Registered Nurse

Goldwater Care; Peoria Heights (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k following 6 months of service

Job summary

Goldwater Care in Peoria Heights, IL is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to direct daily nursing operations, supervise nursing assistants, and ensure high-quality resident care on 12-hour shifts.

You will complete and file admission/discharge records, administer medications, and coordinate with other departments to maintain a warm, safe, and efficient unit. A current unencumbered RN license is required.

A $10,000 sign-on bonus is offered to eligible applicants.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current unencumbered state licensure.
• Able to work 12-hour shifts.

Responsibilities

• Direct the day-to-day functions of the nursing assistants and plan shift services.
• Submit written and oral reports and coordinate admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Complete charting and document care provided and resident responses.
• Prepare and administer medications as ordered by the physician.
• Maintain inter-department rapport and a warm, calm unit environment.
• Receive and give nursing reports, and rounds with physicians as needed.
• Provide IV care and other professional nursing services as required.

Skills

Leadership

Education

Registered Nurse license

Job description

Registered Nurse (RN) $10,000 SIGN ON BONUS!

Benefits Offered (full-time):

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401k following 6 months of service

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Direct the day-to-day functions of the nursing assistants. Meet with your assigned nursing staff, as well as support personnel, in planning the shift’s services, programs and activities. Make written & oral reports/recommendations concerning the activities of the shift as required. Admit, transfer and discharge residents as required. Provide leadership to nursing personnel assigned to your unit/shift.

• Complete & file required recordkeeping forms/charts upon the resident’s admission, transfer and/or discharge. Receive & transcribe telephone orders from physicians & record on the Physician’s Order Form. Chart nurse’s notes in an informative & descriptive manner that reflects the care provided to the resident, as well as the resident’s response to the care. Fill out and complete accident/incident reports & submit to Director as required. Perform routine charting duties as required & in accordance with established charting & documentation policies & procedures.

• Prepare & administer medications as ordered by the physician.

• Develop & maintain a good working rapport with inter-departmental 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. Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the unit and shift. Receive/give the nursing report upon reporting in and ending shift duty hours. Make rounds with physicians as necessary.

• Administer professional services such as: catheterization, tube feedings, suction, applying and changing dressings/bandages, packs, colostomy, and drainage bags, taking blood, giving massages and range of motion exercises, etc., as required.

• Monitor your assigned personnel to ensure that they are following established safety regulations in the use of equipment and supplies.

• Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information including protected health information. Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of such information. Ensure that all nursing care is provided in privacy and that nursing service personnel knock before entering the resident’s room.

• Provide IV & IV site care as needed.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Registered Nurse with current unencumbered state licensure.
• Must be able to work 12 hours a shift.

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