Registered Nurse - Whittier Rehab Hospital TCU

Whittier Health Network; Bradford; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Paid Vacation, Sick and Holiday

Medical

Dental

Vision

Hospital, Accident and Critical Illn.

Short and Long Term Disability

Life and Supplemental Life

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Account

Job summary

Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse for our 20-bed Transitional Care Unit. The role supports patient care with supervision of nursing assistants, medication administration, and adherence to regulations.

New grads welcome and both full-time and part-time options are available, with shifts including 7a-3p and 3p-11p on a rotating weekend basis. The base pay ranges from $40.00 to $44.00 per hour plus applicable diffs, plus a $5,000 sign-on bonus.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited RN program.
• Current Massachusetts RN license.
• Knowledge of geriatric nursing.
• Current Basic Life Support certification (American Heart Association or American Red Cross).
• Experience in Skilled Nursing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and evaluates all direct resident care and initiates corrective action as necessary.
• Provides clinical supervision of nursing assistants providing direct resident care.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state and local regulations within the unit.
• Ensures physician orders and documentation are timely and appropriate.
• Conducts resident rounds, reports issues to nursing supervisor and initiates corrective action.
• Identifies resident problems and emergencies and initiates life-saving actions within nursing scope.
• Administers and documents medications, enteral nutrition, and treatments per orders and records observations daily.

Skills

Geriatric Nursing

Clinical supervision

Medication administration

Basic Life Support

Education

RN license (Massachusetts)

Job description

Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital - Transitional Care Unit

Registered Nurse

needed for our 20 bed transitional care unit
New Grads Welcome!

FT or PT available and every other weekend
7a-3p or
combo 7a-3p / 3p-11p

Base Pay: $40.00-$44.00 per hour plus applicable diffs
$5,000 Sign on Bonus

Primary Responsibilities

• Supervises and evaluates all direct resident care and initiates corrective action as necessary.
• Provides clinical supervision of nursing assistants providing direct resident care
• Assumes responsibility for compliance with federal, state and local regulations within the assigned unit.
• Ensures that all physician renewal orders and physician documentation is timely and appropriate.
• Conducts resident rounds, reporting problems to nursing supervisor and initiating corrective action.
• Identifies resident problems and emergency situations, and initiates immediate "life saving" measures within the scope of nursing practice and in accordance with advance directives.
• Administers and documents medications, enteral nutrition, and treatments per the physician's order and accurately records all care provided and observations daily.

Prerequisites

• Graduate of an accredited RN school of Nursing.
• Current license in Massachusetts as RN.
• Knowledge of Geriatric Nursing required.
• Current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support in accordance with American Heart Association or American Red Cross standards required.
• Experience working in a Skilled Nursing environment a plus

Benefits Offered

• 401k
• Paid Vacation, Sick and Holiday
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Hospital, Accident and Critical Illness
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Life and Supplemental Life
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Heath Savings Account