Licensed Caregiver - RN - Five Star Senior Living

The Opportunity

The Licensed Caregiver – RN position provides, plans, coordinates or manages Health & Wellness Services and health education to residents requiring complex care.

What You’ll Do

• Helping residents with personal hygiene, including bathing, grooming, and dressing
• Supporting residents with medication
• Operating and monitoring medical equipment
• Performing and analyzing diagnostic tests
• Take vital signs, such as blood pressure, heart rate and pulse
• Contributing to and setting up residents’ care plans
• Provide emotional support, consult, and to serve as a source of comfort for residents and their loved ones
• Partner with, and improve working relationships, with doctors and healthcare providers
• Recognize abnormal changes in body functioning and report to a supervisor
• Plans, organizes, and evaluates care for residents with complex medical Nursing needs.
• Performs comprehensive Nursing assessments.
• Responsibilities include customer service, safety, resident care, and communication.

What You’ll Bring

POSITION REQUIREMENTS / QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associates degree or higher, focused on advancement into medical services, or similar, preferred
• 3-5 years of Public Health experience with completion or readiness to apply for a certification administered by the National Board of Public Health Examiners, preferred
• Must pass State and Company criminal background/drug screens.
• Demonstrates effective time management skills.
• A registered nurse with management or supervisor experience in long-term care or geriatric Nursing.
• Current state license to practice as a nurse.
• Current CPR certification and additional certification in Nursing specialty desired.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant vision and peripheral vision.
• Read, write, speak and understand the English language.
• Make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Interpret and implement written or oral policies, procedures, and instructions.
• Medication supervision (within the scope of the state regulations)