Registered Nurse (RN)

General Purpose PM Shift RN. The primary responsibility of your position is to assist the Director of Nursing (DON) and supervise the daily nursing activities of the facility and regularly assess patients during your shift. You will be responsible for the daily nursing care of patients in our Skilled Nursing Facility. Administrative Functions • Ensure that the Nursing Service Procedures Manual is current and reflects the day-to-day nursing procedures performed in this facility. • Ensure that all nursing service personnel comply with the procedures set forth in the Nursing Service Procedures Manual. • Make written and oral reports/recommendations to the DON as necessary/required, concerning the operation of the nursing service department. • Periodically review the department’s policies, procedure manuals, job descriptions, etc. Make recommendations for revisions to the Director. • Assist in developing methods for coordinating nursing services with other resident services to ensure the continuity of the residents' total regimen of care • Participate in the development, maintenance and implementation of the facility’s quality assurance program for the nursing service department. • Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as requested by the Administrator or DON. • Periodically review the resident’s written discharge plan. Participate in the updating of the resident’s written discharge plan as required. • Assist the DON in planning the nursing services portion of the resident’s discharge plan as necessary. • Meet with the nursing staff, as well as support personnel, in planning the department’s services, programs, and activities. • Admit, transfer, and discharge residents as required. • Complete accident/incident reports as necessary. • Interpret the department’s policies and procedures to personnel, residents, visitors, and government agencies as required. • Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc., as necessary. • Attend various committee meetings of the facility (i.e., Infection Control, Policy Advisory, Pharmaceutical, Quality Assessment, etc.) as required. • Assist in preparing written and/or oral reports of the nursing service programs and activities to submit to such committee(s) as directed. • Provide information to the Quality Assurance and Assessment Committee as requested. • Participate in developing the agenda for the Care Plan Committee meetings as necessary. • Participate in regularly scheduled reviews of the discharge plans and make such plans available to the Care Plan Committee as required or as may be necessary. • Implement recommendations from established committees as instructed by the Director. Personnel Functions • Ensure that a sufficient number of licensed practical and/or registered nurses are available for your tour of duty to ensure that quality care is maintained. • Ensure that a sufficient number of certified nursing assistants are available for your tour of duty to ensure that routine nursing care is provided to meet the daily nursing care needs of each resident. • Develop work assignments, and/or assist in completing and performing such tasks. • Delegate to each Charge Nurse the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary to perform his/her assigned duties. • Ensure that all nurse aide trainees are under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse. • Make daily rounds of the nursing service department to ensure that all nursing service personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards. Report findings to the DON. • Develop and maintain a good working rapport with inter-department personnel, as well as other departments within the facility to ensure that nursing services and activities can be adequately maintained to meet the needs of the residents. Essential Duties Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is an essential function of the position. Qualifications • Valid RN License • Proficient in patient care and assessment • Experience with catheterization and IV insertion • Knowledge of EHR systems, such as PCC • Ability to develop and implement care plans and discharge planning • Familiarity with critical care and long-term care settings • Strong understanding of physiology and airway management techniques Job Type: Full-time Pay: From $50.00 per hour Expected hours: 40 per week Benefits: • 401(k) • 401(k) matching • Dental insurance • Employee assistance program • Flexible spending account • Health insurance • Health savings account • Life insurance • Paid time off Medical Specialty: • Geriatrics Physical Setting: • Skilled nursing facility License/Certification: • RN License (Required) Shift availability: • Night Shift (Required) Work Location: In person