(RN) Registered Nurse- Full-Time

Castle Healthcare•Auburn, IN

17h•Onsite

About The Position

Lakeland Rehabilitation & Nursing is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse for its skilled nursing facility in Auburn, Indiana. The RN provides direct nursing care to residents and supervises the day-to-day activities of nursing assistants, in accordance with applicable standards, regulations, and facility requirements. The RN helps ensure high-quality care and a calm, supportive environment for residents.

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, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that apply to nursing care facilities.
Current CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

Experience in long-term care is preferred.

Responsibilities

Direct the day-to-day functions of nursing assistants and provide leadership to nursing personnel assigned to the unit or shift.
Coordinate shift services, programs, and activities with nursing staff and support personnel.
Prepare written and oral reports and recommendations about shift activities.
Admit, transfer, and discharge residents, and complete the associated records and charts.
Receive and transcribe telephone orders from physicians and document them on the Physician’s Order Form.
Document nursing care and residents’ responses in notes and charts in accordance with facility policies and procedures.
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 to support residents’ needs.
Promote a warm, positive, calm environment throughout the unit and shift.
Receive and give nursing reports at the beginning and end of shift duty hours.
Make rounds with physicians as necessary.
Provide professional services as required, including catheterization, tube feedings, suction, dressing changes, colostomy and drainage-bag care, blood collection, massage, range-of-motion exercises, and care for the dead or dying.
Monitor assigned personnel to ensure they follow safety regulations when using equipment and supplies.
Maintain confidentiality of resident-care information, including protected health information, and report known or suspected unauthorized disclosures.
Ensure nursing care is provided privately and that staff knock before entering residents’ rooms.
Perform other duties as assigned.