RN - Registered Nurse

About the role

Elderwood is seeking Registered Nurses to join our skilled nursing and rehabilitation team. This role provides direct nursing care for long‑term residents and short‑stay rehabilitation patients transitioning from hospital to home, offering med‑surg‑style clinical variety, interdisciplinary collaboration, and opportunities to strengthen assessment and technical skills. You will coordinate with providers and rehabilitation professionals, guide CNAs, respond to changes in condition, and develop relationships with residents and families. The facility offers IV therapy, PICC‑line management, wound‑vac therapy, complex wound care, ostomy care, enteral feeding, dialysis coordination, and other services depending on assignment and demonstrated competencies.

Responsibilities

• Direct nursing care: assess, monitor, and evaluate the clinical status of assigned residents and short‑stay rehabilitation patients
• Administer medications, treatments, and other ordered nursing services safely and accurately
• Identify and respond promptly to symptoms, risks, and changes in condition
• Communicate clinical changes and concerns to providers, nursing leaders, residents, and families
• Follow individualized plans of care and contribute information needed to keep those plans current
• Support admissions, care transitions, rehabilitation goals, and discharge planning as assigned
• Maintain accurate nursing notes, medication‑administration records, treatment records, and other required documentation
• Clinical coordination: collaborate with providers, rehabilitation professionals, social work, dietary, pharmacy, and other interdisciplinary team members
• Coordinate care and follow‑through for residents with complex treatments and appointments
• Help ensure that physician orders, treatment plans, and clinical recommendations are implemented appropriately
• Support safe communication during shift report and transitions of care
• Educate residents and families regarding care needs, treatments, medications, and recovery goals within the RN’s role
• Team leadership: direct and monitor personal‑care duties and nursing procedures completed by CNAs on the assigned team
• Establish clear expectations and provide guidance throughout the shift
• Assist CNAs with direct resident care when resident or unit needs require it
• Monitor implementation of each resident’s plan of care
• Promote respectful communication, teamwork, reliability, and accountability
• Escalate staffing, clinical, safety, or performance concerns to the appropriate nursing leader
• Quality and resident experience: protect resident rights, dignity, preferences, confidentiality, and independence
• Support infection prevention, medication safety, fall prevention, skin integrity, and other quality priorities
• Maintain readiness for regulatory surveys and clinical‑quality reviews
• Respond to resident and family concerns professionally and with appropriate follow‑through
• Contribute to a safe, organized, respectful, and resident‑centered care environment

Qualifications

Required

• Current license and registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State
• Ability to assess residents, administer medications and treatments, respond to changes in condition, and document nursing care accurately
• Ability to direct, support, and work collaboratively with CNAs and other members of the care team
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Sound clinical judgment, organization, and problem‑solving abilities
• A caring, mature, diplomatic, and respectful approach to residents, families, and coworkers
• Physical stamina for an active, hands‑on nursing position