist with treatments, surgery, or exams as needed
- Manage stocks of supplies
- Ensure storage and disposal of medication is carried out according to policy
- Participate in clinical improvements and offer ideas on clinical and non-clinical policies
- Assist with the investigation of complaints by patients or family members
- Maintain continuing education and licensing requirements
- Report any issues that arose during each shift
Nurse Care Home Duties
- Assume responsibility on each shift for the nursing care of allocated residents,
- Ensure a high standard in care for the elderly is maintained at all times,
- Lead the Health Care Assistant in providing high quality direct and indirect care,
- Build strong relationships with residents to encourage trust, and understand their needs,
- Evaluate resident care needs and in-conjunction with our multi-disciplinary team implement and evaluate individualised care plans that meet the residents needs,
- Form part of a dynamic environment where teamwork and personal development are encouraged,
- Ensure all documentation relating to residents is accurately maintained in accordance with regulatory requirements.
- assessing and planning nursing care requirements
- organising workloads
- visiting patients at home
- building relationships with, reassuring, and listening to and talking to patients
- combating stigma and helping patients and their families manage it
- administering medication
- agreeing and reviewing care plans and monitoring progress
- giving advice and arranging support for patients, relatives and carers
- liaising with doctors, social workers and other professionals
- assessing treatment success at case conferences and meetings
- writing and updating patient records
- encouraging patients to take part in therapeutic activities such as art and role play