Res Care Nurse (EF) - Every Weekend, Baylor

Blanchard Valley Health System; Findlay (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Blanchard Valley Health System in Findlay, Ohio, is seeking a licensed nurse to coordinate total care for residents under a Baylor program. The role is full-time at 36 hours per week with 24 hours scheduled each weekend, and a sign-on bonus is eligible.

The nurse will lead resident care, provide teaching to residents and families, and ensure practice standards are met in accordance with laws and policies. LPN or RN licensure required.

Qualifications

• Current state licensure as an RN or LPN.
• Ability to coordinate resident care and provide family teaching.
• Demonstrates knowledge of aging and related care needs.
• Adheres to universal precautions and safety policies.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate total nursing care for residents.
• Provide resident and family teaching and health education.
• Lead in maintaining professional nursing standards and practice.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Patient care

Universal precautions

Education

RN/LPN licensure

Job description

This position is the Baylor program, and you therefore will be paid full-time at 36 hours while only being scheduled for 24 hours each weekend.

Sign On Bonus Eligible!

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

The primary purpose of this position is to coordinate total nursing care for residents. Participates in resident and family teaching and provides leadership by working cooperatively in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in a clinical setting and in accordance with current applicable federal, state and local standards, guidelines and regulations, policies and procedures, ethical statement and resident rights, subject to the employee handbook.

Required Qualifications

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Practical Nurse (LPN)

Preferred Qualifications

• Maximum exposure in regard to universal precautions.


• Positive service-oriented interpersonal and communication skills required.


• Individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to needs of the residents served on his/her neighborhood.


• The individual must demonstrate basic knowledge of the principles related to the aging adult and problems associated with aging.


• Possess the ability to assess data reflective of the resident status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each residents need.


• Provide care needed as directed by policy and procedure within the scope of an LPN/RN license.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This position requires a full range of body motion with intermittent walking, lifting, bending, climbing, squatting, kneeling, twisting, sitting and standing. This individual will be required to lift 50 pounds or more. This position requires individuals to lift work above the shoulders. Must have corrected vision and hearing in the normal range. This individual must have excellent verbal communication skills to perform daily tasks.

This position is classified at risk for possible occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens (HBV, HIV, etc.)