Career Opportunities at Roosevelt Care Center at Edison
Title: RN (Registered Nurse)
Location: 118 Parsonage Road, Edison
Description: Under direction and general super vision, provides assessment and implementation of direct nursing care to residents in a long-term care facility.
Shift(s) Available: Part-time first (7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. - include every other weekend).
Essential Job Functions:
- Identifies and documents initial assessments of the resident's needs for immediate nursing action following admission.
- Assesses nursing needs of the resident in order to detect pertinent changes in the clinical picture and identifies appropriate changes necessary in the care plan.
- Develops, plans, evaluates and documents care based on this assessment utilizing MDS form.
- Initiates appropriate referrals to other departments, services and/or outside agencies for resident care.
- Gives comprehensive patient/resident care.
- Consults with supervisors and others regarding significant changes in resident's condition and relays appropriate information to succeeding shift.
- Collaborates with the healthcare team to complete MDS and care planning in compliance with facility and regulatory agency requirements.
- Interprets clinical data and notifies the physician of immediate changes in management that are indicated.
- Ensures that medical and emergency equipment/devices, including alarms, are in operating condition, available and functioning.
- Participates in wound-care rounds.
- Assists in the orientation and training of new personnel.
- Provides clinical supervision of LPNs, CNAs and other ancillary staff.
- Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
- Promotes adherence to Resident Bill of Rights.
Qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
- Current and valid New Jersey license as a Registered Nurse.
- Ability to read, write, speak and understand English sufficiently to perform the job.
- Long-term care facility experience preferred but not required.
*Information on salary and benefit-packages available upon request.