RN/LPN- Staff Nurse -Skilled Rehab- PRN/Registry Job Brookfield area,Illinois USA,Nursing

Base Pay + Shift Differentials General Summary

The Staff Nurse is responsible for daily clinical operations on the unit, ensuring high-quality resident care, regulatory compliance, and effective team coordination. This role serves as a guide, mentor, and resource to residents and co‑workers, while supporting interdisciplinary collaboration and safe care transitions.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

This description is intended only to identify the basic responsibilities and requirements of this job classification and does not prevent the assignment of other job‑related duties. Successful job applicants will be able to perform these essential functions with or without requested reasonable accommodation.

Supports the Mission, Values, and Vision of Cantata Adult Life Services and the facility.

Supports, cooperates with specific procedures and programs for:

Safety, including universal precautions and safe work practices, established fire/safety/disaster plans, risk management, and security, report and/or correct unsafe working conditions, equipment repair and maintenance needs.

Confidentiality of all data, including client, employee‑partner and operations data.

Quality Assurance and compliance with all regulatory requirements.

Compliance with current law and policy to provide a work environment free from sexual harassment and all illegal and discriminatory behavior.

Essential Duties

Provides quality nursing care to clients in an environment which promotes their rights, dignity, freedom of choice, and their individuality as illustrated by the following:

Direct and supervise CNA staff (CNAs) during assigned shift

Ensure delivery of safe, high‑quality, person‑centered care

Conduct rounds to monitor resident status, safety, and care delivery

Serve as primary clinical decision‑maker in the absence of management

Respond to changes in resident condition and initiate appropriate interventions

Provide real‑time coaching, guidance, and conflict resolution

Ensure staff adherence to policies, procedures, and scope of practice

Support orientation and training of new staff

Promote teamwork and a positive work environment

As required/needed perform routine nursing tasks, to include but not limited to, administration of medications and prescribed treatments, according to the care plan.

Coordinate shift‑to‑shift communication of significant/required nursing information utilizing procedures and forms established by The British Home for this purpose.

Assure that sufficient supplies and equipment are available for provision of patient care.

Make written and oral reports as required/needed to physicians, pharmacists, therapists, and other licensed providers of service to enable proper follow‑through of orders, coordination of care services, communication of nursing observations suggesting the need for further medical evaluation as well as notification to resident/patients responsible party.

Resident Care & ADLs

Provides individualized attention, which encourages each client’s ability to maintain or attain the highest practical physical, mental, and psychosocial well‑being.

Knowledgeable of the individualized care plan for clients and provides support to the client according to the care plan.

Attends to the individual needs of clients which may include assistance with grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, colostomy care, prosthetic appliances, transferring, ambulation and range of motion, applying creams/ointments, administering medications or other needs in keeping with the individuals’ care requirements.

Support restorative care and maintain resident comfort, privacy, dignity, and independence

Interacts with clients in a warm, compassionate manner that fosters a caring, homelike environment.

Fully understands all aspects of client rights, including the right to be free of restraints and free of abuse. Responsible for promptly reporting to the charge nurse or administrative staff incidents or evidence of client abuse or violation of clients’ rights.

Answers clients’ call lights promptly and courteously.

Provides care that maintains each client’s skin integrity to prevent pressure ulcers, skin tears, and…

RN​/LPN- Staff Nurse -Skilled Rehab- PRN​/Registry

RN/LPN- Staff Nurse -Skilled Rehab- PRN/Registry