Nurse​/Rn​/Night Shift

Overview

Registered Nurse
Night Shift 10:45pm - 7:15am

Full Time Position - 32 Hours per week
Monday - Friday w/ alternating weekends
RN pay: $35.00 - $43.00/hour
Plus generous shift differentials

• Provide the highest degree of quality nursing care to the residents following Fahrney-Keedy’s policies and procedures.
• Supervise the day-to-day nursing activities in accordance with current Federal, State and local standards, guidelines and regulations as requested.
• Monitor the CNAs and GNA’s assigned to the floor to ensure the residents receive quality care.

As an LPN/RN, you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibilities and accountability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties.

Employment with Fahrney-Keedy is “at will.” Either the associate or Fahrney-Keedy may terminate the employment relationship for any reason at any time without notice, regardless of the length of employment or the granting of benefits of any kind, including but not limited to benefits which provide for vesting based on length of service.

Fahrney-Keedy associates recognize that Fahrney-Keedy has and will have information regarding financial, personal and medical affairs and other vital information (collectively, “information”). Associates agree that they will not solicit, collect or divulge any information to any third party without prior written consent. This information is company property and may not be disclosed outside the facility unless properly released for publication. Associates will protect the information and treat it as strictly confidential.

Discuss Fahrney-Keedy affairs only as authorized.

Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them if the work is similar, related, or an essential function of the position.

• Ratings refer to performance expectations for various duties (exceeding, meeting, or needs improvement).
• Provide admissions assessments for new and re-admissions and routine rounds at shift start and end.
• Participate in and document nursing reports, patient care, treatments and care plans; review resident records for treatment, medications, diets and orders.
• Notify physicians of changes in residents’ condition and coordinate with families as appropriate.
• Administer professional nursing services including medication administration, catheterization, tube feeding, wound care, vital signs, transfers, feeding and toileting; document services accurately and timely.
• Obtain specimens for tests as ordered; monitor seriously ill residents as needed; ensure skin integrity and preventive measures for ulcers.
• Ensure CMA’s and GNA’s provide care per care plans; meet with residents and families; follow post-incident procedures and postmortem care per policy.
• Medication administration: verify resident identity, ensure accuracy, manage inventories, stock medications, document refusals, and dispose of medications per policy.
• Treatment administration: perform dressing changes, wound assessments, tube feedings, catheter care, oxygen administration, and other physician-ordered treatments.
• Charting & Documentation: complete required electronic documentation for admissions, transfers, discharges, orders, accidents and treatment responses; ensure continuity of care through review of prior notes.
• Administrative functions: support performance evaluations, staff development, and maintain professional rapport with inter- and intra-departmental staff.
• Resident rights: maintain confidentiality, treat residents with dignity, ensure privacy of care, knock before entering rooms, report grievances, and honor treatment refusals when requested.
• Specific requirements: language, nursing knowledge, teamwork, decision-making, communication, adaptability, and non-threatening conduct.

• High School Diploma or GED and completion of an approved nursing program; knowledge of long-term care laws and regulations.

• Must be an LPN or RN in accordance with Maryland laws.

• Ability to move…