Registered Nurse - PRN

Buckner•Beaumont, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Buckner Retirement Services is seeking a Registered Nurse for its Calder Woods community in Beaumont, Texas. The RN implements unit goals and objectives by coordinating resident care management, directing staff, and providing direct nursing care. The position is onsite and PRN, with shifts from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. or 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. PRN employees must work at least two shifts within each 60-day period and comply with required training and meetings to maintain PRN status.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Hold and maintain current Texas licensure as a Registered Nurse.
Complete and/or meet training and certification requirements of Buckner and the State of Texas.
Minimum of one year of related experience.
Proficient working knowledge of safe nursing theory and practice, including drugs and biological, physical, social, and medical sciences and their application.
Working knowledge of infection control, universal precautions, and OSHA standards.
Working knowledge of in-service instruction for nursing and auxiliary personnel, demonstrating patient-care techniques, and instructing on patient needs.
Professional aptitude and comprehension of medical diagnoses, procedures, and accepted medical treatment patterns.
Working knowledge of procedures and techniques for administering physician-prescribed medication and treatment, and of medications and their possible side effects.
Ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently.
Ability to understand and carry out moderately complex oral and written instructions.
Ability to recognize differences in sounds, such as voices or noises that are loud and playful rather than angry and combative.
Ability to use up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds frequently, and/or 20 pounds continuously to move equipment and other objects.
Ability to walk and stand for prolonged periods and to turn, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, push, and pull; these activities may occupy over 75% of the shift.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in long-term care preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensure individual service plans are followed and administer or supervise physician-prescribed treatments.
Make rounds of residents using their service plans, accompany physicians on rounds, and record physician visits in charts.
Administer intramuscular and subcutaneous injections, perform in-house testing procedures, and take and record vital signs.
Document acute episodes and significant changes in residents’ conditions.
Supervise aides by monitoring their work and assigning residents, break times, and special duties, including activities.
Work with the Activity Director, DON, and nurse aides to carry out the activities program.
Meet with the DON as needed and participate in staff meetings.
Receive or place calls to physicians and follow through on physician orders.
Prepare and administer prescribed medications; order new medications and refills, administer medications, and document them.
Monitor the condition of the medication room, cart, and refrigerator.