Full-time AM Shift Registered Nurse (RN)

The Pines at Placerville Healthcare Center

1040 Marshall Way, Placerville, CA 95667

Department: Nursing

Reports To: Director of Nursing

Employment Type: Full-Time

Schedule: 6:30 AM – 3:00 PM

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Make a Difference Every Day

Are you a compassionate, dependable Registered Nurse who is passionate about providing exceptional care and making a meaningful difference in the lives of residents?

The Pines at Placerville Healthcare Center is seeking a dedicated Full-Time AM Shift Registered Nurse (RN) to join our nursing team. This is an excellent opportunity for an RN who values teamwork, clinical excellence, and building meaningful relationships with residents while working a consistent morning schedule.

As a Full-Time AM Shift RN, you will play an essential role in providing safe, high-quality, resident-centered care while supporting nursing staff, coordinating clinical services, and helping ensure smooth daily operations. Your clinical expertise, leadership, and compassion will make a lasting impact on our residents and the team that cares for them.

Why Join Our Team?

• Make a meaningful difference in the lives of our residents every day.
• Work alongside a dedicated and compassionate nursing team.
• Utilize your clinical knowledge and skills in a supportive environment.
• Enjoy a consistent full-time morning schedule.
• Develop your clinical expertise and leadership skills.
• Be part of a team that values dignity, respect, teamwork, and quality care.

Position Overview

The Full-Time AM Shift RN provides professional nursing care during the morning to early afternoon shift, ensuring residents receive appropriate assessments, treatments, medications, and ongoing clinical support.

The ideal candidate is dependable, clinically confident, organized, and able to work independently while collaborating effectively with the interdisciplinary team. This RN will help coordinate resident care, support nursing staff, and promote a safe, respectful, and resident-focused environment throughout the shift.

Key Responsibilities

Resident Care

• Provide compassionate, resident-centered nursing care in accordance with individualized care plans and professional nursing standards.
• Assess residents and recognize, evaluate, and respond appropriately to changes in condition.
• Notify physicians and responsible parties of significant changes as appropriate.
• Administer medications and treatments according to orders, care plans, and facility policies.
• Monitor medication passes and treatment schedules for accuracy and completion.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and complete nursing documentation.
• Perform vital signs, assessments, IV starts, and specimen collection as ordered and within scope of practice.
• Assist with admissions, transfers, and discharges as needed.
• Monitor residents requiring increased observation or clinical attention.
• Address resident and family questions and concerns professionally and compassionately.
• Promote resident dignity, safety, comfort, and overall quality of life.

Teamwork & Clinical Leadership

• Provide clinical guidance and support to nursing staff as appropriate.
• Collaborate effectively with CNAs, LVNs, RNs, physicians, therapy staff, and other departments.
• Help coordinate resident care and ensure continuity of care throughout the shift.
• Communicate clearly and professionally with residents, families, staff, and leadership.
• Support nursing staff in prioritizing resident needs and maintaining quality care standards.
• Help maintain a positive, respectful, and team-oriented work environment.
• Assist with addressing staffing or resident-care challenges as needed.
• Support effective shift communication and handoff to promote safe continuity of care.

Compliance, Safety & Quality

• Follow facility policies, nursing standards, and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Protect resident privacy and confidential health information in accordance with HIPAA and facility policies.
• Complete required reports and documentation, including accident and incident reports.
• Follow infection prevention, safety, sanitation, and emergency procedures.
• Participate in care planning, quality assurance, and performance improvement activities as assigned.
• Report safety concerns, equipment issues, occupational exposures, and other concerns according to facility policy.
• Promote compliance with established clinical protocols and quality-of-care standards.

What We're Looking For

We’re looking for an RN who is

• Compassionate and committed to resident-centered care.
• Confident in clinical assessment and decision-making.
• Organized, adaptable, and able to prioritize effectively.
• A positive team player who works well with different staff members.
• Professional, approachable, and respectful.
• Comfortable working independently while knowing when to seek assistance.
• An effective communicator with strong clinical and interpersonal skills.
• Committed to high standards of safety, compliance, and quality care.

Qualifications

Required

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Current, active, and unrestricted California RN license.
• Current CPR certification.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Strong communication, organizational, and clinical decision-making skills.
• Knowledge of nursing practices, procedures, and regulations applicable to skilled nursing and long-term care.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and protect resident information.
• Ability to meet applicable physical and job-related requirements.

Preferred

• Two or more years of nursing experience, preferably in skilled nursing or long-term care.
• Previous charge nurse, supervisory, or leadership experience.
• Knowledge of PCC or comparable electronic medical record systems.
• Experience with care planning, quality assurance, infection prevention, and regulatory compliance.
• Training or experience in rehabilitative and restorative nursing practices.

Physical & Work Requirements

The RN must be able to move throughout the facility and perform the physical requirements associated with resident care, including standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, and assisting with resident mobility as required.

The position involves working in a healthcare environment with potential exposure to infectious materials, bodily fluids, cleaning agents, medical equipment, and other workplace hazards. Appropriate safety and infection-control practices must be followed at all times.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Join Our Nursing Team!

If you’re ready to bring your clinical expertise, leadership, and compassion to a community that truly values its caregivers, we’d love to meet you.

Join The Pines at Placerville Healthcare Center and become part of a dedicated team committed to providing exceptional care, supporting one another, and improving the lives of our residents every day.

Apply today and make a difference every morning at The Pines at Placerville Healthcare Center!

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.