Registered Nurse (RN)

Company: SC & BP Staffing
Location: Scranton
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

At A Moment's Notice Staffing Agency is now hiring Registered Nurses. Apply today for an immediate interview!

• $60/hr
• Guaranteed never to be canceled from your scheduled shifts!
• Hiring All Shifts FT/PT/PRN or create your own schedule
• Guaranteed Block booking availableThe Registered Nurse (RN) assumes responsibility and accountability for nursing services delivered to assigned residents of a designated unit for one shift. The RN provides direct care, administers treatments and medications, organizes and distributes daily assignments to direct care staff consistent with staff competency and each individual resident's comprehensive resident assessment and plan of care.Job Duties:
  • Supervises direct care staff and makes decisions about resident care needs during shifts concerning scope of clinical competence, consistent with facility policies and procedures.
  • Makes daily compliance rounds on assigned unit at least at beginning and at end of shift to observe, examine or interview residents, to verify information from ongoing shift, to monitor regulatory compliance, to determine staff assignments, and provides / receives report.
  • Develops and distributes resident care assignments to direct care staff. Assignments match resident needs with skills of direct care staff, and maintain consistency to the extent practicable. Adjusts assignments according to availability of qualified staff. Changes assignments if necessary during shift to meet resident needs.
  • Provides orientation to unit and unit routines to new staff members or staff from temporary agencies.
  • Describes care plan goals and approaches to direct care staff so that care plan is consistently implemented on all shifts by all caregivers. Seeks input from nurse aides about residents' condition, functional abilities, preferences and alternative approaches to care.
  • Administers medications, treatments and provides direct care to residents on unit according to physician orders and in compliance with facility policies and procedures.
  • Performs physical assessment (or gathers appropriate data) of new admissions and current residents as indicated by change in condition or as required by regulation. Completes assigned sections of resident assessment instruments used in facility.
  • Modifies approaches in plans of care to accommodate resident needs and preferences, to manage risk factors for functional decline and to improve functional abilities.
  • Trains and develops staff by conducting skills observations of nurse aides identifying learning needs and taking advantage of opportunities to teach on the unit. Reports information to Unit Manager as part of staff performance evaluations.
  • Completes required documentation of care and services delivered during shift including subjective findings, objective symptoms, interventions and resident responses to interventions. Completes required documentation of special circumstances including accident/incident reports in compliance with state and federal laws and regulations.
  • Informs the resident in advance about care and treatment and any changes to the plan of care.Qualifications:
    • Graduate of accredited school of nursing
    • Active license as RN in Pennsylvania. CPR Certification current
    • Acceptable verification of training and competency evaluation from State Nurse Aide Registry
    • Complete COVID-19 VaccinationWe're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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