Job Description

Please read below responsibilities and qualifications. If you like what you see please respond to this ad, or come in to our facility, Carmel Hills, located at 810 E. Walnut St., Independence and complete an application and be interviewed on the spot. 

As a Nurse you are responsible for staff assignment and provide overall supervision of resident care in accordance with established policies and procedures and as may be directed by the Registered Nurse (RN) Supervisor, Director of Nurses or Administrator, to assure that the highest degree of quality resident care can be maintained at all times.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS REGISTERED NURSE ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or an approved RN/LPN program with a current nursing licensure in the state in which practicing.
• Possess leadership ability and the willingness to work with and supervise professional and nonprofessional personnel.
• Ability to Read, write and speak the English language.

GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THIS NURSE ARE AS FOLLOWS:

CLINICAL DUTIES:

• Complete all required record keeping forms/charts upon the resident’s admission, discharge, transfer, etc. File in the resident’s chart and/or forward to the appropriate department.
• Prepare/administer medications as ordered by the physician.
• Admit, transfer and discharge resident. Assist in arranging transportation and packing as necessary.
• Administer professional services such as: catheterization, tube feeding, suction, applying and changing dressings/bandages, packs, colostomy and drainage bags, taking blood, sputum, and urine specimens, care of the dead/dying, etc., as established by the facility’s policies and procedures.

SUPERVISION:

• Work with the facility’s consultants as necessary and implement recommended changes as directed by the RN Supervisor of the Director of Nurses.
• Investigate complaints and grievances and make necessary oral/written reports to the RN Supervisor or Director of Nurses.
• Give/receive nursing reports upon reporting in and ending shift duty hours.
• Check all residents daily to assure that prescribed treatment is being properly administered by nursing personnel/assistants and to evaluate their physical and emotional status.
• Keep the RN Supervisor informed about the status of residents, staff and related matters.

BENEFITS:

$27.50-$32.50 per hour depending on experience and qualifications

Health, Vision, Dental and Paid Time Off

Shift Differential

Tuition Reimbursement for Nursing Staff

Annual Retention Bonus paid out in late May and late November

Regular Employee Appreciation Events

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