RN/LPN at LORIEN BULLE ROCK in Havre De Grace, Maryland

Job Description:

$3000 Sign On Bonus Available. $1000 at 90 days, $1000 at 6 months, $500 at 9 months, and $500 1 year. Hiring for 11p-7a Shift!!
Are you a RN with senior healthcare experience and looking for a position with a top senior care organization? Then join our Lorien Family!
Lorien Bulle Rock is a 78 bed skilled nursing facility that offers long term care and rehab in beautiful Havre de Grace, MD. We are the provider of choice in Harford County. We offer state of the art technology with our tele-med bed. We are staffed above state average, with the focus on quality care to our residents in addition to offering career advancement opportunities. We offer tuition reimbursement, medical & dental insurance, monthly birthday parties and many surprises throughout the month. Look for our expansion project with the addition of Assisted Living coming soon!
Recently voted Baltimore's Best Elder Care!
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Job Responsibilities
As an RN, you will be responsible for the caseload for your assigned shift, and for the total care given to the residents in your charge, who will include post-acute patients, patients with complex medical conditions and needs (including ventilator care) and long-term care patients. You will gather information on each resident's condition and will work with the supervisor to continuously evaluate their individual care plan. You will also oversee the staff of nursing aides and assistants on your assigned shift and gather information from them concerning their observations of the residents and any changes in their conditions.
Your specific duties as an RN, within the scope of practice, will include:

Providing residents with a positive and family-focused environment
Ensuring that all residents are treated fairly, with kindness, dignity and respect
Coordinating with the shift supervisor/unit manager and keeping them updated on patient conditions
Communicating changes in resident care needs to your team
Examining residents who are experiencing a change in condition and updating and conferring with the supervisor and their physician to determine the best course of action
Updating resident care documentation regularly throughout your shift
Carrying out restorative and rehabilitative programs, to include self-help and care
Communicating with physicians and rehab team to ensure that all changes in the care plans for each day are clearly understood
Gathering lab data
Obtaining sputum, urine and other specimens for lab tests as ordered
Advising family members of changes in resident conditions
Addressing and working to resolve any complaints from residents or family members
Maintaining the confidentiality of all resident care information
Interacting with residents and family members in an empathetic, tactful and reassuring manner
Working with your team to plan for resident admission, transfer and discharge
Attending care plan meetings to identify particular problems and to make the appropriate changes to individual care plans
Participating in in-service and continuing education programs

Job Requirements
Specific qualifications for the RN position include:

Must possess, as a minimum, a nursing degree from an accredited college or university, or be a graduate of approved RN program
1 year med/surg experience, preferred
Empathetic and service-oriented personality
Excellent time-management and prioritization abilities
Cheerful, tactful disposition
Ability to speak diplomatically with family members in stressful situations while maintaining appropriate emotional boundaries
Willingness to seek out new methods and principles and to incorporate them into existing nursing practices
Knowledge of state and federal regulations that apply to our facility (including Medicare) and the ability to maintain compliance
Understanding of resident rights
Knowledge of documentation requirements for managing skilled care
Familiarity with reimbursement issues
Familiarity with computers, particularly secure email communication
Ability and willingness to work harmoniously with others
Ability to move intermittently throughout the work day
Ability to speak and write the English language
Ability to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations
Ability to lift and transfer residents, supporting body weight, and the ability to prevent injury to resident, self, and others
Ability to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 50 pounds
Ability to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so that the requirements of the position can be fully met
Willingness to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary
Willingness to be subject to call-back during emergency conditions (i.e., severe weather, evacuation, post-disaster, etc.)
Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace
Experience managing a direct care team, including nursing assistants and CMAs, a plus
Experience in a long-term/skilled-care setting, a plus
Experience with IVs, pick lines and infusion, a plus
Knowledge of state and federal regulatory requirements, a plus
Electronic Medical Records experience, a plus

Make a genuine difference by becoming part of the Lorien Family!