Registered Nurse - Long Term Care

Good Shepherd; Bethlehem (Northampton County); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Good Shepherd Home in Bethlehem is seeking a Registered Nurse for full-time, day shift positions (12 hours, 7a-7:30p). The RN will promote and restore residents' health by completing the nursing process and collaborating with physicians and an interdisciplinary team.

The role includes delegating and evaluating care for residents, educating families, and ensuring holistic care that addresses physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. Strong commitment to quality care is essential.

Qualifications

• Provides direct nursing care to residents using the nursing process.
• Collaborates with physicians and interdisciplinary team to plan and implement care.
• Delivers holistic care addressing physical, emotional, cognitive, social and spiritual needs.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the Nursing Process to develop and update residents' plan of care.
• Delegates and evaluates care rendered by LPNs and CNAs.
• Communicates residents’ progress and plan of care to the interdisciplinary team.
• Maintains confidentiality and adheres to HIPAA and regulatory standards.

Skills

Nursing

Patient care

Team collaboration

Education

Registered Nurse license

Job description

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation · Good Shepherd Home - Bethlehem

Full Time (36+ hrs/wk) , Day Shift - 12 hours , 7a-730p

To learn more text "RN - Good Shepherd" to 484-894-1659

Good Shepherd Home – Bethlehem is for individuals 18 years of age and older requiring residential nursing care. Primary diagnoses served include, but are not limited to, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, quadriplegia, Multiple Sclerosis, traumatic brain injury and spina bifida. Each resident and his or her family are active participants in the development of a care plan.

JOB SUMMARY

Promotes and restores residents' health by completing the nursing process. Collaborating with physicians and interdisciplinary team members. Provides physical and psychological support to residents\ and families. Delegates and evaluate care rendered by LPNs and CNAs to meet resident care needs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

IDENTIFIES RESIDENT CARE REQUIREMENTS

• Utilizes the Nursing Process as framework to deliver care by establishing or contributing to a plan of care with the resident
• Establishes and contributes to prioritization of goals with the resident and interdisciplinary team
• Identifies teaching objectives appropriate to care standards
• Evaluates effectiveness of nursing interventions and resident progress toward goals as resident condition changes
• Continuously identifies actual and potential problems after implementation of nursing interventions
• Communicates plan of care and residents’ progress to interdisciplinary team
• Delegates plan of care to other licensed and unlicensed associates within their scope of practice
• Establishes rapport with potential and actual residents and other persons in a position to understand care requirements
• Provide holistic care that addresses physical, emotional, cognitive, social, and spiritual needs

ESTABLISHES A COMPASSIONATE ENVIRONMENT

• Provides emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to residents, families, caregivers, and interdisciplinary team members

PROMOTES RESIDENT INDEPENDENCE

• Establishes care goals with residents
• Educates residents, family members, and friends to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills
• Demonstrates competence in providing care to residents

ASSURES QUALITY OF CARE

• Adheres to therapeutic standards
• Measure health outcomes against resident goals and standards
• Continually recommends appropriate adjustments to resident plan of care
• Complies with organizational and nursing division’s philosophies and standards of care set by State Board of Nursing, State Nurse Practice Act, an other governing agency regulations
• Participates in performance improvement activities by directing and assessing care provided to residents by RNs, LPNs, CNAs, agency personnel, students, and other associates

RESOLVES RESIDENT PROBLEMS & NEEDS

• Utilizes interdisciplinary team strategies
• Utilized established communication methods to ensure resolution of resident problems and needs
• Communicates resident status to interdisciplinary team

DOCUMENTS RESIDENTS CARE SERVICES

• Documents delivery of service, changes in resident condition, and resident response to nursing interventions in the resident medical record and other departmental records according to policies and procedures
• Ensures documentation of care rendered by other staff members
• Reviews, transcribes, communicates, and implements physician orders

MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY

• Complies with HIPAA
• Ensures that all resident and organizational information is kept confidential

MAINTAINS SAFE & CLEAN WORKING ENVIRONMENT

• Complies with Infection Control policies, procedures, and regulations