Registered Nurse (RN)

Castle Healthcare•Anderson, IN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides direct nursing care to residents and supervises the day-to-day nursing activities performed by nursing assistants. The role ensures that care and staff activities follow applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations, as well as directions from the Director of Nursing, to maintain high-quality care. The RN coordinates shift services and activities, directs and supports assigned nursing personnel, manages resident admissions, transfers, and discharges, maintains required records and clinical documentation, transcribes physician orders, and administers medications. The RN also provides professional nursing services, including IV and IV-site care as needed, and works with other departments and physicians to meet residents’ needs. The position requires protection of confidential resident information and attention to a calm, safe, and respectful care environment.

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 of 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 to push, pull, move, and/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 nursing assistants’ day-to-day functions and provide leadership to nursing personnel assigned to the unit or shift.
Coordinate shift services, programs, and activities with assigned nursing staff and support personnel; make required written and oral reports or recommendations.
Admit, transfer, and discharge residents as required.
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 and routine charting in accordance with established policies and procedures, including the care provided and residents’ responses.
Complete accident and incident reports and submit them to the Director as required.
Prepare and administer medications as ordered by physicians.
Maintain effective working relationships with facility personnel and other departments, and help maintain a warm, calm, and positive atmosphere.
Receive and give nursing reports at the beginning and end of shift duty hours and 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 safety regulations when using equipment and supplies.
Maintain confidentiality of resident care information, report known or suspected unauthorized disclosures, and ensure nursing care is provided privately.
Provide IV and IV-site care as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.