Registered Nurse (RN)-Skilled Nursing

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation • Monroe, NC

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Located on campus at Atrium Health Union in Monroe, NC, Atrium Health Jesse Helms Nursing Center is an award-winning nursing and rehabilitation facility with 70 beds. We provide short term rehab, long term care, palliative care, and hospice care and are committed to enhancing the quality of life and well-being of all our residents. RN teammates at this facility, in addition to routine RN responsibilities such as medication administration and assessments, will be responsible for safety rounding, admissions and discharges, and chart audits. The leadership at this facility encourages the growth and development of their team. Jesse Helms Nursing Center has earned the US News and World Report “Best” Nursing Home consistently from 2016 through present with a 4 to 5 STAR Overall Rating. Interested in learning more about the benefits of joining Atrium Health Jesse Helms? Check out this video: Atrium Health Jesse Helms Nursing Center Virtual Tour

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
• BLS required per policy guidelines.
• Current RN license or temporary license as a Registered Nurse Petitioner in the state in which you work and reside or; if declaring a National License Compact (NLC) state as your primary state of residency, meet the licensure requirements in your home state; or for Non-National License Compact states, current RN license or temporary license as a Registered Nurse Petitioner required in the state where the RN works.
• Must speak English in good, understandable terms.
• Intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch.
• Finger dexterity.
• Critical thinking and ability to concentrate.
• Must be able to respond quickly to changes in patient conditions.

Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred.
• Nurses with over 1 year experience will be cross trained as back-up for charge duties.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the daily management of an assigned patient caseload, ensuring timely care and documentation to meet the patent needs/services as prescribed in the established plan of care and per MD orders
• Collects data pertinent to the healthcare consumer's health or the situation from patient assessments in the home setting, telephonic contacts and/or related EMR information available.
• Analyzes the data to determine the issues and available resources to seek effective resolution.
• Identifies patients at high risk for re-hospitalization, falls and/or high utilization of resources that require additional intervention and case conferencing to ensure appropriate care and frequency of services mitigates risk and ensure high quality outcomes
• Prioritizes multi-issue, situations appropriate to the criticality of patient health and welfare, patient/staff safety and impact to effective, timely services
• Identifies barriers to situation/complaint resolution (i.e. language, literacy, psychological, etc) and follows-up with the appropriate resources or leadership to address timely and effectively
• Develops and provides oversight of a plan of care that is effectively communicated with the parties involved and supports quality patient outcomes and patient satisfaction.
• Implements the identified plan, and directs the care coordination of a multidisciplinary clinical team approach, supervision of LPNs and/or HHAs involved in the care of the assigned patient caseload to promote health and safe outcomes.
• Performs ordered treatments, therapies, and/or procedures in accordance with State Nurse Practice Act and Home Health Conditions of Participation, JCAHO and agency policy and procedures.
• Evaluates progress towards attainment of patient centered goals.
• Responsible for safety rounding, admissions and discharges, and chart audits.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree