CREGG is delighted to be recruiting a Staff Nurse to join a well-known nursing home in Gort.
In this role the candidate will report to the Clinical Nurse Manager and will be responsible for providing and maintaining the highest standards of person-centered care to Residents at The Nursing Home.
The role holder will apply their professional clinical expertise in line with governing standards and best practice.
Be responsible for ensure appropriate risk management to ensure the safety, health and welfare of residents.
Responsibilities Conduct person centered assessments of the needs of Residents according to national regulations, HIQA standards, professional guidelines and The Nursing Home policies and procedures.
Involve the Residents as partners in developing care plans to meet their needs.
Assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care to Residents assigned to their team.
Responding appropriately and in a timely manner where a Residents condition deteriorates.
Ensuring that referrals to allied healthcare professionals for individual residents are made in timely manner in accordance with each Residents changing needs.
Liaison with any allied healthcare professional involved in a residents care to ensure a collaborative approach to care planning; safe handover of information and continuity of care for residents.
Maintenance of current, factual and accurate assessments and care plans for residents.
Daily monitoring and review of Residents care and condition and documenting of same in residents care plans and daily notes.
Risk Management.
Conduct assessments of risks individual to each Resident as part of the preadmission, admission and comprehensive assessment processes.
Identify individual risks to the safety, health and welfare of Residents in The Nursing Home.
Report any concerns about the safety, health and welfare of residents, staff and / or visitors to the Person in Charge or Assistant Director of Nursing in her absence.
Record and report all incidents / accidents; near misses and medication errors noted in accordance with the incident management procedures for The Nursing Home.
Adhere to national standards for the prevention and management of infections.
Quality Improvement.
Identify review /evaluation schedule of care for individual resident residents and conduct and record same in the residents progress notes.
Act as a Link Nurse or resource person for an identified topic of specialty practice e.g.
Falls Prevention and Management, Infection Control and so on.
Maintain timely and accurate documentation related to care, health and safety; risk management and quality in accordance with national standards; regulations; local policies and professional guidance.
Qualifications and Experience.
Be registered Nurse with NMBI.
Experience of Working with Older People.
Evidence of Continuing Professional Development in the last two years.
Skills: Nurse healthcare Staff nurse