Registered Nurse (RN | Long Term Care

Avera • Granite Falls, MN

19h • Onsite

About The Position

Registered Nurses (RN) play a vital role in the delivery of long-term care services and create a caring and joyful environment for his/her residents. This position involves delivering nursing care by developing a nursing diagnosis, establishing nursing care objectives, defining nursing interventions, and providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to residents, families, and friends. The RN will note changing conditions and needs, and re-evaluate care objectives. The role is part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward.

Requirements

• The individual must be able to work the hours specified.
• Visual acuity adequate to perform position duties.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others.
• Ability to hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds.
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing
• An active license in the state of practice

Nice To Haves

• 1-3 years Experience working in a clinical or long term care environment

Responsibilities

• Provides resident care by reviewing physician prescriptions; communicating the nursing care plan and all pertinent information to other members of the health care team; coordinating with other healthcare providers; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to residents, families, and friends; conferring with physicians.
• Develops nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories; examining residents; documenting residents physical condition, psychological status, and influencing social factors; conferring with family and friends; developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions, schedules, and timetables.
• Teaches healthcare requirements by establishing resident care goals; instructing resident, family, and friends to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions; providing information and resources.
• Evaluates resident's care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against resident care standards; reviewing resident's records; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives; modifying nursing care plan.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy resident care environment by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations; adhering to organization standards and policies, and to legal regulations; alerting others regarding potential concerns.
• Keeps resident care equipment operating by following operating instructions and established procedures; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.
• Keeps resident care supplies ready by checking stock; anticipating needs; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; stocking items.
• Coordinates admissions, discharges and transfers to and from the facility.
• Directs, plans and coordinates workflow of nursing assistants and other nursing personal.
• Maintains competence in nursing capabilities outlined by leadership.

Benefits

• May be eligible for up to a $1,000 sign-on bonus

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed