Registered Nurse - Day 12-hour shift - Avamere Pacific Ridge

Registered Nurse - Day 12-hour Shift - Avamere Pacific Ridge

Job Category: Nursing

Requisition Number: REGIS026415

Full-Time

Rate: $42 USD per hour

Location: Tacoma, WA 98404, USA

Job Details

Description

Registered Nurse

Setting: Skilled nursing

Shift: Day/eve 6am-6pm (12-hour shift)

Wage: $44 - $55 DOE

Location: Avamere at Pacific Ridge - 3625 East B St. Tacoma, WA 98404

Here you will find Avamere at Pacific Ridge, a 102-bed skilled nursing community which specializes in serving seniors suffering from dementia, cognitive impairment, and psychiatric conditions. The community offers quality memory care and behavioral health programs.

Avamere at Pacific Ridge team members strive for excellence in quality care, a comfortable environment, and bringing joy to their residents. This is evident in their recognition as part of the American Health Care Association's Quality Initiative Recognition Program.

Employee Benefits:

• Health Insurance: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans. Low individual and family deductible.
• 401 (k) Plan: After 90 days of employment, with matching program.
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Accrue up to 4 weeks PTO per year, 6 holidays and accrued sick leave.
• EAP Canopy with unlimited telehealth mental health visits.
• Continuing Education and Higher Education Reimbursement.
• Generous employee referral bonus program.
• Flexible Spending Accounts & CERA: Medical FSA, Dependent Care FSA and CERA (Commuter Expense Reimbursement Account).
• Professional Development: Opportunities for growth and development within the company.
• Voluntary Benefits: Life insurance, disability coverage, supplemental hospital, accident and critical illness coverage, Legal Services, Pet Insurance, discount programs and more.

Responsibilities:

• Implement and maintain established nursing practice objectives and standards; Provide direct patient care to residents.
• Complete required recordkeeping while admitting, transferring, and discharging residents.
• Coordinate with nursing staff and support personnel daily to plan shift services, programs, and activities to ensure the resident's total regimen of patient care is maintained.
• Prepare and administer medications and review medication cards for completeness and accuracy.
• Review patient care plans for appropriate resident goals, problems, approaches, and revisions based on nursing needs.
• Supervise the day-to-day nursing and caregiving activities performed by CNAs.
• Chart nurses' notes in an informative and descriptive manner that reflects the care provided to the resident and resident's response to care.
• Participate in facility surveys by authorized government agencies.
• Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information in accordance with HIPAA guidelines.

Qualifications:

• Must possess a nursing degree from an accredited college or university.
• Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as a RN in this state.
• Knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations and guidelines that pertain to nursing care facilities.
• Experience with Electronic Medical Records and computer documentation systems.
• Knowledge of reimbursement programs, Medicare and Medicaid preferred.
• Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information in accordance with HIPAA guidelines.
• Must speak, read, and write English fluently
• Must have an active CPR/BLS certification

Avamere is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify