Registered Nurse (RN)

Castle Healthcare; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Health insurance

Tele-health

Mental health coverage

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Daily Pay

Shift bonuses

Attendance bonuses

Employee appreciation

Great Place to Work

Job summary

Owen Valley Rehabilitation & Nursing in Bloomington, IN, seeks a Registered Nurse to provide direct nursing care and supervise nursing assistants. You will ensure care meets federal, state, and local standards and collaborate with the Director of Nursing to maintain high-quality care.

You will direct daily nursing activities, plan shift services, document care, admit/discharge residents, administer medications, and uphold patient safety and privacy throughout your unit.

Qualifications

• RN license required and active in good standing.
• Must read, write, speak and understand English.
• Ability to make independent decisions when warranted.

Responsibilities

• Direct the day-to-day functions of the nursing assistants.
• Plan shift services and activities with staff and support personnel.
• Prepare and file reports and recommendations as required.
• Admit, transfer and discharge residents as needed.
• Provide leadership to nursing staff on your unit/shift.
• Document admissions, transfers and discharges.
• Transcribe orders from physicians and document on forms.
• Administer medications as ordered by physicians.
• Maintain confidentiality of resident care information.
• Ensure privacy and safety in nursing care.
• Participate in rounds with physicians as required.
• Provide IV care and other procedures as needed.

Skills

Nursing license

Education

CPR Certification

Job description

Why Owen Valley Rehabilitation & Nursing? We offer FULL benefits for eligible employees including 401K, health, tele-health, mental health, dental, vision, life insurance, and more!

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Competitive Wages, Shift Bonuses, Attendance Bonuses, Employee Appreciation, and more!

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SUMMARY:

The RN is responsible for providing direct nursing care to the residents, and to supervise the day-to-day nursing activities performed by nursing assistants. Such supervision must be in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern our facility, and as may be required by the Director of Nursing to ensure that the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times.

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 a current unencumbered state license.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• Must be able to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Must be knowledgeable of nursing & medical practices & procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to nursing care facilities.
• Current CPR Certification is required.
• Experience in Long Term Care is preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
• Must be able to cope with the mental & emotional stress of the position.
• Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this facility, which include a medical & physical examination.
• Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet.
• May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.