Staff Nurse RN Job Notre Dame Indiana USA,Nursing

Location: Notre Dame

Staff RN Nurse Opportunity

The Sisters of the Holy Cross is recruiting for a full time (40 hours a week) day shift (6:30 am to 3 pm), full time (32 hours a week) night shift supervisor (10:30 pm to 7 am), and an every weekend (16 hours a week) evening shift (2:30 pm to 11 pm) Staff RN Nurse. Full time positions work every other weekend and every other holiday.

Vision for Person Directed Living

Person Directed Living (PDL) shapes and informs the ways we care for and serve the Sisters of the Holy Cross in their living communities and for one another as a team. Team members will create an environment that is life-giving, respectful, safe and clinically appropriate for Sisters honoring the Sisters' dignity and personhood; respectful and collaborative with each other as teammates.

PDL is intentionally integrated into both clinical care that the Sisters receive as well as assisting their engagement in daily living and the life of their local community. Team members will develop relationships with the Sisters and among themselves so they may deeply know and support everyone in the community. Robust, respectful communication (verbal and non-verbal) is the PDL standard.

As their ability dictates, Sisters are encouraged and supported in making individual choices about their daily routines and communal life through creative and thoughtful engagement by team members. PDL demands a delicate balance between the Sisters' abilities and the team's mandate for safety and dignity, calling upon each team member to assist Sisters with innovative solutions, and bringing joy and hope to every member of the community, Sisters and team members alike.

Main Function:

Works within their scope of practice in the primary responsibility and accountability of providing, assisting and delegating in the provision of quality comprehensive nursing care to the Sisters. Assists in creating a collaborative care environment in cooperation with Nurse Coordinators, Community Coordinators and Care Partners. Takes an active role to provide clinical training in-the-moment.

Qualities/Characteristics:

Understands, embraces, and appreciates the concept of Person Directed Living in building personal relationships with the Sisters along with the other members of the interdisciplinary team.

Takes a creative and innovative approach to problem-solving. Is a continuous learner.

Expresses encouragement and optimism. Builds self-esteem in others.

Self-aware – knowledgeable of one's values, personality, needs, habits, emotions, strengths and weaknesses. Open to feedback. Cares deeply about the people they serve, both Sisters and other team members. Is personally flexible and adaptable in responding and meeting the needs of the Sisters and working in service with other team members.

Treats others as partners, encouraging their input and trusting them to carry out their responsibilities.

Responds to needs when they are present, i.e, provides direct care to Sisters in answering call lights, transferring, listening, etc. to assist not only the Sisters, but fellow interdisciplinary team members.

Communication and Relationship Skills

Demonstrates understanding of the effects of the aging process (including cognitive, vision and hearing changes) when speaking with the Sisters. Removes distractions; lowers tone of voice; makes eye contact with the Sister; speaks slowly and calmly; uses gestures when appropriate.

Demonstrates effective listening skills. Listens to feelings, not just the words; maintains eye contact; attends to body language, voice and pitch, facial expressions.

Encourages social interactions between Sisters and between self an d Sisters. Initiates conversation between self and Sisters and between Sisters; uses prompts such as photos and mementos to encourage conversation.

Demonstrates skills in navigating and de-escalating conflict.

Speaks calmly and gently; does not confront, contradict or correct; listens and responds to the feelings.; distracts appropriately; knows when to ask for assistance.

Shares concerns, insights, new behaviors, problems, changes or any other items of concern or importance to the appropriate team members immediately as they arise.

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