Registered Nurse (RN) Night Shift New Incentives

Castle Healthcare•Spencer, IN

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides direct nursing care to residents and supervises the day-to-day activities of nursing assistants. The RN ensures that care and shift activities comply with applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations, as well as direction from the Director of Nursing, to maintain a high degree of quality care. The role includes coordinating shift services with nursing and support staff, providing leadership to personnel, documenting resident care, administering medications and treatments, and communicating with physicians and other departments. The position is located in Spencer, Indiana, and is advertised as a night-shift role.

Requirements

Current, unencumbered Registered Nurse license in the state.
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 laws, regulations, and guidelines applicable to nursing care facilities.
Current CPR certification.
Ability to meet the facility’s general health requirements, including medical and physical examination.
Ability to move intermittently throughout the workday and cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
Ability to push, pull, move, and/or lift at least 25 pounds to a height of at least 5 feet and carry or move that weight at least 50 feet.
May need to assist in evacuating residents during emergencies.

Nice To Haves

Experience in long-term care is preferred.

Responsibilities

Direct the day-to-day functions of nursing assistants and supervise assigned personnel.
Coordinate shift services, programs, and activities with nursing staff and support personnel.
Prepare written and oral reports or recommendations concerning shift activities.
Admit, transfer, and discharge residents as required, completing and filing the associated records and charts.
Receive and transcribe telephone orders from physicians and record them on the Physician’s Order Form.
Document nursing care and residents’ responses in nurse’s notes and other required charts in accordance with facility policies.
Complete accident and incident reports and submit them to the Director as required.
Prepare and administer medications as ordered by physicians.
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with facility personnel and other departments to support resident care.
Promote a warm, positive, calm environment 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 nursing services as required, including catheterization, tube feedings, suction, dressing and bandage changes, colostomy and drainage bag care, blood collection, massage, and range-of-motion exercises.
Monitor assigned personnel to ensure compliance with 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 nursing personnel knock before entering residents’ rooms.
Provide IV and IV-site care as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.