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SalaryPerks
- Professional Development Stipends for full time nurses.
- Life Enrichment Stipends for full time nurses.
- Daily pay available.
- Full time and part time nurses are eligible for health and wellness benefits.
- Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time.
- Referral program.
- Opportunities for Advancement.
- Tuition reimbursement/nursing scholarship.
- Retirement Plan with contribution match.
- Employee recognition awards and gift cards.:
The Registered Nurse (RN) Provides direct nursing care to the residents in a safe manner and supervises the day-to-day nursing activities performed by the certified nursing assistants in accordance with current federal, state, and local regulations and guidelines and established facility policies and procedures. Providing and teaching medical diagnosis, medications uses and side effects, and performing nursing procedures, assessing, and reporting resident change to provider. The hiring range for this position is $39.66-$47.96. This range does not include shift differentials or other pay incentives.
Major Responsibilities
The Registered Nurse will:
- Provides care to residents as planned by the interdisciplinary Care Plan Team and uses safe techniques which are in accordance with the Upjohn Community Care Center and regulatory policies and procedures.
- Assists the resident to achieve and maintain their highest level of functioning in accordance with the care plan and provide input to the Nursing Supervisor for appropriate care plan changes.
- Consistently works cooperatively with the Interdisciplinary Care Plan Team and families to develop, implement, and review plans of care. Maintains the resident record utilizing the electronic medical record.
- Must use acceptable infection control procedures including Universal Precautions when providing care to residents.
- Cares for medical equipment and supplies used for residents to ensure proper care and charges are made.
- Accurately completes documentation in the medical record to reflect care rendered and reports significant changes in resident condition to the provider upon completion of the change of condition assessment or focused assessment using the call guidelines provided by Borgess Extendicare.
- Attends training programs and in-services to meet Heritage Community of Kalamazoo, the Upjohn and regulatory guidelines, including but not limited to annual skills fair and skills check.
- Reports inoperable, faulty, or unsafe conditions, equipment, and furniture to Nursing Supervisor.
- Must be able, during a facility emergency/disaster, to report to an assigned area, which will be assigned by their supervisor, and perform the necessary tasks to ensure the calm, orderly and safe handling of residents, staff and public to either move them to safety and /or remove from the threat causing the emergency/disaster.
- Other duties as needed or assigned by supervisor.
- Must be a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Michigan.
- Unencumbered by any licensing or state violations.
- Must also maintain the required CEU’s.
- Must be able to read, write and comprehend English.
- Must be able to follow written and oral instructions.
- Must possess psychosocial skills to be able to interact effectively with residents, staff, families and visitors.
- Must maintain an unencumbered nursing license in the state of Michigan. Newly licensed nurses are welcome.:
