RN Delegating Nurse
JOB SUMMARY
The RN Delegating Nurse is responsible for managing the clinical oversight of resident care in Assisted Living facilities in Maryland, ensuring high-quality care through appropriate delegation of nursing tasks and supervision of team members.
Key Responsibilities:
▪ Demonstrate commitment to NLCS’ core values in all aspects of work
▪ Supports NLCS policies, procedures, guidelines and code of conduct standards
▪ Cultivate an inclusive and supportive environment that empowers team members and residents to thrive,
find meaning in daily activities, and pursue personal and professional growth, to align with our
philosophy of purposeful living
▪ Foster a positive work environment that promotes team member engagement and satisfaction
▪ Observe and evaluate each resident
▪ Manage clinical oversight of resident care in the Assisted Living
▪ Issue nursing or clinical orders based on residents’ needs
▪ Appropriately delegate nursing tasks to qualified team members
▪ Assess residents to determine their condition and stability before delegating tasks
▪ Provide guidance, training, monitoring, and supervision to team members
▪ Follows up on nursing care to ensure residents satisfaction
▪ Ensures standards of resident care are utilized and delegates responsibilities as defined by policy or
necessary to ensure appropriate resident care
▪ Monitors and assists assigned team members as necessary to ensure completion of all tasks properly and
in a timely manner
▪ Evaluate the resident health status and nursing acts to be delegated during supervisory on-site visits
▪ Determine the required degree of supervision after evaluation, resident stability, training of team
members and nursing tasks
▪ Identify residents to whom nursing tasks may be delegated and reevaluate their competencies regularly
▪ Make decisions regarding delegation within the context of nursing practice
▪ Assume the role of case manager when delegating nursing tasks, including medication administration
and residents’ health care needs
▪ Retain full responsibility for medication administration
▪ Ability to make sound clinical judgments and delegate tasks appropriately
Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
▪ Registered Nurse license in good standing in Maryland
▪ Maryland Assisted Living Delegating Nurse Certification, issued by a training site approved by the
Maryland Board of Nursing, is required
▪ Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in hospital, long term care facility or other related healthcare facility
▪ Excellent communication and leadership abilities
Must possess strong written and oral communication skills; and ability to maintain confidentiality
residential information
▪ Must be proficient in Microsoft Office
▪ Strong clinical skills and knowledge of Assisted Living regulations in Maryland
▪ Proficiency in assessment, care planning, and documentation
▪ Ability to read and speak English
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Location
9701 Veirs Drive
Rockville 20852