Registered Nurse RN

Forestville Rehabilitation and Wellness Center; District Heights (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Forestville Rehabilitation and Wellness Center is seeking a compassionate Registered Nurse to join our team in a long-term care setting. The RN will oversee the nursing process, collaborate with physicians and a multidisciplinary team, and provide physical and emotional support to residents and families.

Responsibilities include medication administration, staff supervision, and promoting residents' independence through patient education and care planning.

Qualifications

• Must graduate from an approved nursing program.
• Must possess and maintain a current state RN license.
• At least 1 year of long-term care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify resident care requirements by establishing rapport with residents and others.
• Administer medications and supervise staff to ensure resident well-being.
• Provide emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to residents, families and friends.
• Promote residents' independence by teaching self-care skills and care goals.
• Ensure quality of care by monitoring outcomes and suggesting adjustments.
• Maintain a safe, infection-controlled environment following policies.
• Document care in resident and department records.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to meet care needs.

Skills

Nursing

Communication

Teamwork

Infection control

Education

RN license

Tools

Electronic health records

Job description

Forestville Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, offers the very best in post - acute rehabilitation services! Forestville has earned a reputation for providing excellent and compassionate nursing care. We are seeking motivated and compassionate RN'S to join our team!

The RN promotes and restores residents' health by completing the nursing process, collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members, providing physical and psychological support to residents, friends and families and will supervise assigned team members.

AS a RN you will perform the following duties:

• Identify resident care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual residents and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.
• Monitor and chart information to ensure the health and well-being for the resident. This includes the administration of their medications and overseeing staff.
• Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support to residents, friends and families.
• Promote resident's independence by establishing patient care goals and teaching residents, friends and family to understand condition, medications and self-care skills.
• Assure quality of care by measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards and making or recommending any necessary adjustments.
• Resolve resident problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations and calling for assistance from health care support personnel.
• Protect facility residents and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Document resident care services by charting in resident and department records.
• Maintain resident confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks and participating in professional societies.
• Maintain a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Job Requirements

• At least (1) one year experience in a Long Term Care environment is highly preferred.
• Must be a graduate of an approved college/school nursing program.
• Must possess and maintain a current state license as a professional RN.