Registered Nurse Long Term Care, Full Time Days

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse - Long Term Care (RN-LTC) provides comprehensive nursing care in a long-term residential setting. This role ensures resident safety, comfort, and dignity while managing their complex medical, physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs. The RN-LTC functions in accordance with established policies, regulatory standards, and nursing best practices, promoting a high level of resident satisfaction and quality of life.

Essential Functions

• Performs nursing assessments and reassessments based on resident needs
• Provides direct care and administers medications and treatments per protocols
• Maintains timely and accurate documentation of resident care and conditions
• Communicates effectively with residents, families, physicians, and interdisciplinary team members
• Develops, updates, and evaluates individualized plans of care in collaboration with residents and families
• Affords resident pain levels; educates residents/families on pain management strategies
• Applies infection control practices and maintains a safe, clean environment
• Assists residents with activities of daily living, including hygiene, mobility, nutrition, and elimination
• Provides emotional support and advocates for resident rights and dignity
• Participates in resident admissions, discharges, and transfers
• Reports significant changes in resident conditions and follows up as appropriate
• Functions as a liaison between residents, families, healthcare providers, and facility leadership
• Participates in staff orientation, training, and performance improvement activities

Qualifications

• Education: Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN), required; Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), preferred
• Licenses/Certifications: Current state RN license or current Compact State RN license; Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification (AHA) required within time frame specified in facility policy
• Experience: Previous long-term care or geriatric nursing experience preferred