Senior Staff Nurse
Evergreen CareSenior Staff Nurse
Purpose of Position:
To support the Nurse Manager & Deputy Nurse Manager in their roles and to deputise for them in their absence. To understand her role and responsibilities and to ensure that all of her instructions are carried out in the best interest of the resident.
To promote through high standards of professional practice, a caring environment which is conducive to the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of the residents.
To promote the ethos of person centred care.
To ensure that everything we do reflects the privacy, dignity and respect of our residents and underpins all the basic values that contribute to an excellent quality of life.
To ensure that all residents receive care appropriate to their individual needs.
To provide leadership to the homes staff thus improving standards and maintaining a high moral amongst the team.
To lead and educate all grades of staff in the home in the best interest of the residents.
RESPONSIBLE TO; General Manager, Nurse Manager & Deputy Nurse Manager.
About this role
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES;
MANAGEMENT;
To deputise for the NM & DNM in their absence
To support the NM in her role and to take on such responsibilities and tasks as agreed in advance
To stay up to date with clinical and management topics and to take an active interest in the NM sector nationally and internationally.
To be the senior nurse on duty and to lead the other nurses and all support staff by effective leadership and inclusive management techniques.
To advocate for the residents of the home
RESIDENTS;
· Adheres to the An Board Altranais code of professional conduct for nurses, midwifes and health visitors, maintaining professionalism at all times. Using as guidelines for practice An Board Altranais advisory documents.
· Adhere to the policies as laid down by Arbour Care Group in the best interest of residents and staff. Compulsory attendance at movement and handling, first aid, fire lectures and fire drills as organised by Arbour Care Group. Also to support carers and provide toolbox training.
To be responsible for the prescription and supervision of the delivery of nursing care to residents within the nursing home, ensuring at all times an optimum standard of care.
To identify residents specific problems, prescribe nursing intervention using an appropriate model of care e.g.: Roper, Logan & Tierney & Orems model of care and to evaluate care on a regular basis e.g.: monthly and amend care plans accordingly. Also to check the cares activities of daily living (blue book) on a weekly basis to ensure they are completed correctly
To participate in the induction of other staff as required and contribute to on going training programmes within the nursing home, demonstrating procedures, imparting knowledge and supervising RN’s Carers and Ancillary staff on a daily basis.
Participate in the assessment on admission of patients, planning and evaluation of individualised Care plans (using appropriate model of nursing care) ensuring an optimum standard of care is maintained for each patient.
Administer medications as prescribed and record same order medications as prescribed (monthly, record delivery, store safely as per policy). To Check the MDA recordingbook is correct and to check the MARS and kardex’s are correct on a weekly basis. To complete the medication management audit on a quarterly basis.
Take bloods as requested by GP and record transfer to lab. Record results when returned in nursing notes and file results in patients/GP’s file.
Perform all nursing procedures as per best practice and company policy.
Develop good communication channels with the Nurse Manager, with relatives of patients, all other visiting health care professionals e.g. GP’s in the interest of the residents well being.
Is economic with the utilisation of resources in order that the optimum standard of care can be achieved for each patient and encourages other staff to be equally economic with resources.
Provides written reports on untoward incidents and complaints at the request of the Nurse Manager, secretary or general manager.
Ensures that a ‘home-like’ environment and atmosphere is maintained where the resident is seen as the central figure in all decision making, ensuring that their right to individuality, privacy, dignity, independence and choice is updated at all times.
Participates in announced/unannounced visits from the care management team and inspectors from the registration and inspector unit. Environment health, fire authority, HSA and mental health commission if applicable etc. Provide nursing notes, registration book, accident/incident book storage of Dr’s and nursing notes. Respond to questions on all related issues- Drugs D.D.A.s drug recording sheets/prescription sheets.
To comply with any reasonable request from the Nurse Manager in the best interest of the residents and the company.
Legislation: To be familiar with:
HIQA National Standards for Residential Care Settings for Older People in Ireland
Health Act 2007 (care and Welfare of Residents In Designated Centres For Older People) & Regulations 2009
C.O.S.H.H Regulations- Control of substances hazardous to health
Health & Safety at Work 2005
HACCP-Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point. Risk assessment
This job description is intended to give the post holder an appreciation of the role envisaged for the Staff Nurse and the range of duties. Given the nature of the work involved, it must be stressed that maximum flexibility is required to work in the nursing home environment e.g. changes in duty/rotation of shifts etc. It does not attempt to detail every activity. Specific tasks and objectives will be agreed with the post holder periodically by the Nurse Manager.
What you will need
Required criteria
- NMBI registered