Registered Nurse; RN

Registered Nurse (RN)

Golden Palms Rehabilitation and Retirement is looking for a Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team. If you are passionate about working in a healthcare setting where you are valued and respected by your supervisors, co-workers, and patients, we want to hear from you!

Our commitment to excellence extends beyond delivering world-class healthcare. Our mission is to dignify and transform post-acute care. Our facility's success depends on our highly motivated clinical professionals working to improve business operations. Our leadership team is driven to provide exceptional service by cultivating a workforce dedicated to upholding our company's mission of delivering care with compassion and integrity. We value innovation and creativity in our buildings and love a healthy debate that challenges us to learn and grow.

Are you ready to discover the world of limitless possibilities that comes with being a member of our culture? Are you an RN who is eager to make a difference? Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our story of providing exceptional care and making a positive impact in the lives of everyone we serve.

Living CAPLICO means:

• Customer Second:
  When we take care of our team first, it reflects positively on our customer care.
• Accountability:
  We strive for quality of life and reach for high standards as a team.
• Passion For Learning:
  We want to be at the forefront of change; there is always something we can learn.
• Love One Another:
  Treat others the way you want to be treated. It's simple, yet effective.
• Intelligent Risk Taking:
  If something makes sense, we're willing to give it a try.
• Celebration:
  We celebrate life every day of the year with our teammates and residents.
• Ownership:
  When everyone on the team is encouraged to take ownership of the care that they give, it positively improves their attitude, which affects everyone around them, from teammates to residents.

In addition to hiring Registered Nurses (RNs) who exhibit the above qualities, we offer competitive wages, mentorship and training for new graduates, tuition reimbursement, dependent care and public transportation FSAs, cell phone and movie ticket discounts, 401(k) with matching contributions, career advancement opportunities, and medical, dental, and health insurance.

Golden Palms Rehab and Nursing

2101 Treasure Hills Blvd. Harlingen, TX 78550

Responsibilities include:

• Confer with the Medical Director and the attending physician regarding specific residents assigned to you.
• Consult with the physician concerning resident evaluation and assist the Director of Nursing Services in planning and developing the nursing services to be performed for the resident.
• Initiate requests for consultation or referral. Respond to requests from the resident, physician, or nursing staff.
• Examine the resident and his/her records and charts to distinguish between normal and abnormal findings in order to recognize early stages of serious physical, emotional or mental problems.
• Determine when to refer the resident to a physician for evaluation, supervision, or directions.
• Perform administrative duties regarding assigned residents, such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc.
• Implement and maintain established policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety and environmental and infection control. Interpret these to the physician, resident, family members, and public, as appropriate.
• Make written and oral reports/recommendations to the attending physician, Medical Director, or the Administrator concerning the status and care of the assigned resident.
• Participate in the planning and evaluation of the written policies and procedure that govern the day-to-day functions of the nursing service department.
• Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies.
• Resolves complaints and grievances made by nursing department personnel.
• Ensures that nursing department employment actions are administered fairly and in compliance with the facility's Policy Against Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation.
• Supervises and assists in management of the infection control program including ensuring that personal protective equipment is used in the handling of infectious materials by nursing personnel.
• Assists in the development of preliminary and comprehensive assessments of the nursing needs of each resident are performed in furtherance of the resident care planning policy.
• Administer services within the applicable scope of nursing practice, which may include: catheterization, tube feedings, suction, applying and changing dressings/bandages, packs, colostomy, and drainage bags, taking blood, giving massages and range of motion exercises, care for the dead/dying, etc., as appropriate and in accordance with applicable standards.
• Prepare and administer medications as ordered by the physician.
• Review medication cards for completeness of information, accuracy in the transcription…