Registered Nurse- Power Weekends!

Blue Heron•Wesley Chapel, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Blue Heron Senior Living is seeking a Power Weekend Nurse. This role offers the opportunity to work 32 hours and be paid for 40 hours. Blue Heron Senior Living is a place where employees can make a difference in the lives of residents. The team is dedicated to enabling residents to reach and maintain their highest functional abilities, and every job is considered important. The company believes in its mission and the impact its employees have.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Possess a valid RN license in good standing according to State and Federal requirements.
Thorough understanding of the principles of safe effective nursing practices within the State of Florida.
Basic Computer knowledge and skills.
A passion for caring for people.
Personal integrity and the ability to deal tactfully with residents, family members, visitors, government agencies, and other personnel.
Ability to be discrete and protect the integrity of confidential information and stay within Corporate Compliance and HIPAA.
Knowledge on the use of personal computers, Word and Excel, and working with office machines such as fax and copying machines.

Responsibilities

Providing for the daily care, health needs, safety, and comfort of the resident.
Providing professional assessments and documentation of the resident’s health.
Assisting with the management of assigned nursing units and staff.
Participating in the development and implementation of resident care plans.
Maintaining up-to-date nursing care plans, documenting progress, and making recommendations for revisions to care plans (MDS) according to facility policy and procedure.
Making daily and periodic resident visits for monitoring and observing the residents’ physical/mental condition.
Performing routine nursing procedures.
Working closely with physicians and families to maintain the health/mental state of the resident.
Providing emotional support to the resident and their families.
Handling resident and/or visitor complaints, allegations, accidents, or incidents that may occur.
Providing medical record documentation, completing 24-hour reports, end-of-shift reports, shift narcotic counts, and documenting the destruction of outdated/discontinued medications.
Maintaining up-to-date resident medical records.