Registered Nurse- All Shifts
Ferncliff Nursing Home
Rhinebeck, NY, United States
Rhinebeck, NY, United States
- Healthcare
- Registered Nurse
- nursing care
- medication administration
The Registered Nurse is responsible for managing and delivering nursing care during their assigned shift, ensuring continuity and accuracy in patient treatment. Duties include assessing patient conditions, administering medications, coordinating with nursing leadership, and documenting all relevant information. The role emphasizes patient safety, compliance with medical orders, and effective communication within the healthcare team.
Sign On Bonus Up To $20K
Responsibilities:
A Registered Nurse who, under the direction of the nursing leadership is responsible for planning, directing, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating nursing care for a specific unit during her/his shift.
- Receives report from previous shift, making sure that he/she has received all pertinent information on each resident.
- Continuously evaluates behavior, symptoms, reactions and progress of residents and discusses findings with Nurse Manager/Charge Nurse.
- Administers and documents all medications according to established policies and procedures, physician's orders and Department of Health regulations.
- Performs all treatments according to physician’s specific order and established policies and procedures.
- Discusses the need to discontinue or change a medication of treatment with the Nurse Manager/ Charge Nurse.
- Orders prescribed medications, notifies pharmacy of discontinued medications: and ensures accuracy of medications and dosages when received from pharmacy.




