Registered Nurse (Competitive new wages!!!) – Parkside Health & Rehabilitation – DeLand, FL

OVERVIEW:

Under the direction of the Director of Nursing, supervises the nursing personnel and the day-to-day nursing activities of the facility during an assigned tour of duty.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Monitor the daily delivery of nursing care and nursing staff performance as they deliver nursing care to the patients/residents in accordance with established policies and procedures.

• Plan and conduct shift staff meetings on a regular basis to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas and to assist in the improvement of services

• Identify problems or potential problems in the delivery of nursing care to residents and implement corrective action immediately

• Interpret the nursing department’s policies and procedures to personnel, resident, visitors and government agencies as required

• Develop work assignments and/or assist in completing and performing such tasks

• Make daily rounds of assigned units at a minimum at the beginning and end of the shift, depending upon the activity of the units

• Follow-up on complaints and grievances filed by resident, families or staff. Take corrective action as needed and make reports to the Director of Nursing

• Participate in the orientation program for new assigned nursing staff in order to facilitate their assimilation into the workplace within a reasonable time span and to ensure that each staff member understands his/her role, responsibilities and standards of performance

• Plan, schedule and conduct unit-based in-services as needs are identified

• Review the nurse’s notes to ensure that they are informative and descriptive of the nursing care being provided

• Provide direct nursing care as necessary

• Start and restart IV’s when ordered and when necessary

• Review medication administration records (MAR) for completeness of information, accuracy in the transcription of physician orders

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current registration and license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Florida

• Peripheral IV certification

• Two years of clinical nursing experience

• One-year experience in a management position preferred

• One-year experience in geriatrics and subacute population

• CPR/BLS certified

• The ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language required, knowledge of other language helpful