Registered Nurse
About the role
Responsible for maintaining the standards of nursing care and practices within the facility to meet the physical, psychosocial, and rehabilitative needs of the residents. Hiring for all shifts!
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Administers enteral feedings along with oral, injectable, and intravenous medications and treatments within the LVN scope of practice as prescribed by the physician and per facility policy.
- Ensures all aspects of delivery of care to residents by nursing assistants are completed within the established time frames according to Resident Care policies and procedures.
- Performs and is co‑responsible for narcotic counts as per Resident Care policies and procedures.
- Ensures dispensing of medications and treatments by all routes as ordered by the physician within established time frames.
- Ensures no medications are left unattended.
- Documents medication and treatment administration in a timely and accurate manner.
- Completes/updates the electronic documentation as required.
- Maintains and updates nursing license in compliance with state regulations.
- Performs other related duties as required or requested.
Minimum Qualifications
- College degree or equivalent work‑related experience.
- Graduate of an accredited school of Registered Nursing.
- Active state RN license in good standing as confirmed on Nurse Registry.
- Strong knowledge of state, federal, and local regulations as they pertain to long‑term care (preferred).
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.
Physical Demands – Office: While performing the duties, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, frequently use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, pull/push, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without assistance and 51‑100 pounds with assistance. Vision requirements include close, distance, color, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment – Office: This job operates in a professional office environment with minimal exposure to dust, chemicals or noise. The role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Note: This job description does not list all duties; employees will be required to follow other job‑related instructions and perform other duties as requested. All duties are essential functions and may be modified to accommodate individuals with disabilities. The document does not create an employment contract beyond an at‑will relationship.