Registered Nurse - Centrica Rose Arbor Place

Centrica Care Navigators; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Arbors RN at Centrica Care Navigators provides skilled professional nursing care to patients and families in a residential facility, following physician orders and regulatory standards. The role emphasizes pain and symptom management, patient comfort, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities include assessment, care planning, IV therapy when needed, accurate documentation, and coordination with the Interdisciplinary Group to support patient autonomy and comfort in a home-like

Qualifications

• Requires RN license in Michigan and BSN preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year nursing experience in hospice, medical, surgical, or critical care.
• Must have current BLS certification and up-to-date immunizations.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing care using the nursing process.
• Assess and evaluate patient status and write/adjust Plan of Care.
• Initiate and manage medications and treatments as prescribed.

Skills

RN clinical skills

Pain & symptom management

IV therapy

BLS certification

Immunizations knowledge

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Registered Nurse license – Michigan

Job description

Clinical (Nursing)

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing, BSN preferred.
• Maintains license as a Registered Nurse from the State of Michigan.
• At least one year's general nursing experience is required with current Hospice, medical, surgical, or critical care experience. Has experience with providing good pain/symptom management, IV skills preferred.
• Possesses and maintains current BLS certification.
• Experience with issues concerning the terminally ill, and death/dying, and pain and symptom management.
• Presents a negative TB skin test and/or chest X-ray and other tests as required by Centrica Care Navigators.
• Maintains a valid Michigan driver’s license and has the availability of a reliable, licensed and insured vehicle for use on the job, vehicle must be insured in accordance with the State of Michigan.
• Remains up to date on all routine immunizations required by LARA and agency policy.

SUMMARY OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

The Arbors RN provides skilled professional nursing care to the patient/family as prescribed by the physician or designee and performs general maintenance duties of the Residential Facility in compliance with regulations as established by the State Board of Registered Nursing, the patient, and the policies of Centrica Care Navigators.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

Primary Duties

• Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of the nursing process.
• Assesses and evaluates patient's status by:

A. Writing and initiating a Plan of Care.

B. Regularly re-evaluating patient/family needs; and

C. Revising the Plan of Care as necessary.

• Initiates and sustains as needed the implementation of orders for medications and treatments as prescribed by the attending physician or designee.
• Initiates and applies appropriate preventative and therapeutic nursing procedures and techniques and maintains communication regarding patient care with the attending physician or designee and Manager of Centrica Rose Arbor Place and other members of the Interdisciplinary Group.
• Completes, maintains, and submits within specified timeframes, accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient’s condition and care given.
• Observes the patient for changes in condition and reports these changes and the patient's needs to the attending physician and appropriate members of the Hospice Interdisciplinary Group. Records pain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate.
• Assists the patient with the activities of daily living and facilitates the patient's efforts toward self-sufficiency and optimal comfort care.
• Individualizes and teaches the patient/family self-care techniques as appropriate. Provides medication, diet and other instructions as ordered by the attending physician or designee and recognizes and utilizes opportunities for health counseling with patients/families. Works together with the other Interdisciplinary Group members.
• Assists with food preparation and necessary housekeeping to provide a quality environment of care for the patient.
• Assesses and evaluates patient’s nutritional status as needed and provides counseling and/or nutritional recommendations.
• Supervises ancillary personnel and delegates responsibilities when required.
• Accepts responsibility of assignment to perform a specialized procedure, such as IV Therapy, only when qualified with specialty training, proven competency, clinical background, and expertise in the specialty area.
• Attends Interdisciplinary Group meetings, as indicated.
• Processes workflow in Electronic Medical Record as needed.