Job Description

Provide routine care, observe residents' health, assist doctors, and communicate instructions to residentss regarding medication, home-based care, and preventative lifestyle changes.

Help implement and evaluate care plans for individual care of each resident.

Maintains appropriate nursing service objectives, goals, and standards of nursing practices.

Receive, transcribe, and implement physician's orders in a timely manner.

Reports required condition changes, events to appropriate parties.

Administers medication/treatments as prescribed.

Monitors infection control compliance.

Investigates/documents accidents/incidents.

Record a resident's medical history accurately

Take and record measurements of blood pressure, temperature, heart rate etc.

Observe residents under treatment to identify progress, side-effects of medications etc.

Monitor residents' condition including fluid intake and output and compose residents' charts

Assist ailing residents in daily necessary activities such as eating, bathing etc.

Administer injections, prescribed medications, enemas etc., clean and dress wounds and assist with other basic medical care tasks

Collect samples for lab testing as assigned

Provide emotional and psychological support when needed

Communicate with residents' family or friends to provide advice, comfort and release instructions