Registered Nurse - Long Term Care
Listed on 2026-07-03
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Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, Nursing Home, Geriatric Nurse Practitioner, RN Nurse
Job Title
Full time or PRN is accepted
Administer medication and perform treatments on an assigned unit, as ordered by the physician and within scope of license.
Receive and deliver a variety of information regarding the residents' medical, social, functional, and other needs.
Participate in the receiving and giving of shift reports.
Communicate with residents, family, and staff as necessary to ensure the resident receives appropriate care from the interdisciplinary team.
Perform the initial admission nursing assessment on a newly admitted resident; assist with the development of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments, ongoing quarterly reviews, and care plans.
Maintain appropriate clinical and administrative documentation regarding diagnosis, assessments, treatment, and summary of client progress.
Lead and perform limited supervision of subordinate staff and assist as needed with direct resident care for the completion of Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) including bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, personal hygiene, and mobility.
Conduct and participate in in-service training and staff development programs for regularly employed staff and other duties as assigned.
Utilize AMS concepts and tools for problem solving and continuous work/process improvements and efficiency.
Knowledge and SkillsGerontological/geriatric nursing theory and practices.
Residents' condition and changing medical/physical/psychological care needs.
Effects of the aging process.
Practices and procedures of team nursing.
Practices and procedures of developing treatment plans for resident/patient care.
Practices and procedures of pharmacology and medicines.
Federal, state, and agency laws, rules, and regulations governing general professional nursing practices and the security and control of medical supplies and medications and dispensing thereof.
Professional nursing methods and techniques.
Observing and assessing behavior and progress of patients.
Applying and interpreting state and agency laws and regulations governing geriatric nursing practices.
Developing and carrying out patient care plans within a team nursing concept.
Effective oral and written communication.
Building interpersonal relationships.
Ability to learn, implement, and monitor AMS methods, and to use AMS concepts and tools for problem solving and continuous work/process improvement and efficiency.
Selective Preference(s)Open to recent graduates and individuals with less than 1 year of experience in skilled nursing facility or long-term care experience.
RequirementsCandidate Resume
Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card
7-year background check including OIG clearance check
CPR/BLS Card
TB Skin Test
License/Certification for Position: RN
Skills Assessment Checklist
Hepatitis B vaccination or declination of offered vaccine
Competency Tests
Drug Test
COVID Vaccines Card
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