Registered Nurse (RN)

Manchester-Center-For-Rehabilitation-and-Healing-1; Manchester (TN); On-site; USD 39,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits Package

Job summary

Manchester-Center-For-Rehabilitation-and-Healing-1 is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to join its team. The role includes direct patient care, care planning, and coordinating with the health care team.

Responsibilities encompass assessing, documenting, and implementing care plans, supervising licensed and paraprofessional staff, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Part-time shifts are available, with a benefits package offered.

Qualifications

• Clinical competence and leadership experience in nursing.
• Understanding of aging process and patient-centered care.
• Ability to work autonomously in delegated responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Assists in defining, maintaining and interpreting standards of practice.
• Performs required skills (assessment, intervention) according to guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Participates in interdisciplinary committees which influence or determine policies affecting nursing practice.
• Admits residents and coordinates transfers with documentation.
• Gives/receives resident reports across shifts and coordinates assignments.
• Establishes routines to support high nursing practice.
• Counts medications with shifts and ensures accuracy.
• Prepares MDS schedules and completes MDS RAP summaries.
• Develops and revises care plans based on patient needs.
• Monitors care provision and ensures adherence to care plans.
• Coordinates with families and health care team.
• Transcribes physician orders timely and ensures implementation.
• Reports incidents and adverse events promptly.
• Ensures compliance with Nurse Practice Act and regulations.
• Maintains stock levels of medications and supplies.
• Directs nursing shifts as needed.

Skills

Nursing experience

Aging care understanding

Self-directed in delegated areas

Education

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing

MS/BS or equivalent experience

Licensed to practice in New York State

Job description

Registered Nurse (RN)

We are looking for a talented and hard-working RN to join their ever-growing team.

Job Duties:

• Assists in defining, maintaining and interpreting standards of practice.
• Performs required skills (assessment, intervention) according to guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Participates in interdisciplinary committees which influence or determine policies affecting nursing practice.
• Follow facility procedures/protocols for admitting residents transferring to hospitals/clinics/outpatient visits and completion of appropriate documentation based on established guideline.
• Makes rounds on all resident rooms and ensure that the L.P.N.'s, C.N.A.'s and/or others under his/her supervision receive their resident reports, has their assignments and break times scheduled.
• Assist the L.P.N. in establishing routines which facilitate a high level of nursing practice.
• Receives and give reports from and to outgoing and incoming shifts. Count or ensure the counting of controlled drugs with outgoing and incoming shifts.
• Coordinates/Prepares MDS schedules for quarterly, annual and significant change assessments.
• Complete MDS Booklet as per schedule (Nursing Sections).
• Reviews and signs off on all completed MDS and RAP Summary.
• Develops care plan that demonstrate knowledge of criteria to ascertain resident specific needs based on health care problem(s).
• Makes needed revisions and updates to the care plans.
• Ensures that care plan is carried out which demonstrates familiarity with criteria to establish priorities specific to anticipated outcomes.
• Monitors the provision of care for the residents in his/her assigned unit.
• Interprets philosophy and objectives of nursing service to residents, families and others.
• Identifies resident/family learning needs based on the discharge care plan as applicable and carries out appropriate teaching required.
• Demonstrates ability to coordinate and collaborate with resident/family and other members of the comprehensive health care team.
• Monitors the administration and accurate recording of medications used.
• Investigates and follow through on medication errors.
• Notifies physicians of pertinent observations and reactions, incident and abnormal laboratory and x-ray results as required and documents same promptly.
• Transcribes physician orders timely and ensure orders are implemented as appropriate.
• Reports all resident, visitor and work-related accidents/injuries and demonstrates appropriate follow through by investigating, documenting and processing incident reports.
• Accepts guidance, supervision, and criticism if needed.
• Practices in compliance with the Nurse Practice Act and regulatory agencies regulations.
• Assures that a stock level of medications, medical supplies, equipment, etc. are maintained at adequate levels at all times.
• Assume the authority, responsibility and accountability of directing your nursing shifts.
• Other responsibilities as deemed necessary and appropriate or as may be directed by the Director of Nursing Services or Administrator.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
• M.S./B.S. or equivalent experience preferred
• Licensed to practice in New York State
• Nursing Experience which one has acquired clinical competence and strong leadership skills.
• Demonstrates an understanding of and appreciation of the aging process.
• Ability to be self-directive in delegated areas of responsibility.

Shift Needs:

• Part-Time ( All Shifts)

Salary Range:

• Commensurate with Experience

Benefits:

• Benefits Package Offered

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.