Registered Nurse (RN)

Trio Healthcare • Galax, VA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This role requires a Registered Nurse (RN) knowledgeable in nursing practices, procedures, and the laws, regulations, and guidelines governing nursing functions in a long-term care facility. The position demands the ability to make independent decisions, possess leadership skills, and work harmoniously with and supervise professional and non-professional personnel. The RN will be responsible for planning, organizing, developing, implementing, and interpreting the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures of the Nursing department. Understanding and adherence to company policies, including harassment and complaint procedures, is essential. The role requires the ability to competently deliver basic nursing care, evaluate resident needs through ongoing assessment, and revise care plans based on changes in resident condition. Clinical supervision of LPNs and CNAs, along with appropriate and timely charting, are key responsibilities. Dependable and regular attendance, concentration, reasoning skills, good judgment, and effective communication within an interdisciplinary team are also necessary.

Requirements

• Knowledge of nursing practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of the laws, regulations, and guidelines governing nursing functions in the long-term care facility.
• Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Leadership ability and willingness to work harmoniously with and supervise professional and non-professional personnel.
• Ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures of the Nursing department.
• Understand and follow company policies, including harassment and complaint procedures.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• Ability to knowledgeably and competently deliver basic nursing care to residents.
• Ability to evaluate resident’s needs through ongoing assessment and revises care plan based on changes in resident’s condition.
• Ability to provide clinical supervision to LPNs and CNAs.
• Ability to chart appropriately and timely.
• Practice dependable, regular attendance.
• Ability to concentrate and use reasoning skills and good judgment.
• Ability to communicate and function in an interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in residents’ conditions.
• Ability to maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
• Ability to interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess resident’s condition.
• Ability to modify resident treatment plans as indicated by residents’ responses and conditions.
• Ability to consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate resident care plans.
• Ability to monitor all aspects of resident care, including diet and physical activity.
• Ability to instruct individuals, families on topics such as health education, disease prevention, and develop health improvement programs.
• Ability to prepare residents for, and assist with, examinations and treatments.
• Ability to prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies, and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
• Ability to assist in the evacuation of residents.

Responsibilities

• Make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures of the Nursing department.
• Understand and follow company policies, including harassment and complaint procedures.
• Deliver basic nursing care to residents knowledgeably and competently.
• Evaluate resident’s needs through ongoing assessment and revise care plan based on changes in resident’s condition.
• Provide clinical supervision to LPNs and CNAs.
• Chart appropriately and timely.
• Practice dependable, regular attendance.
• Concentrate and use reasoning skills and good judgment.
• Communicate and function in an interdisciplinary team.
• Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in residents’ conditions.
• Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
• Interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess resident’s condition.
• Modify resident treatment plans as indicated by residents’ responses and conditions.
• Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate resident care plans.
• Monitor all aspects of resident care, including diet and physical activity.
• Instruct individuals, families on topics such as health education, disease prevention, and develop health improvement programs.
• Prepare residents for, and assist with, examinations and treatments.
• Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies, and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
• Assist in the evacuation of residents.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior