Day & Night Registered Nurse (RN)

The Registered Nurse reports to and receives general direction from the Director of Nursing and is responsible for delivering quality nursing care to assigned residents in compliance with current applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and established policies and procedures which encourages each resident’s ability to maintain or attain the highest practical physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.

Schedule: Full-Time, Part-Time, Weekends, Nights, 12 Hour Shifts, 6 PM - 6 AM

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Utilize the nursing process by demonstrating appropriate assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the resident’s care.
• Perform direct patient care utilizing established procedures, policies and standards.
• Develop and implement nursing care plans and assessments.
• Performs duties in a safe manner in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Timely and accurately record nursing notes in an informative and description manner.
• Perform “Charge Nurse” duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing
• Must possess a current, unencumbered Registered Nurse License issued by the State.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS:

• Must be able to push, pull, move and/or lift a minimum of 50 pounds.
• Must be able to stand and walk for long periods of time.
• Must be able to reach, stoop, kneel, bend, lift and move intermittently throughout the work day throughout the facility.
• Must be able to work outside of normal work hours including nights, holidays, and weekends as needed to meet facility and position demands.
• Must be free of diseases that may be transmitted in the performance of job responsibilities during the stage of communicability.
• Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset and at times hostile people within the facility.

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