Registered Nurse (RN) - Day Shift 6A-6P - Sterling Village

Sterling Village is looking for qualified nurses to care for our elders.

*Competitive Wages
*Shift Differential
*401K with Company Match
*Health Insurance & Ancillaries
*$30,000 Life Insurance Benefit
*Bonuses in PTO or Cash
*RAIN - Cash on Demand Access
*Employee Assistance Program
*Buddy Bonus / Referral Program
*Scholarship Program

Nurse

Job Description

Job Classification: Non-Exempt, Part-Time or PRN
Reporting Relationship: Director of Nursing

Primary Accountabilities:
The Nurse is responsible for delivering basic practice nursing care such as supporting resident’s recovery, monitoring conditions of residents, screening and health prevention activities. The Nurse demonstrates professional development and clinical competency utilizing the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate resident care assignments as well as other organizational tasks related to resident care. The Nurse is responsible for providing comprehensive and safe effective and ethical nursing care to call residents.

Major Duties:
                * Obtain medical information from the resident as it pertains to his/her plan of care. This is to include allergies, medications, medical history, or contraindications that may affect the plan of care.
                * Assists physician or healthcare provider during resident procedures including the setup/clean of supplies.
                * Administers medication to residents using proper injection techniques and equipment.
                * Submits lab requests as ordered by the physician or health care provider.
                * Completes orders as requested by the physical or health care provider including medication refills, prior authorizations, weekly food orders, etc.
                * Documents care provided accurately and completely on the resident’s chart.
                * Assists in the maintenance of supply orders and stock.
                * Answers signal lights, bells, or intercom system to determine residents’ needs.
                * Bathes, dresses, and undresses residents.
                * Serves and collects food trays and fees residents requiring help.
                * Transports residents or assists residents to walk.
                * Drapes residents for examinations and treatments and remains with residents to perform such duties as holding instruments and adjusting lights.
                * Turns and repositions bedfast residents, alone or with assistance, to prevent bedsores.
                * Changes bed linens, runs errands, directs visitors, and answers telephone.
                * Takes and records temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration rates, and food and fluid intake and output, as directed.
                * Cleans, sterilizes, sores, prepares, and issues dressing packs, treatment trays, and other supplies.
                * Dusts and cleans residents’ rooms.
                * Performs additional duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:
                * Graduations of an accredited college/university nursing program.
                * Minimum Licensed Registered Nurse in state of practice, required.
                * Minimum (3) three years-experience in similar role, required
                                * Language Ability:
                                                *Ability to communicate effectively in writing and speaking the primary language of the residents.
                                                * Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
                                                * Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organizations.
                                * Mathematical Skills:
                                                *Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
                                * Cognitive Demands:
                                                * Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
                                * Computer Skills:
                                                * Ability to respond to computerized logs and notification of location of resident calls.
                                * Competencies:
                                                * Ability to operate general office equipment
                                                * Ability to operate general healthcare equipment.

Physical Demands:
                * Ability to stand, walk, and sit for extended periods of time.
                * Work normally requires finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination to operate computer keyboard at a moderate skill level.
                * Ability to read computer screens and email, mail and talk on the phone.
                * Ability to lift up to one hundred (100) pounds.

Work Environment:
                *Professional and deadline-oriented environment in a residential setting.
                * Interaction with older adults with varying levels of ability.
                * Team environment.
                * Possible exposure to unpleasant odors.
                * Possible exposure to chemicals as identified in the MSDS Manual.
                * Continues exposer to residents who are ill, confused, irritable and irrational
                * May be exposed to water and heat.

Additional Duties:
Additional duties and responsibilities may be added to this job description at any time. The job description does not state or imply that these are the only activities to be performed by the employee(s) holding this position. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related responsibilities as required by their supervisor.