Registered Nurse (R.N.)

Castle Healthcare•Frankfort, IN

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides direct nursing care to residents and supervises the day-to-day activities of nursing assistants. The role ensures nursing care complies with applicable federal, state, and local standards and facility requirements, and supports the highest degree of quality care. The RN coordinates shift services and resident care, completes clinical documentation, administers medications and treatments, and promotes a safe, respectful, and calm environment. The position is based at Clinton House Rehabilitation & Nursing in Frankfort, Indiana.

Requirements

Current, unencumbered state Registered Nurse license.
Current CPR certification.
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 applicable to nursing care facilities.
Ability to move intermittently throughout the workday and cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
Must meet the facility’s general health requirements, including a medical and physical examination.
Ability to push, pull, move, and/or lift at least 25 pounds to a height of at least 5 feet, and to push, pull, move, and/or carry that weight at least 50 feet.
May need to assist with evacuating residents during emergencies.

Nice To Haves

Experience in long-term care.

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 and support staff; prepare written and oral shift reports and recommendations as required.
Admit, transfer, and discharge residents as required, and complete the associated recordkeeping forms and charts.
Receive and transcribe telephone orders from physicians and document them on the Physician’s Order Form.
Write informative and descriptive nursing notes reflecting the care provided and residents’ responses; perform routine charting and documentation in accordance with facility policies.
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 foster a warm, calm, and positive environment on the unit.
Receive and give nursing reports at the beginning and end of shift duty hours, and make rounds with physicians as necessary.
Provide professional services as required, including catheterization, tube feedings, suction, dressing and bandage changes, packs, colostomy and drainage bag care, blood collection, massages, and range-of-motion exercises.
Monitor assigned personnel to ensure they follow established safety regulations when using equipment and supplies.
Maintain confidentiality of resident care information, including protected health information; report known or suspected unauthorized disclosures and ensure resident privacy during nursing care.
Provide IV and IV-site care as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.