Registered Nurse (RN) - Rest Home

About the role

This is a Union position under the Gallatin Rest Home Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses Bargaining Unit. This position is located at the Gallatin Rest Home. Under general supervision of the Director of Nursing, this position performs a variety of professional nursing services for patients in a residential, clinical or institutional setting.

Responsibilities

• Works closely with personnel in other departments to ensure the overall well being of the residents.
• Orders, prepares, checks dosages, and administers or gives to authorized personnel for distribution of medications as directed by the physician.
• Takes and records the residents body temperature, pulse, and respiration rates, reporting unusual symptoms to the resident’s physician.
• Performs restorative and rehabilitative therapy. Routinely observes and reports on the condition of the residents.
• Performs professional nursing services such as administering enemas, irrigations, perineum care, lotion rubes, massages, first aid and changes dressings.
• Lifts and ambulates residents. Provides postmortem care.
• Maintains a variety of resident charts, records, assignments, summaries, and reports.
• Aids with and/or directs routine and special staff scheduling.
• Prepares and reviews information posted to the resident’s charts, records, and reports.
• Consults with and interprets policies for personnel, residents, their relatives, and others.
• If the County Commission proclaims a local emergency due to an actual or threatened disaster such as an earthquake, fire, riot, flood, etc., County employees may be required to provide services during the emergency and for a subsequent period of assessment and recovery.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of the theories, techniques and practices of professional nursing;
• Licensure to practice professional nursing in the State of Montana;
• Two (2) years of work experience in a similar health care setting affording the opportunity to demonstrate supervisory capabilities.

Education & Experience

The required knowledge, skills and abilities are typically acquired through completion of an approved course in professional nursing, licensure to practice professional nursing in the State of Montana and two (2) years of work experience in a similar health care setting affording the opportunity to demonstrate supervisory capabilities.

Supplemental Information

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION Essential Physical Abilities The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In addition, the work requires excessive standing, walking, and other physical exertion, including but not limited to reaching, kneeling, bending, twisting, squatting, pushing and pulling. Position must be able to safely and correctly use nursing facility devices such as gait belts and mechanical equipment for lifting, pulling and turning residents who may range in weight from less than 80 pounds to over 300 pounds. Position must also be able to lift 10 to 20 pounds frequently; 20 to 50 pounds occasionally and rarely lift 50 to 100 pounds.

Working Conditions

Work is performed in a nursing facility, involving risk of infection or exposure to bodily fluids, which requires special safety precautions.

Health Benefits

• Individual health benefits premium is paid at 100% for full-time employees and pro-rated based on hours worked for part-time employees.
• Includes limited vision and dental coverage (Dental is provided by MetLife and includes a dental buy-up option).
• Dependent health benefits premium is offered at very low costs.
• Coverage is effective the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment.
• Talkspace: In-Network behavioral health support through virtual counseling & psychiatry.
• Optional Supplemental Coverage is offered through Mutual of Omaha including Voluntary Accident Policy, Voluntary Critical Illness Policy and Voluntary Life Insurance Policy (also available for dependents).
• FREE unlimited access and care to PMR Clinic East. This is a private Clinic and is available to all employees and family members who are enrolled in our health benefits.
• FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS: Optional pre-tax, out-of-pocket medical expenses & day care expenses
• COUNTY PAID LIFE INSURANCE: $50,000 Group Life Insurance Policy (eligible employees only) (age reductions apply)
• COUNTY PAID LONG TERM DISABLITY INSURANCE: Eligible employees only, benefit duration shortens once a specific age is reached
• An optional supplemental 457 deferred compensation plan/ROTH is available through Empower and Nationwide
• Paid Parental Leave Eligible employees are offered a maximum of six weeks (240 hours) of paid parental leave for the bonding and care of a newborn child or adoption of a child
• Sick And Vacation Leave Employees accrue 12 sick days and 3 weeks of vacation per year, depending on years of service. (Hours are pro-rated for part-time employees)
• Leave starts accruing on an employee’s date of hire and can be used as soon as time is in the books.
• Holidays The County observes 11 legal holidays in even numbered years (Federal Election Day) and 10 legal holidays in odd numbered years. A Floating Holiday is available to eligible employees after six months.
• HEALTH CLUB MEMBERSHIPS: Discounted rates are offered at participating clubs with payroll deduction.
• Employee Assistance Program Offers a confidential counseling hotline and up to six sessions with a Licensed Professional Counselor at no cost to the employee. This program is also available to dependents.
• WORLDWIDE TRAVEL EMERGENCY PROGRAM AND WILL & LEGAL PREPARATION SERVICES: Limited 24/7 services anywhere in the world
• Will and limited legal service
• Tuition Assistance The County offers partial reimbursement of qualifying tuition expenses
• Bilingual Pay Gallatin County allows for bilingual pay to employees that provide translation services to County departments and offices. The bilingual pay allows for extra compensation to employees that provide this service.