RN - Long-Term Care | Flexible Scheduling & Benefits

Sioux Center Health; Sibley (IA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Osceola Regional Health Center seeks a Registered Nurse - LTC to provide direct, professional nursing care for residents in our long-term care setting. The RN will follow the nursing process, assess needs, and collaborate with families and the care team to develop and adjust plans of care.

Responsibilities include serving as charge nurse/preceptor, coordinating services across the continuum, ensuring resident rights, and contributing to quality improvement through participation in committees and

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Minimum of one year of nursing and/or long-term care experience preferred.
• Current RN license in the State of Iowa.
• CPR certification within 3 months of hire.
• State of Iowa approved child/dependent adult abuse mandatory reporter training within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Accurately documents and actualizes the nursing process to provide resident care. Performs and documents initial and follow-up assessments as indicated. Assists in developing the resident nursing plan of care. Implements nursing strategies and interventions to attain stated resident outcomes. Performs an ongoing evaluation of the resident’s progress related to expected outcomes.
• Demonstrates professional practice, knowledge and skills. Serves as charge nurse/preceptor. Uses appropriate locations, channels for communication. Participates in learning experience for students and co-workers. Assures residents rights and serves as a resident advocate. Accountable for timely completion of professional competence. Suggest plan to solve unit level problems and make improvements in the delivery of care and practice of nursing in collaboration with supervisory personnel. Maintains accountability for appropriate delegation and assignment of responsibility. Supervises care provided by unlicensed personnel and LPNs.
• Provides coordination of services across the continuum of care. Applies psychosocial principles in the delivery of resident care. Includes resident/family education in the delivery of resident care. Collaborates with appropriate multi-disciplinary health care team to promote appropriate utilization of facility services/community services.
• Assumes responsibility for professional growth and development. Participates in committee activities. Provides constructive feedback to co-workers regarding practice issues. Provides documentation of professional education and shares with staff when appropriate or when asked. Actively seeks appropriate learning opportunities.
• Complies with all organization policies and procedures.
• Assists in maintaining adequate/appropriate staff coverage to meet the residents’ needs.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Exhibits CREATE principles.

Education

RN license in Iowa

CPR certification

Mandatory reporter training

Job description

Osceola Regional Health Center seeks a Registered Nurse - LTC to provide direct, professional nursing care for residents in our long-term care setting. The RN will follow the nursing process, assess needs, and collaborate with families and the care team to develop and adjust plans of care.

Responsibilities include serving as charge nurse/preceptor, coordinating services across the continuum, ensuring resident rights, and contributing to quality improvement through participation in committees and