Registered Nurse - RN LTC & Short Term Rehab (BV)

About the role

Brewster Village is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team. This position functions as an integral member of the household clinical team, focusing on both medical and social needs of each villager.

Responsibilities

• Provides person-directed care through planning, administering, and reviewing villager care via care plans, physician orders, nursing orders and villager choice.
• Affirms villager's medical and social needs, organizes notes, gathers documents, and assists MD during acute care rounds.
• Reports and documents change of condition according to policy.
• Reports infections to Infection Control/Skin Care Coordinator, and sets up precautions as needed.
• Performs specific supervisory functions of the Neighborhood Manager and Registered Nurse Specialist as delegated.
• Supervises, directs and evaluates the performance of the Nursing Assistants.
• Educates nursing team members and household team members as appropriate, regarding the implementation of policies and procedures.
• Attends nurse meetings and neighborhood/household meetings (i.e., household council meetings, community circles, huddles) and care conferences.
• Ensures that all households participate in Quality Improvement and that appropriate follow up is taken to assure quality outcomes, performs professional audits and observations to confirm the competency of all household team members.
• Promotes empowerment of the team in providing person-directed living by providing leadership and vision to the household and serving as a role model.
• Participates in team problem solving, monitors team members performance and provides feedback through coaching and counseling.
• Maintains a safe, comfortable and functional environment by assessing the household for potential hazards, implementing practices utilizing appropriate techniques regarding sanitation, infection control, fire safety, disaster preparedness and emergency care, investigates and reports all incidents and accidents, and observes the team for safe work habits.

Requirements

• Degree in Nursing.
• Current State of WI Nursing License.
• Current BLS CPR Certification.
• Successfully complete a Post Offer Pre-Employment Examination (POPE).
• The Flu Vaccination is required unless an Approved Exemption is obtained by the Outagamie County Human Resources Department prior to start date.

Preferred Skills

• Ability to make use of common medical and nursing equipment.
• Ability to assign, supervise, and review the work of others.
• Ability to comprehend and interpret a variety of documents including medical reports and charts, x-rays, lab reports, policy and procedure manuals, medical references, etc.
• Ability to prepare a variety of documents including lab sheets, chart reviews, incident reports, care plans, etc.
• Ability to use and interpret medical terminology.
• Ability to communicate effectively with physicians, team members, pharmacy, villagers and their families/legal representatives, and others verbally, and in writing.
• Ability to assure that federal, state and local laws as well as accepted professional standards and principles of professional organization, boards and councils are followed.
• Ability to see person-directed living as an important component in providing villagers with a sense of health and well-being.
• Ability to understand the importance of modeling positive attitudes and behaviors.