RN Long Term Care
About The Position
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center, a 25-bed critical-access hospital, offers emergency/trauma stabilization, acute and skilled care — including cancer, heart and vascular, neurology, pediatrics, primary care, surgery, therapy and rehab services. It emphasizes personalized rural community health care. The Registered Nurse assumes responsibility and accountability for assigned patients. Registered nurses provide nursing services to assure resident safety and attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of each resident, as determined by resident assessment and implementing plan of care.
Requirements
- Current RN license in State of Iowa
- Current basic Life Support for Healthcare providers from American heart Association
- Dependent Adult Mandatory reporter training 30 days upon hire and recertification every 5 years
- Obtains education requires for license renewal
- Works to promote a positive atmosphere in LTC
Responsibilities
- Utilize nursing process which includes patient assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning of nursing care, implementing interventions, and evaluation of patient status in relationship to above
- Executes regimen prescribed by physician within guidelines of nursing practice
- Performs and/or supervises activities/functions which require knowledge and skill level currently ascribed to the licensed practical nurse and seeks assistance when these are beyond scope of preparation
- Provides leadership and direction in the supervision of others in carrying out the nursing process
- Utilize nursing process which includes patient assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning of nursing care, implementing interventions
- Executes regimen prescribed by physician within guidelines of nursing practice
- Performs and/or supervises activities/functions which require knowledge and skill level currently ascribed to the registered nurse and seeks assistance when these are beyond scope of preparation
- Provides leadership and direction in the supervision of others in carrying out the nursing process
- Provides direct care to the residents (feeding, bathing, dressing, ambulation, stock supply room, pass water .linens etc.)
- Communicate changes in resident’s condition to appropriate members of the health care team
- Follow universal precautions for infection control
- Correctly using mechanical devices for moving ,lifting and transferring residents to promote safety
- Works to emulate mercy Mission of Reverence, Integrity, Compassion, and Excellence each day
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
