(RN) Registered Nurse- Full-Time

Castle Healthcare•Bryan, OH

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides direct nursing care to residents and supervises the day-to-day nursing activities performed by nursing assistants. The RN ensures care is delivered in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations, and as required by the Director of Nursing, to maintain the highest degree of quality care. The role is at Lakeland Rehab and Healthcare Center, a skilled nursing facility in Bryan, Ohio, and is available full-time on all shifts.

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, and of laws, regulations, and guidelines pertaining to nursing care facilities.
Current CPR certification.
Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily.

Nice To Haves

Experience in long-term care is preferred.

Responsibilities

Direct the day-to-day functions of nursing assistants.
Meet with assigned nursing staff and support personnel to plan shift services, programs, and activities.
Make written and oral reports and recommendations concerning shift activities as required.
Admit, transfer, and discharge residents as required.
Provide leadership to nursing personnel assigned to the unit or shift.
Complete and file required records and charts upon residents’ admission, transfer, or discharge.
Receive and transcribe telephone orders from physicians and record them on the Physician’s Order Form.
Write informative and descriptive nurses’ notes reflecting care provided and residents’ responses.
Complete accident and incident reports and submit them to the Director as required.
Perform routine charting in accordance with established documentation policies and procedures.
Prepare and administer medications as ordered by physicians.
Maintain effective working relationships with inter-departmental personnel and other facility departments to support residents’ needs.
Maintain a warm, welcoming, and calm atmosphere with personal interest and positive emphasis.
Receive and give nursing reports at the beginning and end of shift duty hours.
Make rounds with physicians as necessary.
Provide professional nursing services as required, including catheterization, tube feedings, suction, dressing and bandage changes, packs, colostomy and drainage bag care, taking blood, massages, range-of-motion exercises, and care for the dead and 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 nursing personnel knock before entering residents’ rooms.
Perform other duties as assigned.