Registered Nurse - The Retreat

IMMANUEL LIVING•Kalispell, MT

1d•$32 - $40•Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of the Nurse position is to serve as a member of a multi-disciplinary care team to facilitate quality care, guided by guests’ individualized care plans, Facility policies and procedures, and State and Federal guidelines. As a Registered Nurse, with Immanuel Living, you can make a difference as you work in an environment dedicated to helping our residents and their families. With us, you can increase your knowledge and learn new skills while working in a collaborative environment with heath care professionals who share your passion.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
One (1) year experience as a nurse.
Be familiar with or be willing to learn about State and Federal guidelines pertaining to long-term care.
Maintain a current comprehensive knowledge of nursing theory and practice.
Current licensure as a Registered Nurse / RN in the State of Montana
Completion of 24 continuing education credits in 2-year period of licensure, as required by the State of Montana
Current CPR certification; up-to-date knowledge of First Aid
The incumbent must be at least 18 years of age, as position operates potentially hazardous equipment and handles and dispenses prescribed medication.
The incumbent must be able to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and work under time and/or deadline pressures.
Required vision abilities include close up and distance, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Read, write, and understand medical terminology
Read and comprehend instructions and present information to others
Read, interpret, and write routine reports and correspondence
Read, interpret, and implement documents, such as governmental regulations, rules, and procedure manuals
Basic counting skills
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide simple numbers
Understand different methods of measurement percentages
Apply common sense and understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
Deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Basic to intermediate computer skills
Operate multi-line telephone to place, receive, transfer calls, and to retrieve voice mail messages
Operate fax machine to send or receive documents
Operate copier to copy and collate documents
Operate personal computer with Windows operating system to utilize programs to input, format, edit, save, print, and transmit data.
Utilize spreadsheets (Excel) and word processing programs (Word) to input, format, edit, save, print, and transmit data.
Utilize Internet and e-mail to access, retrieve, save, print, or transmit documents or data files.
Utilize proprietary, custom, or online programs or databases to input, format, edit, save, print, and transmit data (AOD and payroll systems).

Nice To Haves

Squatting or kneeling down to low surfaces, prolonged kneeling, or sitting on floor
Retrieving medications from low drawers in med cart
Performing treatments on and dressing residents’ lower extremities
Performing digital rectal exams
Lifting 0-10 lbs. - Lifting medications, food trays, fluid jugs, resident charts
Lifting 11-20 lbs. Lifting residents’ extremities Lifting supplies
Lifting 21-40 lbs. Performing resident transfers
Lifting bariatric residents’ limbs
Lifting > 40 lbs. - Supporting resident during transfer when they lose ability to stand
Reaching above shoulder - Reaching for supplies from resident closet
Reaching chest to shoulder height Administering medications Passing trays Performing treatments
Reaching waist to shoulder Administering medications Performing treatments
Reaching below waist level Retrieving medication from lower shelves Picking up items off floor Working with residents’ lower extremities
Carrying 0-12 lbs. - Carrying charts, fluids, trays, boxes of supplies
Pushing/Pulling 0-20 lbs. Pushing med carts and residents in wheelchairs Crushing medications
Pushing 20-40 lbs. Pushing bariatric residents in wheelchair Positioning residents in bed
Pushing up to 120 lbs. - Performing CPR
Gripping up to 40 lbs. - Crushing medications
Sitting - Charting
Standing - Preparing medications
Walking - Walking to resident rooms
This position may make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action. Decisions, final recommendations, and/or errors made by the incumbent may affect residents and other staff in the unit/department that this position is assigned to but may, on occasion, affect all staff of Immanuel Living.
Job duties typically involve frequently changing conditions and problems, requiring considerable judgment in applying factual background and fundamental principles to the development of approaches and techniques for the solution of problems.
This position cannot authorize exceptions to corporate policy or procedure.

Responsibilities

Follow physicians’ orders, treatments, and guest care plan approaches.
Carry out duties assigned by the Director of Nursing &/or Unit Resident Care Manager
Accurately assess guests’ conditions, document the same in guests’ medical record (eg. treatment, vital signs, I & O, behaviors), and communicate changes and other pertinent information to physicians, guest family members or designee(s), and members of the team when necessary.
Administer medications and treatments.
Complete medical and behavioral observations as required.
Work and coordinate with all team members to meet resident’s needs.
Assist nursing and other staff assisting guests, as needed.
Perform Universal Worker tasks, such as laundry, housekeeping, meal duties, maintenance tasks, and resident recreation if needed.
Work independently, while prioritizing duties and responsibilities, taking on additional assignments, maintaining accuracy and timeliness with documentation, and demonstrating the ability to problem solve.
Respond effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints from others.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Serve as a role model for the Immanuel Spirit.
Supervise and administer nursing care as assigned by the Charge Nurse.
Ensure that Nursing team members are completing duties.
Supervise employee job performance by encouraging, educating, praising, and holding staff accountable.
Complete required documentation, including resident evaluations, Medicare documentation, care plan entries, daily progress notes, and weekly summaries before the end of shift.
Update resident care plans and transfer information onto safety sheets on ambulation equipment, beds, and other staff worksheets, CNA assignment sheets.
Accurately document medications administered, care plan approaches tried before PRN medication administration, and need for PRN medication, as well as follow up with efficacy.
Order and charge out medications and supplies, as needed.
Take physicians’ orders and transcribe them onto appropriate forms according to standard practice (eg. med / treatment sheets, lab slips).
Effectively work and communicate with a wide range of individuals from all socio-economic groups, including geriatric residents and those with special needs.
Communicate on a regular basis with guests/ residents and/or their designees regarding medical care issues and interventions.
Communicate verbally and in writing to other staff members regarding resident care issues.
Communicate with the charge nurse on a routine basis.
Ensure that information is communicated to team members so that they have all the information necessary to provide excellent customer service.
Communicate with physicians and other health care professionals as required .and follow up with pharmacist recommendations.
Participate in Nursing and staff meetings, as required, and training and/or meetings that help facilitate the departmental communication process.
Attend workshops and training sessions related to nursing practice, geriatrics, long-term care, etc., as assigned.