Res Care Nurse (CD) - Full Time, 1st Shift

About the role

The primary purpose of this position is to coordinate total nursing care for residents. Participates in resident and family teaching and provides leadership by working cooperatively in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in a clinical setting and in accordance with current applicable federal, state and local standards, guidelines and regulations, policies and procedures, ethical statement and resident rights, subject to the employee handbook.

Requirements

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Practical Nurse (LPN)
• Ability to lift 50 pounds or more; lift work above the shoulders; full range of body motion with intermittent walking, lifting, bending, climbing, squatting, kneeling, twisting, sitting and standing
• Corrected vision and hearing in the normal range
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Position classified at risk for possible occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens (HBV, HIV, etc.)

Qualifications

• Maximum exposure regarding universal precautions
• Positive service-oriented interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the needs of residents served on his/her neighborhood
• Basic knowledge of the principles related to the aging adult and problems associated with aging
• Ability to assess data reflective of resident status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each resident's need
• Ability to provide care as directed by policy and procedure within the scope of an LPN/RN license

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus eligible