Registered Nurse - Liberty Commons Of Johnston

REGISTERED NURSE - LIBERTY COMMONS OF JOHNSTON COUNTY

Liberty Cares
• With Compassion

At Liberty Healthcare and Rehabilitation Services, we promote a challenging, but rewarding opportunity in a caring environment.

• Assure quality nursing care for patients by following physician orders, state and federal regulations, and this facility’s policies and procedures.
• Administer all medications (oral, s.q., I.M., or I.V.) as ordered by a physician and according to facility policies.
• Lead, guide, and supervise nursing assistants and orderlies.
• Assist physicians during rounds as needed.
• Drape and remain with patients during physician rounds, physical examinations, and treatments as necessary.
• Perform treatments scheduled during shifts and document appropriately. Maintain infection control measures as necessary.
• Adhere to all regulations related to cleanliness, infection control, and standard/universal precautions.
• Assist with research related to the quality of nursing care, as assigned.
• Assist with records, orders, and assessment of new admissions to the unit/hall. Assist with scheduling patients for annual physical exams with attending physicians and ensure documentation of those physicals is completed in a timely manner.

• Registered Nurse, graduated from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current, valid license from the North Carolina Board of Nursing and submission of proof of license renewal every other year.
• Provide quality nursing care to patients, follow doctor orders, and have a genuine interest in geriatric nursing.
• CPR certified yearly.
• Attend in‑service training and other staff meetings as required.
• Ability to supervise nursing assistants and ensure that work assignments are completed appropriately and on time.
• Dependable, flexible, and able to work and cooperate well with all nursing personnel, other departments, and have understanding, patience, and tact in working with patients, families, doctors, and others.
• Ability to make decisions regarding nursing problems, recognizing that errors and incompetence may have serious consequences for patients.

Background checks; drug‑free workplace. EOE.