Licensed Practical Nurse / Registered Nurse NEW RATES

Castle Healthcare•Martinsville, IN

19h

About The Position

The Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse provides direct nursing care to residents and supervises the day-to-day nursing activities performed by nursing assistants. Supervision must comply with applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations, and with requirements of the Director of Nursing, to maintain the highest quality of care. The role includes coordinating shift services and activities; providing leadership to assigned nursing personnel; completing resident admission, transfer, and discharge procedures and records; administering medications and professional nursing services; documenting care and resident responses; and communicating with physicians and facility staff. The nurse also helps maintain a calm, respectful, and confidential care environment and monitors staff compliance with safety procedures. The position is located in Martinsville, Indiana. The listed pay is $26–$35 per hour.

Requirements

Current, unencumbered state licensure as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
Knowledge of nursing and medical practices and procedures, and of laws, regulations, and guidelines applicable to nursing care facilities.
Current CPR certification.
Ability to move intermittently throughout the workday.
Ability to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
Must meet the facility’s general health requirements, including a medical and physical examination.
Ability to push, pull, move, and/or lift at least 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet, and to push, pull, move, and/or carry that weight at least 50 feet.

Nice To Haves

Experience in long-term care is preferred.

Responsibilities

Direct the day-to-day functions of nursing assistants.
Meet with assigned nursing staff and support personnel to plan shift services, programs, and activities.
Prepare written and oral reports or recommendations about shift activities as required.
Admit, transfer, and discharge residents as required.
Provide leadership to nursing personnel assigned to the unit or shift.
Complete and file required records and charts for resident admissions, transfers, and discharges.
Receive and transcribe telephone orders from physicians and record them on the Physician’s Order Form.
Document nursing notes in an informative and descriptive manner, including care provided and the resident’s response.
Complete accident and incident reports and submit them to the Director as required.
Perform routine charting in accordance with established documentation policies and procedures.
Prepare and administer medications as ordered by physicians.
Maintain a good working rapport with interdepartmental personnel and other facility departments to support residents’ needs.
Promote an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, positive emphasis, and calm throughout the unit and shift.
Receive and give nursing reports at the beginning and end of shift duty hours.
Make rounds with physicians as necessary.
Provide professional services as required, including catheterization, tube feedings, suction, dressing and bandage changes, packs, colostomy and drainage bag care, blood collection, massages, and range-of-motion exercises.
Monitor assigned personnel to ensure they follow established safety regulations when using equipment and supplies.
Maintain confidentiality of resident-care information, including protected health information, and report known or suspected unauthorized disclosures.
Ensure nursing care is provided privately and that personnel knock before entering residents’ rooms.
Provide IV and IV-site care as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Assist in the evacuation of residents during emergencies if necessary.