RN - Registered Nurse (New rate starting at $36/hour)

Williamsburg Health & Rehabilitation Center • Williamsburg, KY

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Williamsburg Health & Rehabilitation Center is hiring Registered Nurses to provide individualized nursing care to residents in an assigned area. The RN delivers dependent and independent nursing functions in accordance with recognized nursing techniques, procedures, established standards, and the scope of nursing practice. Positions are available across a variety of PRN or part-time shifts, and applicants may indicate their availability. The posting advertises a revised August 2024 pay scale with experience-based pay and night and weekend shift differentials.

The role includes providing preventive, therapeutic, and rehabilitative care; administering medications; communicating and coordinating with residents, families, physicians, and other care team members; and supporting resident and family education. The nurse is expected to protect resident confidentiality, follow applicable healthcare rules and regulations, and meet the role’s physical demands. Holiday work may be required.

The center describes its staff as dedicated to residents’ quality of life and notes recognition including Best of Kentucky for four consecutive years (2016–2019) from the Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities and a National Quality Award from the American Health Care Association. Some benefits may only be available to full-time employees.

Requirements

• Demonstrate personal effectiveness and credibility.
• Demonstrate stress management and composure.
• Demonstrate teamwork orientation.
• Demonstrate technical capacity.
• Demonstrate initiative and flexibility.
• Demonstrate ethical conduct.
• Demonstrate customer/client focus.
• Meet the physical demands of the role, including frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, stooping, bending, turning, stretching, and use of finger and hand dexterity; visual and hearing acuity are essential.
• Frequently lift or move residents and objects weighing over 50 pounds.
• Be able to assist with evacuation of residents and work with ill, disabled, and elderly people in the facility.
• Maintain confidentiality and comply with healthcare regulations and related laws.
• Remain drug-free and alcohol-free when reporting to work, while at work, and while engaged in work-related activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe preventive, therapeutic, and rehabilitative nursing care to assigned patients and families, documenting care and outcomes.
• Perform delegated independent nursing functions in accordance with established procedures, policies, guidelines, and standards.
• Administer medications accurately, observe patient responses, and document them in the medical record.
• Maintain and coordinate communication among patients or significant others, staff, and physicians.
• Communicate effectively with patients or significant others according to the plan of care and provide punctual, relevant shift-change reports.
• Collaborate with other healthcare team members to coordinate patient care.
• Use written and audiovisual materials and appropriate teaching methods to educate patients and families about conditions or diseases.
• Respond to patients, family members, and other clients with empathy; respect confidentiality and privacy and communicate courteously.
• Answer and refer telephone calls and other inquiries to facilitate accurate, timely communication.
• Attend activities outside the facility if required to stay informed about developments, best practices, and statutory or regulatory changes.
• Maintain confidentiality of resident care information and comply with applicable healthcare rules, regulations, and laws.
• Remain drug-free and alcohol-free when reporting to work, while at work, and during work-related activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive wages with a revised August 2024 hourly pay scale and experience-based pay
• Night and weekend shift differential
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Company-paid life insurance
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Paid holidays
• Employee celebrations
• Professional recognition
• Career development opportunities
• Educational opportunities with local nursing schools
• Mentorship and supervisory promotional opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed