RN-LTC
Company: SSM Health
Location: Baraboo
Posted on: September 25, 2024
Job Description:
It's more than a career, it's a calling.WI-SSM Health St. Clare
Meadows Care CenterWorker Type:RegularJob Summary:Responsible for
providing skilled nursing care to residents according to
established care plan and in compliance with federal and state
regulations. Provides guidance and direction to ancillary staff.Job
Responsibilities and Requirements:PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides quality care to acute, subacute, and chronically ill
residents, administers medications and treatments according to
standards of care, and maintains competency in all required nursing
skills.
- Provides direction to CNAs and monitors the workflow of the
unit to ensure coordination of care. Uses nursing process for:
assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, intervention, and
evaluation. Report significant changes to physician as
indicated.
- Maintains accurate inventory of medications at the beginning
and end of each shift. Ensures accurate distribution of medications
to all residents according to the 5 rights. Monitors for medication
side effects. Ensures that medications are provided in a manner
consistent with manufacturer's guidelines.
- Gives guidance and direction to auxiliary staff. Participates
in report meetings at the beginning and end of each shift.
Communicates with residents, guardians, and family members on the
current condition and needs of residents in accordance with
regulations and standards of practice. Provides teaching and
training to residents and families as needed.
- Ensures that preventative measures are in place such as:
specialty mattresses, foam boots, weekly skin checks,
turning/repositioning schedules, toileting schedules, and cushions
in all wheelchairs. Follows up on reports of rashes, open areas,
edema, blisters, skin tears, or bleeding.
- Responds promptly to alarms. Ensures that restraint
alternatives are in place/activated including: personal alarms,
cushion alarms, wheelchair belts, tumble mats, alarm mats,
bolstered beds, hip protectors.
- Provides and ensure quality end of life care. Uses comfort
basket to meet resident and family needs. Ensures hygiene, comfort,
and spiritual needs are met. Treats pain/restlessness. Offers
family courtesy meal trays and other amenities. Demonstrates
compliance with post-mortem care procedures. Participates in
departure ceremony.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- May perform point of care testing according to policies and
procedures.
- Performs other duties as assigned.EDUCATION
- Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education
equivalency for licensingEXPERIENCE
- No experience requiredPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Constant use of speech to share information through oral
communication.
- Constant standing and walking.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing
0-25 lbs.
- Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near
(20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and
distinguish colors.
- Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
- Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication,
distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning
machinery, etc.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects
weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
- Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting,
gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Occasional driving.
- Rare crawling and running.REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR
CERTIFICATIONS - -State of Work Location: Illinois -
- - - -Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) -
American Heart Association (AHA) -
- - - -And -
- - - -Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department
of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) -State of Work
Location: Missouri -
- - - -Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) -
American Heart Association (AHA) -
- - - -And -
- - - - - - -Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of
Professional Registration -
- - - - - - -Or -
- - - - - - -Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State -
-State of Work Location: Oklahoma -
- - - -Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) -
American Heart Association (AHA) -
- - - -And -
- - - - - - -Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State -
- - - - - - -Or -
- - - - - - -Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing
(OBN) - -State of Work Location: Wisconsin -
- - - -Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) -
American Heart Association (AHA) -
- - - -And -
- - - - - - -Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State -
- - - - - - -Or -
- - - - - - -Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of
Safety and Professional Services -Work Shift:Evening Shift (United
States of America)Job Type:EmployeeDepartment:1801000036 Nursing -
RNScheduled Weekly Hours:24SSM Health is an equal opportunity
employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any
other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to
learn more.
Benefits
SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a
comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs. -
- Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of
paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children
(pro-rated based on FTE). -
- Flexible Payment Options: -our voluntary benefit offered
through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access
to their earned, unpaid base pay -(fees may apply) -before
payday.
- Upfront Tuition Coverage: -we provide upfront tuition coverage
through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. -
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