Registered Nurse

Overview

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you’ll deliver attentive, practical nursing care and help patients and families navigate each step of care. You’ll assess patient needs, administer medications and treatments within your scope, and coordinate with the care team. Your experience may come from settings such as clinics, hospitals, long-term care, skilled nursing, assisted living, home care, or post-acute care.

Your impact

Accurate assessments, timely care, and clear communication help patients receive safer, more coordinated support.

Duties

• Direct the team functions of the nursing activities in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of the financial aspects of nursing operations and provide accurate documentation of all services in order to assure accurate reimbursement from all payer sources.
• Manage the resources available in the role of charge nurse while ensuring that needed resources are available and that quality care is delivered to all residents.
• Provide professional nursing care to residents.
• Participate in the development of a written care plan and assessment for each resident and review and revise as appropriate.
• Ensure that a clean, comfortable and safe environment for residents is maintained at all times and assure that resident needs are met.
• Maintain resident documentation records and charts to ensure an accurate up to date record of the resident's medical treatments.
• Maintain and work within established departmental, center, and corporate policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement program, and safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Participate in and provide scheduled training, educational classes, and orientation programs to maintain licensure of self and certification of team members and enhance quality of care.
• Perform other related activities as assigned or requested.
• Provide leadership to the staff and create loyalty to the organization, it's mission, and it's goals by leading by example.

Qualifications

• Must be knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guideline that pertain to long-term care.
• Must have the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Must be able to deal tactfully with team members, other staff, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies, and the general public.
• Must possess leadership and supervisory ability and the willingness to work harmoniously with team members in all positions.
• Must be able to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures, etc. that are necessary for providing quality care.
• Must be willing to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing nursing practices.

Pay: Up to $46.35 per hour

License/Certification:

• RN License (Required)

Work Location: In person