Graduate Registered Nurse

Salary: $23.94 - $30.42 Hourly
Location : Plymouth, WI
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 2024-10
Department: Rocky Knoll Health Care Center
Opening Date: 01/30/2024
Purpose and Summary
Full Time & Part Time Positions Available
Applications will be accepted until positions are filled.
Here is why working at Rocky Knoll Health Care is for you:
Resident care is our highest priority. We drive to deliver top of the line care in a warm and healing environment supported by a tremendous resource team. Our team consists of dedicated, passionate professionals committed to helping residents meet their full potential. Becoming a member of our growing team also means that YOU become our top priority. You will not only enjoy a dynamic work environment but a variety of perks including but not limited to the following:

• Onsite childcare
• Comprehensive benefits package and free InHealth Clinic
• Continuing Education Program + Discount
• Incentives: Hazard pay, shift differentials, additional weekday and weekend premiums
• Time off: 15 vacation days upon hire, sick time and 10 paid holidays
• Other perks: Referral program, Wisconsin Retirement System and quarterly recognition awards

Essential Duties

• Provides comprehensive nursing care to all residents based on the administrative and nursing policies under the supervision for a Registered Nurse.
• Supports the principles of the nursing process, standards of nursing practice, current state regulations as per HFS132 and federal regulations, and/or the program objectives for the diversified population of the facility.
• Provides communication between all health care workers, residents, family, and the community both orally and in written format.
• Assesses the resident's condition on an ongoing basis utilizing the nursing process. Documents information gathered in accordance with the nursing process and facility policy and procedures.
• Evaluates resident's condition and identifies the need to notify the attending physician and family/legal responsible party of any change in the resident's condition, notifying the Registered Nurse as needed.
• Administers medications and treatments per MD orders and provides direct resident care.
• Monitors use of special equipment, i.e. oxygen, intravenous, etc.
• Participates in the care planning process as appropriate.
• Directly responsible for supervision of the daily work assignments, care plans, and performances of assigned activities of nursing staff, i.e. LPNs, Medication Assistants, Certified Nursing Assistants, Personal Care Assistants, etc. in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act.
• Understands and promotes the concept of comprehensive individualized nursing care for a diversified population.
• Initiates investigations of incident and accident reports of residents and employees (coordinates with social services, nursing management, and the administrator).
• Initiates specialty assessments as needed, i.e. safety assessment, hydration assessment, skin assessment, pain assessment, etc.
• Attends in-services provided by facility in order to update their skills, providing suggestions as appropriate for topics he/she would like to have discussed at monthly meetings.
• Participates in the Quality Improvement Program.
• May perform other varied duties/responsibilities per facility needs.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited/licensed school of nursing.
• Has been granted a temporary permit as a Graduate Registered Nurse which is valid for a period of 3 months or until the holder receives notification of failing the NCLEX, whichever occurs first. Renewal may be renewed once. Practice under temporary permits, including renewal, may not exceed 6 months total duration.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
  
• This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift or move objects and patients weighing over 50 pounds.
  
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
  
• Specific hearing abilities required by this job include, hearing conversation in noisy and quiet environments, locating a sound source and differentiating among non-speech sounds, communicating through speech.
  
• Ability to adapt to changes in daily work hour and schedule.
  
• Initiate timely emergency resuscitation measures according to adult resuscitation and advanced life support protocols.
  
• Risk of blood borne pathogen exposure is considered high.

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