RN - LTC - Full-Time

About the role

Make a meaningful impact in rural Iowa while building your nursing career with Good Samaritan. Eligible RN positions in Le Mars, Forest City, and Sheldon may qualify for up to $120,000 in grant funding through the Iowa Rural Health Workforce Incentive Program. This opportunity is designed for nurses relocating from metro areas or out-of-state locations.

Responsibilities

• Utilize the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes/planning, implementation and evaluation) to provide individualized nursing care to residents
• Collaborate with resident and family, other inter-disciplinary colleagues, including providers, to plan, implement and evaluate care
• Demonstrate competency and practice within the full scope of nursing expertise/knowledge and utilize appropriate age and population specific standards as designated in assigned clinical setting
• Care for residents in all phases of preventative care, health maintenance, diagnosis, and treatment
• Coordinate care, resident assessment, resident education and various other nursing interventions
• Serve as charge nurse and delegate appropriate tasks to licensed and unlicensed assistive personnel that are within job descriptions, skills, resident care needs, and the competence level of the delegate
• Provide adequate assistance and support to delegates to ensure safe, reliable administration of resident care and resolution of care and service concerns
• Function within the scopes and standards of nursing practice as outlined in the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules in state of practice and licensure
• Recognize the Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements as published by the American Nurses Association as the foundation of nursing care delivery and professional conduct

Qualifications

• Graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program preferred, including but not limited to Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA)
• Bachelor's Degree in nursing preferred
• Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state
• Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Work/life balance benefits
• Generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance

Pay

$32.00 - $48.00 per hour

Schedule

8-hour varied shifts, full time, 40 hours per week