Registered Nurse (RN)
Job Description
Client is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) to support individuals with disabilities in Sylmar, CA. As an RN, you assess persons supported health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, maintain medical records, and administer nursing care to people supported. Working under the supervision of our Director of Health Services, you will have the unique opportunity to build a rewarding career in healthcare and to develop caring relationships.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct RN assessment and care management of each supported person with a minimum of 1-1.5 hours per week at multiple locations*
- Quarterly nursing exam
- Review and implement feeding plans
- Provide complex care management and vital assessments
- Develop health care plan
- Supervise LVN clinical responsibilities
- Accompany persons supported to medical appointments
- Ensure doctors’ orders are carried out
- Performs other duties as assigned to meet department and/or business needs
- Our facilities are Intermediate Care Facilities (not SNFs) for people with disabilities, with both Habilitative (ICF/DD-H) and Nursing (ICF/DD-N) homes
- Caregiver (CNA/DSP/DCS) to people supported ratio usually 1:3, sometimes as high as 1:1 support
- Nursing caseload is 15-30
- Our home sizes are small (6-bed and 15-bed)
- At our long-term care homes, you have the opportunity to build relationships with the people we support and a team of staff committed to service
- Complex case management will keep you engaged and learning
- High-acuity care is limited or prohibited by facility regulations
- Our Immediate Care Facilities provide wound care per licensing requirements ranging from simple wounds only to a maximum of stage I pressure ulcers
- Hospice care is very limited; when provided, it is done collaboratively with professional hospice care providers who come to our homes
Skill & Experience
- Registered Nurse (RN) Education and Experience:
- Graduate of a Board of Registered Nursing approved school; required
- Valid/current California RN License; required
- Minimum of one (1) year of full-time clinical experience as an RN; required
- Supervisory and management skills; preferred
Registered Nurse (RN) Skills and Knowledge:
- Excellent oral and written skills
- Strong critical thinking skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Communicate and work professionally and cooperatively with others
- Experience working with adults with disabilities; highly preferred
Registered Nurse (RN) Requirements:
- Successfully pass all post offer, pre-employment screening requirements, including criminal background check, drug screening, physical exam, and provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States
- Ability to run, push, pull, bend, squat, kneel, walk, stand and sit for long periods of time, and lift up to fifty (50) pounds
- Valid and current proof of legal right to drive in California; required
Registered Nurse (RN) Benefits (Full-time):
- $3,000.00 Sign on Bonus*
- Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Life Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacation/Sick/Bereavement leave
- Credit Union Benefits and Discounts
- $750.00 Referral Bonus Program
- Retirement Plan (403B)
- Employer Sponsored Life Insurance
- Hands-On Training
