Nurse RN / LPN

Job Description

Job Description

Nurse RN / LPN Full-Time Night Shift

Highlands Nursing & Rehab is looking for Registered Nurses / Licensed Practical Nurses to join our team's mission and believe in our core values! Our mission:   Through the hearts of our Care Team Members, we provide excellent healthcare to those we serve.

Our Core Values... 

L - Listening

E - Empathy

A - Accountability

D - Decisiveness 

This is how we create a culture to LEAD with Love. 

Position Overview:

Highlands Nurses render skilled technical nursing services to residents within an assigned unit/wing in support of medical care as directed by the nursing management team; supervises CNAs to ensure a high quality of care is provided to all residents in that unit.

Key Responsibilities:

• Initiate and lead team conferences in development of individualized nursing care plans.

• Assess and document the residents’ condition and nursing needs.

• Accurately and promptly implement physicians’ orders.

• Administer medications, start IVs, and perform treatments for assigned residents and document that treatment as required by Majestic Care and local, state, and federal rules and regulations.

• Participate in orientation and in-service training for personnel.

• Assist physicians with special tests and procedures within the scope of state specified Nursing Practice Act.

• Report and record pertinent observations and reactions regarding residents.

• Coordinate nursing care of residents when scheduled for therapy or procedures by other departments.

• Assist with or institute emergency measures for sudden adverse developments in residents.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing.

• Licensed as an RN or LPN in the state employed; license must be active, valid, and in good standing.

• Valid CPR teaching certificate preferred but not required.

Bluegrass Benefits:

• Quarterly Pay Increase

• Daily Pay

• Company-Paid Life Insurance

• Telehealth Services

• Double Pay on Holiday

• Care Team Member Relief Fund

Join the Highlands Care team where compassion meets excellence!

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