Registered Nurse (RN)

Castle Healthcare•Greensburg, IN

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides direct nursing care to residents and supervises nursing assistants’ day-to-day activities. The role ensures care and shift operations comply with applicable federal, state, and local standards and regulations, and supports the highest degree of care quality. The RN provides leadership to nursing personnel, coordinates shift services and activities, and maintains accurate resident records and reports. The RN provides and documents clinical care, including medication administration and professional nursing services such as catheterization, tube feedings, suction, dressing changes, IV and IV site care, and other services as required. The RN supports resident admissions, transfers, and discharges; communicates with physicians and facility personnel; and maintains a calm, private, and confidential care environment.

Requirements

Current, unencumbered state Registered Nurse license.
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 pertaining 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 height of at least 5 feet, and move or carry that weight at least 50 feet.
May need to assist with resident evacuation during emergencies.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Long Term Care.

Responsibilities

Direct the day-to-day functions of nursing assistants and provide leadership to nursing personnel assigned to the unit or shift.
Meet with assigned nursing staff and support personnel to plan the shift’s services, programs, and activities.
Prepare written and oral reports or recommendations concerning shift activities as required.
Admit, transfer, and discharge residents as required, and complete and file associated recordkeeping forms and charts.
Receive and transcribe telephone orders from physicians and record them on the Physician’s Order Form.
Chart informative and descriptive nursing notes that reflect the 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 effective working relationships with interdepartmental personnel and other facility departments to support residents’ needs.
Promote an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, and positive emphasis, and maintain a 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 services as required, including catheterization, tube feedings, suction, applying and changing dressings or bandages, 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 nursing personnel knock before entering residents’ rooms.
Provide IV and IV site care as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.