RN (PRN)

PRN RN

Come join our awesome team as a PRN RN with Horizons Care Center! This is a PRN role on days (6 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.).

Horizons Care Center is part of Volunteers of America National Services, which serves as the Housing and Healthcare subsidiary of the Volunteers of America parent organization and is proudly listed among the Best Nursing Homes by U.S. News & World Report!

Job Description

• Utilize the nursing process in planning and providing direct care to residents as assigned.
• Plan, direct, and carry out shift routines in the assigned nursing unit and observe, direct, and evaluate the activities of personnel as the person "in charge" according to the Nurse Practice Act.
• Assume "Building Charge" responsibilities as directed by the Director of Nursing or Designee.

Requirements

• Current licensure in the state of Colorado as a Registered Nurse.
• Current CPR Certification.
• Maintenance of required CEUs.
• Experience in long-term care preferred.

Preferred Skills

• Good problem solver with abilities to make independent judgments utilizing initiative, discretion, and the nursing process as needed.
• Demonstrates leadership ability.
• Effective communicator with staff, families, and outside agencies.
• Ability to prioritize duties.
• Customer service oriented with knowledge of successful customer service techniques.
• Clinical competence to utilize the nursing process to perform physical and cognitive assessments of residents.
• Ability to utilize computers and other electronic devices for tasks such as timekeeping, in-servicing, and documentation.
• Must be a team player.
• Understanding of current Antibiotic Stewardship, Infection Prevention, Infection Control, and OSHA guidelines.

Essential Functions

• Provides leadership and direction in the assigned unit:

  • Role models positive communication skills with NA/R's, C.N.A.'s, STNAs, TMA's (if applicable), interdisciplinary team, supervisory and management team, customers, residents, and families.
  • Listen to shift report and keep open lines of communication with supervisor, co-workers, and oncoming shift.
  • Make rounds to residents to observe their physical and psychosocial status.
  • Assign personnel appropriately to meet resident needs.
  • Ensure that unit personnel on your shift are carrying out their assignments.
  • Attend nurses and team meetings as scheduled and/or assigned.
  • Initiate disciplinary action when the performance of personnel warrants such action.
  • Report occupational exposures to needlesticks, blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals in accordance with facility policy and procedures governing accidents and incidents.
  • Bring concerns/improvement suggestions to facility leadership and QAA/QAPI committee.

• Resident Care Functions:

  • Maintain competence in all required skills within assigned area(s).
  • Treat and ensure that residents are treated with respect and dignity.
  • Immediately report any suspected abuse or neglect per company policy.
  • Perform nursing techniques for the comfort and well-being of the resident.
  • Administer prescribed medications and treatments per MD orders.
  • Be drug knowledgeable and report resident response, side effects, respond to drug considerations, and report problems or potential problems to the physicians.
  • Maintain all required documentation in an accurate and timely manner according to policies and procedures of the facility.
  • Follow all shift routines, policy, and procedures regarding monitoring of vital signs, weights, administration of medications, and treatments.
  • Make physician/provider calls to report resident change in condition.
  • Keep Resident Representative and families updated on resident conditions.
  • Comply with acute emergency protocols and tasks involved in the event of a 911 call.
  • Follow all Advance Directives: DNR/DNI/CPR/Comfort Care protocols and orders.

• Charting, Documentation, and Assessment Functions:

  • Contribute toward completing and updating resident's care plans.
  • Evaluate and report the performances of all personnel working under your supervision and direction.
  • Perform routine charting duties as required and in accordance with established charting and documentation policies and procedures.
  • Accurately transcribe physician's/provider's orders as per facility protocol and forward necessary information to other departments.
  • Document and report all incidents, accidents that occur involving residents, visitors, and staff.
  • Chart nurses' notes in an informative and descriptive manner that reflects the care provided as well as the resident response. Follow VOA Policy and Procedures.
  • Provide ongoing resident assessments as necessary and as assigned and document these assessments per facility policy. Utilize E-Interact COC & Care Paths for change in condition.

• Personnel Functions:

  • Attend nurses meetings as scheduled.
  • Maintain a clean, safe, and efficient work environment.
  • Maintain continuing education requirements.
  • Initiate disciplinary action when the performance of personnel warrants such action.
  • Participate in employee performance evaluations, determining staffing requirements, and making recommendations to the Supervisor concerning employee counseling etc.
  • Develop and maintain a good working relationship with inter-departmental personnel.
  • Attend required in-services and complete assigned online modules.

• Committee Functions:

  • Serve on, participate in, and attend various committees and meetings of the facility to enhance interdisciplinary process.

• Other duties as assigned.

Situated at the base of the scenic Grand Mesa in Eckert, CO, Horizons Health Care Center offers staff the opportunity to connect with a tight community while surrounded by breathtaking scenery. We help to foster a work-life balance by offering employees paid-time off benefits as part of our comprehensive benefits package. Our diverse and involved staff members are supported by the commitment to maintain relationships of functional trust with every team member, to always practice solutions-focused problem solving, and to continually affirm each team member's contribution to the quality of our work.

Volunteers of America National Services has been certified as a Great Place to Work for seven years running by its employees! Their work has a special meaning: this is not "just a job."

Take pride in helping others and join us today!

At VOANS, we celebrate sharing, encouraging, and embracing diversity. Equal employment opportunities are available to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that blending individual strengths and unique personal differences nurtures and supports our organization's shared commitment to our mission and creates an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to do their personal best.