Staff Nurse - RN

Job Responsibilities

• Affirms plans, implements and coordinates a plan of care for residents in pertinent areas.
• Ensures medications and treatments are administered to assigned residents.
• Makes changes on plan of care as needed.
• Safeguards residents’ property.
• Maintains residents’ self-esteem, privacy and confidentiality of personal information.
• Provides residents with opportunities for independence and choice consistent with their care plans.
• Affirms and assists to maintain safe, pleasant, orderly resident living areas.
• Affirms and assists to process physicians’ orders and notify physicians in a timely manner.
• Observes residents; directs and documents care provided to residents; receives and shares information; observes and reports residents’ conditions to appropriate staff.
• Responds promptly to resident call lights.
• Directs and assists with resident, family/significant other education.
• Uses the EMR accurately.
• Uses transfer equipment (gait belt, mechanical lifts, slide boards, lift/slip, etc.) and handling techniques in a manner that makes residents feel safe.
• Demonstrates knowledge of department-specific safety, fire and disaster plans.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• RN licensure for state of practice is required.
• Basic ability to communicate and comprehend; ability to measure and comprehend certain quantities; knowledge of basic nursing skills; knowledge and familiarity with the therapeutic effects and side effects of all medications administered.
• Good Samaritan offers an attractive, employee-approved benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees.