Registered Nurse - Skilled Nursing

Wind Crest is a beautiful 84-acre continuing care retirement community located in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, just minutes from Denver. We’re part of a growing national network of communities managed by Erickson Senior Living, one of the country’s largest and most respected providers of senior living and health care.

About the role

The RN promotes, restores, and maintains resident’s health and wellbeing by collaborating with providers, the interdisciplinary team, and care associates. The RN’s primary role is to provide physical and psych-social support to residents and families.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with the residents and their families using a consistent caregiver approach, supporting the resident’s physical, spiritual, emotional, and clinical needs, and focusing on placing the resident first.
• Perform all clinical duties in accordance with the state nurse practice act and nursing standards of practice.
• Promote resident’s independence by establishing resident care goals, teaching resident/family members to understand a resident’s condition, medication, and self-care skills.
• Monitor a resident's clinical and care conditions to identify any changes in status and act on those changes to ensure patient comfort and safety.
• Work alongside the care associates to perform routine nursing care to assigned residents as needed.
• Maintain infection prevention practices, administer medications, and perform treatments per orders.
• Develop and coordinate a comprehensive Holistic plan of care to meet the resident’s clinical and care needs in collaboration with the interdisciplinary and neighborhood team.
• Support resident’s preferences, routines, and choices in resident’s electronic medical record.
• Ensure that documentation is current, accurate, and timely.
• Participate in care conferences for designated residents as requested by Clinical Manager.

Requirements

• Must have a minimum of 6 months experience as an RN.
• Experience in caring for seniors or seniors with cognitive impairment preferred.
• Basic computer skills required including experience with Microsoft Office, internet and web applications.
• Experience with an electronic medical record is preferred.
• Must have an active RN license in the state in which they will practice.
• CPR certification required.

Benefits

• A culture of diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging, which builds on our mission, vision and values.
• Medical, dental and vision packages, including an annual reimbursement for qualified wellness expenses, personal health coaching and telemedicine options.
• PTO Plans, plus company paid volunteer hours for eligible team members, in accordance with applicable state law.
• 401k for all team members 18 and over with a company 3% match.
• Onsite medical centers, providing wellness visits and sick care for all team members over 18 years of age.
• Free access to our on-site Team member Health and Well-Being Centers, plus Well-Being programs, tools and resources for you and your immediate family members.
• Education assistance, certification reimbursement and access to over 6,000 courses through our online learning library, designed to enhance your current skills and build new ones.
• Growth opportunities – grow with the company as we open new communities and expand on our existing ones.

Pay

$41-$50 an hour depending on experience.

Schedule

12 hour shifts, full-time or per diem.