Compassionate Long-Term Care RN — Day Shift

Location:

Sioux Center, IA

Worker Type

Regular

Work Shift

Day Shift (United States of America)

Discover a Career of Faith and Healing: For over 70 years, Sioux Center Health has served patients with Jesus’ healing ministry. With eight locations located in Sioux Center, Iowa and surrounding communities, we take great pride in providing superior care in our state-of-the-art facilities.

A Career that You Will Love: There’s no other way to say it:
You will love working here. Between our strong mission and our great people, we have nurtured a pretty exceptional culture at Sioux Center Health.

A Chance to Make a Difference: Working with us means making a real difference in the lives of our community members. Your talents and your passions are truly appreciated here. In addition to the service we provide, Sioux Center Health also supports our community with sponsored programs and events, and other volunteer work. If this is your passion, you need to consider joining our team driven to provide quality care and services within a caring Christian culture.

Position Highlights

Sioux Center Health has been awarded Top Workplace honor by The Des Moines Register, and won Best of the Northwest in 12 healthcare categories. Sioux County also ranked #6 in the nation for being one of the Healthiest Communities according to U.S. News & World Report and CVS. There’s a reason we are a recognized healthcare leader.

Summary

• The Long Term Care RN is responsible for directing and supervising resident care consistent with the Iowa Nursing Practice Code, Federal, State, and Sioux Center Health standards of care while promoting each resident’s highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.

• 8 and 12 hour rotating shift; nights, weekend, call involvement

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, for registered nurse. Minimum of one year of experience in Long Term Care preferred.

• Current Registered Nurse license in the State of Iowa. Must obtain CPR certification within 3 months of hire date.

• To assess the health status of each resident.
• To formulate a nursing diagnosis based on the analysis of data from the nursing assessment;
• To plan nursing care which includes determining goals and priorities for activities based on the nursing diagnosis;
• To develop nursing interventions implementing the plan of care; and
• To evaluate the individual resident’s status in relation to established goals and the plan of care.

• Performing or supervising those activities and functions which require the knowledge and skill level of a registered nurse and seeking assistance when activities and functions are beyond the licensee’s scope of preparation;
• Using professional judgment supervising unlicensed assistant personnel;
• Using professional judgment in assigning and delegating activities and functions to unlicensed assistant personnel;
• Supervising, among other things, includes any or all the following:
• Direct observation of any activity or function;
• Assumption of overall responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care;
• Delegation of nursing tasks while retaining accountability;
• Determination that nursing care being provided is adequate and delivered appropriately.

• If the prescribed medical regimen is not carried out, based on the nurse’s professional judgment, accountability will include:
• timely notification of the prescribing physician the medical regimen was not executed and reason(s) for same;
• documentation on medical record the physician was notified and reason(s) for not following order(s).

• Reads report from previous shift and writes report for following shift.
• Report…