RN- Resident Home

Iroquois Memorial Hospital & Resident Home; Watseka (IL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Paid Time Off

Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Iroquois Memorial Hospital & Resident Home in Watseka, IL is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Resident Home unit. This full-time night position offers a 7:00pm–7:00am schedule with hourly pay from $35 to $50 and a comprehensive benefits package.

Responsibilities include patient assessments, administering medications, and using the nursing process to guide care. Must be a graduate of an accredited nursing program with IL RN licensure and BLS certification; SNF/hospital experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Current IL RN license and BLS certification.
• Prefer at least 1 year of experience in skilled nursing facility or hospital.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality nursing care by conducting patient assessments and administering treatments and medications.
• Uphold patient safety and manage equipment readiness and emergency procedures.
• Educate residents and families and involve them in care decisions.
• Document care accurately and adhere to infection control practices.

Education

Graduate of an accredited nursing program

Current IL RN license and BLS certification

Job description

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RN- Resident Home

Full Time Watseka, IL, US

Salary Range: $35.00 To $50.00 Hourly

What does it mean to be a team member at Iroquois Memorial Hospital? It means that the patient is truly at the center of everything we do. It means that the quest for excellence is not just a goal, but a given. It means building an environment where our providers and our employees can deliver the best in healthcare. It also means that each employee or volunteer is vital to the healing process, because we can only achieve the extraordinary together.

IMH offers competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits package, and great work environment. If this sounds like a role that might be a good fit for you,

Job Title: Registered Nurse

Department: Resident Home

Status: Full Time, Nights

Schedule: 7:00pm - 7:00am

Summary/Objective

To provide high quality nursing care by conducting patient assessments, administering treatment and medications.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Utilizes the nursing process to ensure assessments are performed in a timely manner and appropriate for patients' condition. Plan of care is formulated timely and addresses all the patients conditions and/or concerns. Interventions are timely and appropriate with reassessment and re-intervention occurring per policy and as indicated by residents condition.
• Recognizes emergencies promptly and responds in an appropriate manner. Takes responsibility for crash cart readiness, dept readiness and is proficient in emergency procedures.
• Administers medications and IV's timely and accurately.
• Performs treatments and procedures skillfully and on time as appropriate to the Resident Home.
• Educates residents and families: assesses readiness to learn and barriers to learning. Delivers information on a level appropriate for the individual. Information is complete and documented.
• Allows/encourages residents participation in decision making.
• Applies knowledge of National Patient Safety Goals.
• Assures that hourly rounding is done assessing toilet needs, pain, positioning & possessions within easy reach. Documents times on white board and follows with documentation in the medical records.
• Demonstrates an awareness of fall prevention techniques: Identifies residents at risk, communicates that risk to other caregivers, reports all falls or assisted falls.
• Engages in infection control practices: uses personal protective equipment appropriately, is diligent with hand washing , demonstrates knowledge of isolation procedures by implementing proper types of isolation.
• Documentation is timely and accurately reflects resident condition, progress and events. Never uses banned abbreviations in documentation.

Experience/Education Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Possess current skilled nursing facility/hospital experience (within 5 years) of being a new nursing graduate (within 2 years).
• Prefer at least 1 year of experience in a skilled nursing facility.
• Completion of annual mandatory in-services and competency measurements.

Licenses/Certifications

• State of IL RN license.
• BLS certification.
• 401K
• Paid Time Off
• Medical Insurance
• Life Insurance

Iroquois Memorial Hospital is a 25 bed hospital located in Watseka, Illinois. The hospital facility is comprised of clinical and diagnostic services which are dedicated to providing high quality health care services to the community. These services include but are not limited to an Emergency Room, full service OR suites, an inpatient care unit, therapy services, advanced medical imaging, Home Health, and Hospice Care. The hospital operates rural health clinics in Watseka, IL, Gilman, IL, Milford, IL, Saint Anne, IL and Kentland, IN. The hospital also operates a skilled nursing facility, Iroquois Resident Home, which is attached to the hospital property.