Registered Nurse/ Floor Nurse

Terrace of Kissimmee•Kissimmee, FL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse/Floor Nurse provides direct nursing care to residents and supervises nursing assistants’ day-to-day activities in accordance with the Florida Nurse Practice Act, applicable federal, state, and local requirements, facility policies, and direction from nursing leadership. The role is accountable for carrying out assigned duties and maintaining high-quality resident care in a long-term care facility. The nurse coordinates resident admissions, transfers, discharges, assessments, treatment, medication administration, documentation, and care planning. The position also supports nursing staff, resident rights, safety, infection control, sanitation, and facility readiness for inspections and emergencies. The nurse works throughout the nursing service area and other parts of the facility, interacting with residents, families, visitors, facility personnel, medical staff, and government representatives. Work may involve interruptions, emotionally difficult situations, exposure to infectious or hazardous materials, and occasional work beyond normal hours, weekends, holidays, or emergency call-back.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Valid, current Registered Nurse license in the State of Florida; the posting also specifies an active Florida RN license.
Must possess and maintain an eligible ACHA background-screening status.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant and deal tactfully with residents, families, personnel, visitors, agencies, and the public.
Knowledge of nursing and medical practices and procedures and of laws, regulations, and guidelines applicable to long-term care.
Leadership ability and willingness to work harmoniously with and supervise other personnel.
Ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures needed to provide quality care.
Patience, tact, a cheerful disposition, enthusiasm, and willingness to handle difficult residents.
Willingness to seek out new methods and principles and incorporate them into nursing practices.
Ability to communicate information about a resident’s condition.
Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others in the workplace.
Ability to move intermittently throughout the workday and cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
Must have adequate sight and hearing, with or without prosthetics, to perform job requirements; must meet facility medical and physical examination requirements.
Ability to work effectively with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, or hostile people.
Ability to twist and turn extremities and the waist; push, pull, move, or lift at least 35 pounds to a height of at least 5 feet and carry or move that weight at least 450 feet.
May need to assist with resident evacuation during emergencies.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience as a nurse in a health care facility is preferred.

Responsibilities

Direct and supervise nursing assistants and monitor that resident care follows care plans, facility procedures, and applicable regulations.
Ensure nursing personnel follow facility policies, procedures, and the Nursing Service Procedures Manual.
Participate in facility inspections and cooperate with government agencies; complete required shift reports and incident reports.
Coordinate resident admissions, transfers, and discharges, including room readiness, documentation, transportation, and discharge planning.
Complete and maintain resident records, charts, nurses’ notes, transfer forms, and other required documentation; receive and record physician telephone orders and transcribe orders as required.
Prepare and administer prescribed medications and treatments; verify resident identity, maintain medication and narcotic records, monitor supplies, and report discrepancies.
Support staffing and personnel functions, including work assignments, staffing needs, performance evaluations, and reports of absences or workplace incidents.
Assess residents on admission and throughout treatment; coordinate with physicians and other departments; arrange diagnostic and therapeutic services as ordered.
Provide and monitor nursing treatments and professional services, including catheterization, tube feedings, suction, dressing changes, specimen collection, vital signs, range-of-motion exercises, and restorative care, as required.
Monitor resident condition, respond to call bells and requests for assistance, notify physicians and families of significant changes or incidents, and communicate with residents and families as needed.
Review resident charts and care plans, identify needed revisions, and help coordinate assessments and care-plan processes.
Protect resident rights, privacy, dignity, confidentiality, and treatment choices; review and document complaints and report allegations of abuse or misappropriation.
Attend required in-service, safety, continuing education, OSHA, CDC, and other training programs.
Promote safety, sanitation, handwashing, infection control, fire safety, disaster preparedness, and appropriate use of safety equipment.
Monitor unit equipment and supply levels and recommend or arrange replenishment in accordance with facility procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.