Registered Nurse

Description

The Registered Nurse reports to and receives general direction from the Director of Nursing and is responsible for delivering quality nursing care to assigned residents in compliance with current applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and established policies and procedures which encourages each resident’s ability to maintain or attain the highest practical physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.

Schedule: Full-Time, Weekdays, Weekends, On-Call, Day Shift, 12 Hour Shifts

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assess each resident; collect and document the resident’s current health status and medical history. Complete and/or review the Admission Data Record. Make accurate and ongoing assessments of the resident’s status and respond appropriately.
• Plan/Implement: Set priorities for nursing action in a logical sequence according to the resident’s needs and formulate a plan of care by the appropriate selection of Nurse Practice Standards. The Plan of Care is initiated on resident admission based on all aspects of the initial assessment. Plan includes physiological, psychosocial, and environmental factors.
• Evaluate: Perform ongoing assessments and revise plan of care based on new data and resident’s condition. .
• Documentation: Document accurate and ongoing assessments of resident status. Document resident care which reflects nursing intervention, resident response to care provided, resident needs, problems, capabilities, limitations and progress toward goals.
• Communicate with physicians regarding resident needs, the nursing assessments, and recommendations as needed. Collaborate with other nurses and nursing department staff to ensure the resident’s well being.
• Perform direct patient care utilizing established procedures, policies and standards.
• Administer medications, IV’s, treatments and procedures in accordance with physician’s orders.
• Observe and document resident’s response to medications and treatments.
• Ensure proper disposal of all drugs and medications.
• Ensure adequate levels of medication, supplies and equipment is available at all time.
• Handle emergency situations in a prompt, precise and professional manner.
• Maintain the comfort, privacy, and dignity of each resident in the delivery of services.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing
• Must possess a current, unencumbered Registered Nurse License issued by the State.
• 1-5 years of nursing experience is required.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS:

• Must be able to push, pull, move and/or lift a minimum of 50 pounds.
• Must be able to stand and walk for long periods of time.
• Must be able to reach, stoop, kneel, bend, lift and move intermittently throughout the work day throughout the facility.
• Must be able to work outside of normal work hours including nights, holidays, and weekends as needed to meet facility and position demands.
• Must be free of diseases that may be transmitted in the performance of job responsibilities during the stage of communicability.
• Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset and at times hostile people within the facility.

BENEFITS:

• 401(k)
• Percentage of 401(k) matched by company
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program
• HSA
• FSA
• Paid sick leave under the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Discounts on auto, home, and pet insurance