RN 2ND Shift

PACS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse supervises day-to-day nursing activities during the assigned tour of duty in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local standards and regulations, helping ensure the highest quality of resident care. The RN assists with nursing department operations, staffing, staff supervision and development, resident assessments and care plans, direct nursing care, safety and infection-control practices, equipment and supply needs, and coordination with residents, families, physicians, committees, and other departments. The role may involve administrative and reporting duties and may require work beyond normal hours, weekends, holidays, or emergency call-back.

Requirements

Nursing degree from an accredited college or university.
Training in rehabilitative and restorative nursing practices.
At least 2 years of experience; experience in a long-term care facility is preferred.
Current, unencumbered, active RN license in the state of practice; must remain in good standing with the State Board of Nursing.
Current CPR certification.
Must maintain required continuing education and licensing.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English, including technical procedures and policy and procedure manuals.
Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to make independent decisions, solve practical problems, and deal tactfully with residents, families, staff, visitors, and government personnel.
Leadership and supervisory ability, including willingness to work harmoniously with and supervise other personnel.
Ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures for quality care.
Knowledge and skills to provide care appropriate to residents’ age-related needs; knowledge of nursing and medical practices and applicable laws and regulations for nursing care facilities.
Patience, tact, enthusiasm, and willingness to handle difficult residents and incorporate new methods into nursing practices.
Ability to communicate information about a resident’s condition and function independently and effectively with residents, personnel, and support agencies.
Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others in the workplace.
Ability to move intermittently throughout the workday and cope with mental and emotional stress.
Ability to see and hear adequately, with prosthetics if needed, to perform the job requirements.
Must meet facility health requirements, including a medical and physical examination.
Ability to work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and sometimes hostile people.
Ability to push, pull, move, or lift at least 25 pounds to a height of 5 feet and carry or move that weight at least 50 feet; may assist with resident evacuation.
Work beyond normal hours, on weekends and holidays, and emergency call-back may be required.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a long-term care facility.
Knowledge of and experience with PCC.

Responsibilities

Assist the Director of Nursing Services with daily nursing department operations and compliance with applicable rules, regulations, and guidelines.
Participate in developing, maintaining, reviewing, and implementing nursing policies, procedures, manuals, and quality assurance activities.
Coordinate nursing services with other resident services and contribute to resident discharge planning, admissions, transfers, and discharges.
Prepare required reports, charting, medical forms, evaluations, and incident reports; communicate operational and resident-care matters to the Director.
Attend facility committee meetings, provide requested reports and information, and implement committee recommendations as instructed.
Help ensure adequate RN, LPN, and certified nursing assistant staffing for the assigned shift; develop work assignments, delegate responsibilities, conduct rounds, and report staffing or performance concerns.
Support staff performance evaluations, training, supervision, and fair application of departmental policies and disciplinary procedures.
Maintain effective working relationships and a calm, supportive environment for residents, families, visitors, and staff.
Inform nursing personnel about new admissions and help ensure rooms are prepared; greet and escort residents as needed.
Make rounds with physicians as needed, coordinate resident care with residents, families, and physicians, and notify the attending physician and next of kin of changes in a resident’s condition.
Visit residents daily to observe and evaluate physical and emotional status, review nursing notes, monitor seriously ill residents, and provide direct nursing care as needed.
Start IVs, collect specimens, take vital signs and blood pressures, and perform other nursing procedures as ordered or necessary.
Monitor medication passes, treatment schedules, medication records, and compliance with medication administration, storage, and control procedures.
Ensure resident care is provided in accordance with care plans and resident wishes; participate in assessments, care-plan development and review, MDS scheduling and revision, and monitoring of care-plan implementation.
Promote safety, sanitation, hand hygiene, infection control, emergency preparedness, and appropriate use of personal protective equipment and resident-handling equipment.
Report occupational exposures, hazardous conditions, suspected fraud, privacy or information-system violations, and other incidents according to facility policies.
Recommend equipment and supply needs; monitor stock levels, safe equipment operation, preventive maintenance, and efficient use of supplies.
Participate in staff in-service training and continuing education and help maintain current professional licensure and required certifications.
Assist with nursing department budget and planning recommendations and report suspected or known fraud related to billing or costs.
Maintain confidentiality of resident health information and facility access credentials, and report suspected unauthorized access or disclosures.