Job Description

The Waters of Huntingburg is looking for a Registered Nurse or Licensed Vocational Nurse to care for our residents!  Come join our team!

Benefits

$10,000.00 Sign On Bonus for LPNs

Salary Range:  New wage scale, based on experience and credentials

12-hour shifts, Days and Nights Available

$2 Shift differential for 2^nd and 3^rd shift

$2 Shift differential for Weekend Option Program

Overtime and Extra Shift Bonuses

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick, Holiday and Birthday Pay)

PTO Cash Out Option

Payactiv (Get paid next day)

Attendance Bonus (Paid Every Pay Period)

Flexible Scheduling (Full-Time, Part-Time or PRN)

Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision and More)

401K

Wonderful Team to Work With!

Tuition Reimbursement

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Role Responsibilities – Administrative Duties:

Directs the day-to-day functions of the nursing assistants in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the long-term care facility

 

Ensures that all nursing personnel assigned to you comply with the written policies and procedures established by this facility

 

Reviews the department's policies, procedure manuals, job descriptions, etc. periodically and makes recommendations for revisions

 

Meets with assigned nursing staff, as well as support personnel, in planning the shifts' services, programs, and activities

 

Ensures that the Nursing Service Procedures Manual is current and reflects the day-to-day nursing procedures performed in this facility

 

Ensures that all nursing service personnel comply with the procedures set forth in the Nursing Service Procedures Manual

 

Makes written and oral reports/recommendations concerning the activities of your shift as required

 

Cooperates with other resident services when coordinating nursing services to ensure that the resident's total regimen of care is maintained

 

Ensures that all nursing service personnel are in compliance with their respective job descriptions

 

Participates in the development, maintenance, and implementation of the facility's quality assurance program for the nursing service department

 

Provides data to the Quality Assurance & Assessment Committee as requested

 

Participates in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as may be requested

 

Reviews the resident's written discharge plan periodically and participates in the updating of the resident's written discharge plan as required

 

Assists in planning the nursing services portion of the resident's discharge plan as necessary

 

Interprets the department's policies and procedures to personnel, residents, visitors, and government agencies as required

 

Completes accident/incident reports as necessary

 

Writes resident charge slips and forward to the Business Office

 

Maintains the Daily Census Report and submit to the Business Office as required

 

Performs administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc., as necessary

Role Responsibilities – Charting and Documentation:

Completes and files required record keeping forms/charts upon the resident's admission, transfer, and/or discharge

 

Encourages attending physicians to review treatment plans, record and sign their orders, progress notes, etc., in accordance with established policies

 

Receives telephone orders from physicians and record on the Physicians' Order Form

 

Transcribes physician's orders to resident charts, cardex, and medication cards, treatment/care plans, as required

 

Charts nurses' notes in an informative and descriptive manner that reflects the care provided to the resident, as well as the resident's response to the care

 

Charts all reports of accidents/incidents involving residents. Follow established procedures

 

Records new/changed diet orders and forwards information to the Dietary Department

 

Reports all discrepancies noted concerning physician's orders, diet change, charting error, etc., to the Nurse Supervisor

 

Fills out and completes transfer forms in accordance with established procedures

 

Ensures that appropriate documentation concerning unauthorized discharges is entered in the resident's medical record in accordance with established procedures

 

Performs routine charting duties as required and in accordance with established charting and documentation policies and procedures

 

Signs and dates all entries made in the resident's medical record

Role Responsibilities – Drug Administration:

Prepares and administers medications as ordered by the physician

 

Verifies the identity of the resident before administering the medication/treatment

 

Ensures that prescribed medication for one resident is not administered to another

 

Ensures that an adequate supply of floor stock medications, supplies, and equipment is on hand to meet the nursing needs of the residents and reports needs to the Nurse Supervisor

 

Orders prescribed medications, supplies, and equipment as necessary, and in accordance with established policies

 

Ensures that narcotic records are accurate for your shift

 

Notifies the Nurse Supervisor of all drug and narcotic discrepancies noted on your shift

 

Reviews medication cards for completeness of information, accuracy in the transcription of the physician's order, and adherence to stop order policies

 

Notifies the attending physician of automatic stop orders prior to the last dosage being administered

 

Disposes of drugs and narcotics as required, and in accordance with established procedures

Role Responsibilities – Nursing Care:

Informs nursing personnel of new admissions, their expected time of arrival, room assignment, etc.

 

Ensures that rooms are ready for new admissions

 

Participates in the orientation of new residents/family members to the facility

 

Makes rounds with physicians as necessary

 

Requests and arranges for diagnostic and therapeutic services, as ordered by the physician, and in accordance with our established procedures

 

Consults with the resident's physician in providing the resident's care, treatment, rehabilitation, etc., as necessary

 

Reviews the resident's chart for specific treatments, medication orders, diets, etc., as necessary

 

Implements and maintains established nursing objectives and standards

 

Makes periodic checks to ensure that certified nursing assistants are properly administering prescribed treatments and to evaluate the resident's physical and emotional status

 

Cooperates with and coordinates social and activity programs with nursing service schedules

 

Notifies the resident's attending physician when the resident is involved in an accident or incident

 

Notifies the resident's attending physician and next-of-kin when there is a change in the resident's condition

 

Carries out restorative and rehabilitative programs, to include self-help and care

 

Inspects the nursing service treatment areas daily to ensure that they are maintained in a clean and safe manner

 

Administers professional services such as; catheterization, tube feedings, suction, applying and changing dressings/bandages, packs, colostomy, and drainage bags, taking blood, giving massages and range of motion exercises, care for the dead/dying, etc., as required

 

Uses restraints when necessary and in accordance with established policies and procedures

 

Obtains sputum, urine and other specimens for lab tests as ordered

 

Takes and records TPRs, blood pressures, etc., as necessary

 

Monitors seriously ill residents as necessary

 

Checks foods brought into the facility by the resident's family/visitors to ensure that it is within the resident's dietary allowances and reports problem areas to the Nurse Supervisor and Dietary Supervisor

 

Ensures that personnel providing direct care to residents are providing such care in accordance with the resident's care plan and wishes

 

Ensures that residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently

 

Meets with residents, and/or family members, as necessary and reports problem areas to the Nurse Supervisor

 

Admits, transfers and discharges residents as necessary

 

Assists in arranging transportation for discharged residents as necessary

 

Ensures that discharged residents are escorted to the pick-up area

 

Informs family members of the death of the resident

 

Calls funeral homes when requested by the family and ensures that established post-mortem procedures are followed.

Role Responsibilities – Staff Development

Participates in developing, planning, conducting, and in-service training classes that provide instructions on "how to do the job," and ensures a well-educated nursing service department

 

Implements and maintains an effective orientation program that orients the new employee to your shift, its policies and procedures, and to his/her job position and duties

 

Assists in standardizing the methods in which work will be accomplished

 

Assists in training department personnel in identifying tasks that involve potential exposure to blood/body fluids

 

Attends and participates in outside training programs

 

Attends and participates in annual OSHA and CDC in-service training programs for hazard communication, TB management, and bloodborne pathogens standard

 

Attends and participates in continuing education programs designed to keep you abreast of changes in your profession, as well as to maintain your license on a current status

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

 

Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as a nurse in Indiana

 

Must be able to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate effectively in English

 

Must be able to handle stressful situations and be flexible and adaptable

 

 

 

Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as the willingness to handle difficult residents

 

Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, our company complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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