RN Resource Nurse

IMMANUEL LIVING•Kalispell, MT

1d•$34 - $41•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Resource Nurse facilitates day-to-day floor operations by planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating guest and resident care. The role varies daily according to floor needs and supports efficient operations, collaboration, mentorship, and exemplary service to residents and families. The nurse maintains a visible presence on the unit, responds to concerns, supports nursing staff, and helps ensure resident care is safe, timely, and compliant with facility policies and applicable regulations. The position includes assisting with care plans, admissions and discharges, clinical documentation, treatments, wound rounds, blood draws, meals, provider rounds, and care conferences. The nurse also provides nursing reports to the interdisciplinary team, conducts care audits and focused rounds, and helps cover the unit so direct-care nurses can take lunch breaks or attend care conferences. The role is based at Immanuel Living at Buffalo Hill in Kalispell, Montana.

Requirements

Current, unencumbered Montana RN or LPN license.
Current Healthcare Provider CPR certification.
At least 2 years of experience in long-term care or skilled nursing; combinations of experience and education will be considered.
Knowledge of the health care environment, long-term care regulations, and care delivery systems as they apply to clinical practice on the unit.
Ability to use critical thinking, decision-making, and professional judgment.
Must be at least 18 years old.
Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and work under time or deadline pressures.
High school graduation or GED preferred.
Ability to meet the listed physical demands, including frequent standing and lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling.

Nice To Haves

High school graduation or GED.

Responsibilities

Facilitate floor operations to support efficient delivery of guest and resident care.
Maintain resident, family, coworker, and organizational confidentiality.
Follow facility and department policies, quality standards, and applicable State and Federal regulations.
Contribute to a positive, collaborative, supportive, and hospitable environment.
Support resident and family relations, customer service, and proactive service recovery.
Work on the floor when a licensed nurse opening has not been filled.
Implement resident or guest plans of care or assist other licensed personnel in doing so.
Round on units each morning and provide nursing reports at clinical meetings with the interdisciplinary team.
Assist with admissions, including preparing rooms, arranging needed equipment, notifying the pharmacy, and entering orders in PCC.
Assist with discharges and provide education as needed by the nursing team.
Monitor the unit dashboard and follow up on incomplete UDAs and MAR, TAR, and POC charting.
Assist with treatments, including catheter changes, IV starts, dressing changes, and immunizations.
Draw blood on Monday and Wednesday mornings and take it to the lab if needed.
Complete or assist with wound rounds on Wednesdays.
Assist in dining rooms with meals, including passing trays and feeding residents or guests.
Complete follow-up by the end of the day.
Review provider folders daily and round with providers as needed.
Oversee units so direct-care nurses can take a 30-minute lunch break or attend care conferences.
Ensure nursing services are delivered and documented in accordance with State and Federal rules and regulations.
Evaluate nursing care through resident care audits and focused rounds to ensure safety, comfort, and timely, courteous, professional care.
Maintain a visible, participatory presence on the unit and address needs or concerns promptly.
Ensure nursing practice adheres to the Montana State Nurse Practice Act, State Board of Nursing regulations, applicable standards, and facility policies and procedures.
Attend work regularly and follow the established schedule.