RN/LPN

Timberlyn-Heights-Nursing-; Great Barrington (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Timberlyn Heights, a skilled nursing facility in Great Barrington, seeks an RN or LPN to join our caregiving team. We offer full-time, part-time, and per diem positions with competitive wages and shift differentials to recognize evening and night work.

The RN/LPN will assess and plan patient care, implement nursing interventions, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to achieve optimal outcomes for our older residents.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• RN or LPN licensure in the state of employment.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care using the nursing process (assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation).
• Collaborate with other professionals to ensure effective patient care delivery.
• Care for physical and psychosocial needs of older adults and promote health.

Skills

Nursing care

RN/LPN

Education

Accredited nursing program

Job description

RN/LPN *GREAT WAGES & SHIFT DIFFERENTIALS*

Timberlyn Heights, a skilled nursing facility, is currently looking for a RN/LPN to fill our vacant positions. Fulltime/Partime/Perdiem.

Nurses care for people who are sick, injured, convalescent, cognitively impaired, or disabled. Under general supervision, they deliver care to patients utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation, in accordance with established philosophy. Nurses collaborate with other professional disciplines to ensure effective patient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes. Nurses effectively interact with patient and significant others, while maintaining the standard of professional nursing. The nature of the direction and supervision required for this position varies job setting. Nurses care for the physical and psycho-social needs of older adults. They focus on maximizing patients’ functional abilities, as well as promoting, maintaining, and restoring their physical and mental health.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of the RN or LPN job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and smell. All employees of nursing homes may be required to provide lifting and transfer assistance to patients/residents safely without harming or injuring the resident/patient, yourself, co-workers or others. This job requires significant physical activities including standing, lifting, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling and twisting. Employees of nursing homes may be required to provide lifting and transfer assistance to residents safely without harming or injuring the resident/patient, yourself, co-workers or others. Lifting and/or transferring some residents will require use of a lifting device and /or assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

General Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program
• Federal, State