RN - Registered Nurse - PT Straight Weekends - St. John's Center

Sanford Health•Kearney, NE

About The Position

The long-term care Registered Nurse (RN) provides individualized nursing care to residents using the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcomes and planning, implementation, and evaluation. The RN collaborates with residents and families, providers, and other interdisciplinary colleagues to plan, implement, and evaluate care. The RN demonstrates competency across the scope of nursing practice and applies age- and population-specific standards in the assigned clinical setting. Responsibilities include caring for residents throughout preventive care, health maintenance, diagnosis, and treatment; coordinating care; assessing and educating residents; and carrying out other nursing interventions. The RN may serve as charge nurse and delegate appropriate tasks to licensed and unlicensed assistive personnel, providing adequate support to ensure safe and reliable resident care and to resolve care and service concerns. The position follows the applicable Nurse Practice Act, state administrative rules, and professional nursing standards and ethics. This position is at St. John’s Center, a 56-bed senior skilled nursing facility specializing in long-term and post-acute care. The schedule is 6:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday, with 24 scheduled hours per week. A $6.00-per-hour shift differential applies on Saturdays and Sundays. A $5,000 sign-on bonus is available.

Requirements

Hold an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where practice occurs, or hold multistate licensure if practicing in a Nurse Licensure Compact state.
Obtain and maintain required department-specific competencies and certifications.

Nice To Haves

Graduation from a nationally accredited nursing program is preferred, including CCNE-, ACEN-, or NLN CNEA-accredited programs.
A Bachelor’s Degree in nursing is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide individualized resident care using the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Collaborate with residents, families, providers, and interdisciplinary colleagues to plan, implement, and evaluate care.
Provide care through preventive care, health maintenance, diagnosis, and treatment.
Coordinate care, assess and educate residents, and provide other nursing interventions.
May serve as charge nurse and delegate appropriate tasks to licensed and unlicensed assistive personnel.
Support delegates to ensure safe, reliable care and resolve care and service concerns.
Practice in accordance with applicable nursing laws, regulations, standards, and professional ethics.