Nurse; no nights, weekend, on call

Position: Nurse

Location: Fort Mitchell, KY

Job : 1441

# of Openings: 2

RN or LPN – Full Time and Part Time Schedules

- No nights, weekend, or being on call.

• Paid time off and extended illness time
• Health insurance options
• Dental and vision insurance options
• Disability insurance options
• Education and professional development assistance
• Free daily lunch (Kentucky campus)
• Humana Employee Assistance Plan
• 401 K retirement plan with company match
• 10 paid holidays

• Supports the delivery of a “best nursing practice” day health care program.
• Provides nursing care and related services—using the nursing processes of assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation and evaluation—under the direction of the nursing manager based on physician orders and client’s protocol of care.
• Collaborates with other staff in the day health program to foster age‑appropriate self‑care and fine/gross motor, language/literacy, and social/emotional development.
• Implements and documents nursing care and related activities under the direction of the nursing manager based on physician orders and client’s protocol of care.
• Educates, instructs, and trains parents/guardians/caregivers regarding the client’s health care.
• Supervises and provides daily care services to address basic needs, including physical handling of client for wheelchair transfers, positioning, personal hygiene, toileting, dressing, and other such tasks as needed.
• Possesses critical thinking and problem‑solving skills with attention to detail.
• Communicates effectively with individuals and/or groups in both private and public environments.
• Demonstrates flexibility when seeking solutions.
• Employs active listening skills and effective time management skills.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal communication skills to foster positive working relationships with others.
• Maintains personal accountability in order to achieve results.
• Competency in the nursing process and nursing protocols for various health conditions.
• Shows a caring, nurturing, encouraging, and patient attitude with clients.
• Respects clients and families without discrimination based on race, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status.
• Commits to Easterseals Redwood’s mission, vision, philosophy, values, and standards.
• Exhibits clear speech and expressive language to support client and/or family communication.
• Shows willingness to work as part of a team.
• Maintains professionalism in appearance, actions, and behaviors in keeping with assigned role.
• Has reading, writing, spelling, and math abilities to support accurate completion of required reports.
• Shows willingness to develop and sharpen skills necessary for effective performance.
• Acceptable criminal background check, client abuse & neglect registry check and check of KY Nurse Aide Registry upon hire.
• Current BLS certification upon hire and maintenance of annual certification.

• Associate’s Degree/Diploma or prepared RN with a current unencumbered license in the state of Kentucky.
• One year of experience working in a setting for adults or children with disabilities.

These essential functions require visual/hearing acuity, sufficient strength, and the ability to bend, reach, grasp, manipulate objects, pull/push, stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, and lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds or exert up to 50 pounds of force frequently to move objects or human bodies with or without the use of adaptive equipment. Walking, standing, or working on the floor may constitute at least half of work time.

Lifting forces vary with client weight and level of ability to assist in the movement. Hearing, vision, and physical strength and ability, including having the ability to lift and handle clients/youth as described in the essential functions, with or without the use of adaptive devices, for wheelchair transfers, positioning, personal hygiene, toileting, dressing, and other such tasks as needed. This is a drug‑free workplace.