RN

Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, Inc.•Danville, VA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Roman Eagle Memorial Home is a not-for-profit nursing facility serving the Danville-Pittsylvania County area. The RN renders professional nursing care to patients in an assigned unit and supervises and coordinates the activities of assigned nursing personnel. The RN demonstrates clinical expertise within the Standards of Practice for a Registered Nurse. The role includes reporting patient conditions and unusual circumstances to the oncoming charge nurse, answering telephone inquiries as needed, and accounting for narcotics on the assigned unit. The RN assigns duties based on patient needs, available staff, and unit needs; ensures assigned duties are completed; evaluates nursing care; and demonstrates nursing techniques and procedures while assisting staff in providing care. The RN analyzes nursing service needs and staffing requirements and makes recommendations to the Director of Nursing. The role also includes guiding and evaluating personnel, discussing performance and improvement needs, preparing performance evaluations, disciplining employees according to established procedures, recommending personnel termination, handling patient or personnel grievances under established policies, and assisting with good public relations. Full-time and part-time positions are available. Work is in person, with listed shifts of 7 a.m.–3 p.m., 3 p.m.–11 p.m., and 11 p.m.–7 a.m.

Requirements

At least 1 year of nursing experience.
Required BLS Certification.
Required RN License.

Responsibilities

Provide professional nursing care to patients within an assigned unit.
Supervise and coordinate the activities of assigned nursing personnel.
Provide a full and detailed report to the oncoming charge nurse about patient conditions and unusual circumstances.
Answer telephone inquiries as necessary.
Account for narcotics on the assigned unit.
Assign duties to nursing personnel based on patient needs, available staff, and unit needs.
Ensure nursing staff carry out assigned duties and evaluate nursing care.
Demonstrate nursing techniques and procedures and assist nursing personnel in providing care.
Analyze nursing service needs and staffing requirements and make recommendations to the Director of Nursing.
Guide personnel, evaluate performance, discuss progress and improvement needs, and prepare performance evaluations.
Discipline employees according to established procedures and recommend personnel termination.
Handle patient or personnel grievances in accordance with established policies.
Assist in establishing good public relations.