Registered Nurse - LTC

Avera Health; Rock Valley (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Avera Health's Hegg Health Center in Rock Valley, IA seeks a Charge Nurse to lead nursing care, mentor staff, and advocate for residents, ensuring quality clinical care and regulatory compliance within a resident-directed household model.

The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of long term care experience with strong assessment and communication skills, RN licensure in IA, and a commitment to person-centered care while collaborating with social services, activities, dietary, and

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of long term care experience with strong assessment and communication skills.
• RN (IA) licensure required.
• Gerontological nursing certification preferred.
• Must have demonstrated leadership, supervisory, interpersonal skills, and knowledge of federal/state regulations governing clinical care.
• Commitment to person centered and resident directed care is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing leadership and mentor staff.
• Assess residents and communicate with staff, physicians and residents.
• Ensure completion of care plans and required documentation, uphold regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with social services, activities, dietary services and housekeeping to support the household model of care.
• Resolve problems and ensure residents' needs and desires are met.

Skills

Assessment skills

Communication skills

Leadership qualities

Staff mentoring

Education

RN licensure (IA)

Gerontological nursing certification (preferred)

Job description

Location:

Rock Valley, IA

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

At Hegg Health Center, we’ve fostered an excellent culture! We support you both personally and professionally. Make the exciting decision today to apply for a career at Hegg.

Position Highlights

The Charge Nurse performs an active role in nursing, as well as mentoring staff, assessing residents, communicating with staff, physicians and residents. This position will serve as a resident advocate for quality clinical care. The Charge Nurse will ensure completion of care plans and required documentation, uphold regulatory compliance, nurture resident-directed culture, strengthen the ability of the household to grow as a separate effective home and promote individual and team learning in the household. Charge Nurses are teachers and role-models of professional practices to all household staff. This role will also work cooperatively with social services, activities, dietary services and housekeeping to ensure facilitation of the household model of care. This role will require problem solving, conflict resolution and ensuring that the needs and desires of the residents are met.

REQUIRED EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• At least 2 years of long term care experience with strong assessment and communication skills required.

• RN (IA) licensure required

• Certification in Gerontological nursing is preferred, specialized training or experience in geriatric nursing is desirable.

• Must have demonstrated leadership qualities, supervisory skills, interpersonal relationship skills, and knowledge of federal and state regulations governing clinical care, nursing practice and leadership.

• Commitment to person centered and resident directed care is essential.