Nurse- RN/LPN 6pm to 6am
Company: SKLD Wyoming
Location: Wyoming
Posted on: October 21, 2024
Job Description:
Description:Sign On BonusRN Fulltime- $8,000.00RN Part-time-
$4,000.00LPN Fulltime- $6,000.00LPN Part-time- $3,000.00
Position Summary:In keeping with our organization's goal of
improving the lives of the Residents we serve; the Charge Nurse
plays a critical role in providing superior customer service and
nursing services to all Residents on the assigned unit as well as
in the facility as a whole. The Charge Nurse assists the Director
of Nursing, Unit Managers, and/or the Assistant Director of Nursing
in the planning, development and overall operation of the assigned
unit, which ensures Residents receive quality care 24 hours a day.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:Reasonable accommodations may
be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.
- Assess Residents conditions to implement intervention and
develop Care Plans. Accurately record residents observations in PCC
and follow through on Care Plans. Assure facility medical records
policies and procedures are adhered to.
- Make regular rounds of Residents independently and with a
physician; observe and evaluate residents' symptoms, progress, and
reactions to treatments and medications and implements
interventions as necessary.
- Provide preventative, supportive, maintenance, and
rehabilitative care directed to the physiologic and psychosocial
needs and well-being of Residents.
- Provide care to Residents by performing a variety of
treatments, including changing dressing, cleansing and/or
irrigating wounds and incisions, performing Foley Catheter
irrigations, IV therapy, and administering tube feedings, chest
tubes and peritoneal dialysis.
- Request and assure supplies and medical equipment are available
to perform care and treatments
- as required by the Residents.
- Schedule appointments, physicians, therapy, and consults.
- Monitor and assist CNAs/STNAs with personal Residents care
duties such as bathing, feeding and assisting with ambulation, and
other routine accommodative services for Residents comfort and
- well-being.
- Receive report from outgoing Charge Nurse and make rounds to
see each Residents daily and as
- needed.
- Administer medications to Residents according to the Public
Health Code, Nursing Department
- Policies, and standards and procedures and as prescribed by the
physician; notify appropriate
- clinical and/or nursing personnel of medication
contraindications.
- Advise Residents and/or responsible persons regarding changes
in medications, treatment plans,
- and Resident condition.
- Manage and document emergency care of Residents, coordinating
communications to physicians,
- responsible persons, DON and Administrator, hospital personnel,
emergency transport, and other
- appropriate personnel.
- Preform comprehensive and focused nursing assessments in
conjunction with changes in
- condition and scheduled programs.
- Assist with new admissions, re-admissions and assist with the
transfer of Residents to different
- rooms within the assigned unit. Requests and assures supplies
and equipment are available to
- perform care and treatment as required by the patient prior to
or at the time of admission.
- Assure completion of weekly, periodic and discharge
summaries.
- Perform quality improvement activities as assigned by the
Director of Nursing, Unit Manager
- and/or ADON.
- Monitor rate of accident/incidents occurrences and infection
rate on the unit and develop
- suggestions for corrective action.
- Report Residents and staff complaint and all unusual
occurrences to the Director of Nursing or
- Administrator and any allegation of Abuse/misappropriation or
neglect to the Administrator immediately
- Participate in periodic regulatory surveys by the State of
Michigan and participates in the
- preparation of the Plan of Correction response to an inspection
survey.
- Complete and report Resident injury to the Unit Manager.
- Know and support facility philosophy, standards, policies and
procedures
- Communicate with department heads on an as-needed basis to
problem solve and plan for more
- effective patient care.
- Inform Director of Nursing or Unit Manager/ADON when staffing
requirements are not met.
- Present a professional appearance and serve as unit role
model
- Maintain own professional requirements for continuing education
and staff development by
- participating in work related seminars, etc.
- Promotes compliance with accident prevention procedures, safety
rules, and safe work practices
- to prevent employee injury and illness and control worker's
compensation costs.
- Ensure equipment is used in a safe manner and report any
maintenance concerns to the Director
- of Maintenance. Reports all hazardous conditions, damaged
equipment and supply issues to the
- appropriate persons.
- Adheres to the Nurse Practice Act.
- Maintains the comfort, privacy and dignity of Residents and
interacts with them in a manner that
- displays warmth, respect and promotes a caring
environment.
- Must answer and respond to call lights promptly and courteously
when working in Residents care
- areas.
- Communicates and interacts effectively and tactfully with
Residents, visitors, families, peers and
- supervisors.
- Attend staff meetings and in-services as requested. Attends
in-service and education programs
- and attends continuing education required for maintenance of
professional certification or
- licensure.
- Understands Infection Control and follows the Company's
Infection Control guidelines, such as
- hand washing principles, understanding of isolation and
standard precautions, recognizing signs
- and symptoms of infection, demonstrating and understanding of
the process for identifying and
- handling infectious waste and cross contamination, maintaining
personal hygiene, and complying
- with OSHA standards in the workplace.
- Promotes and Protects Resident Rights by assisting Residents to
make informed decisions,
- treating Residents with dignity and respect, protecting
Residents' personal belongings, reporting
- suspected abuse or neglect, avoiding the need for physical
restraints in accordance with current
- professional standards, and supporting independent expression,
choice and decision-making
- consistent with applicable laws and regulations.
- Perform other tasks as required. Supervisory
Responsibility:License Practical Nurses: This position provides
general supervision to CNAs/STNAs, including CNA/STNA retraining,
counseling sessions, and implementation of disciplinary actions as
necessary. This position does not direct or supervise the work of
Registered Nurses. Registered Nurses: This position provides
general supervision to CNAs/STNAs, including CNA/STNA retraining,
counseling sessions, and implementation of disciplinary actions as
necessary. Requirements:Education, Training, and Experience:
- Must possess a current state license as a Registered Nurse or
Licensed Practical Nurse.
- CPR certification required.
- One year of professional nursing experience in the long-term
care setting is desired (not required).
- Knowledge of applicable state nursing regulations preferred.
Specific skills, knowledge, and abilities:
- Knowledge of current federal and state laws and regulations
that apply to the practice of nursing in a long-term care
setting.
- Has strong organizational and time management skills and the
ability to prioritize responsibilities.
- Ability to apply mathematical concepts such as fractions,
percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
- Basic computer knowledge is required
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Keywords: SKLD Wyoming, Grand Rapids , Nurse- RN/LPN 6pm to 6am, Healthcare , Wyoming, Michigan
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