The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing quality care to the residents. Delivers direct care by taking vitals, administering medication, and reporting directly to the RN Manager or Doctor on resident status. Always maintains patient comfort and safety.
Job Duties:
- Facilitate communication between the patient and the interdisciplinary team.
- Develop and maintain a therapeutic relationship by providing education and promoting self-advocacy and independence.
- Utilize state-of-the-art technology to document skilled services provided.
- Follows the facility's or unit's rules and regulations
- possesses the expertise required to give patients assigned by the hospital or unit the proper treatment.
- Effectively communicates with patients, guests, doctors, and coworkers
- Reprioritizes treatment based on the results of continuing evaluations, which are based on the patient's condition and/or the policies, procedures, or protocols of the client institution.
- Carries out the right therapies in a timely and correct manner as directed by the doctor.
- Records the results of the patient evaluation, the patient's physical and psychological reactions to nursing care, and the patient's progress in solving problems.
- Keeps information about patients, families, and client facility employees private.
- During each shift, report the patient's condition to the relevant staff.
- Personnel working at the site oversee RN supervision.
- Must be able to function in a wide variety of environments which may involve exposure to allergens and other various conditions
- Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids and infectious diseases
Requirements:
- Graduate of a recognized nursing program
- Current certification in CPR. Proof of BLS and all other qualifications needed, according to the specialization of the nurse, as specified by the facility or unit
- Currently holding a valid license to work as a registered nurse in the placement state
- A minimum of one (1) year of experience working as an RN in the US (recommended)
- Must be able to speak, write, read and understand English
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds
- Prolonged walking, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, twisting
- Must be able to sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance
Benefits:
We offer a variety of benefits that go beyond the basics. We are not only invested in the care of our patients – we are invested in you as a person. Many of our offerings are unique.
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401k with Company Match
- Paid Time-off
- Advancement Opportunities
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Tuition Discounts
- Employee Relief Fund
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Free CEUs for Nurses
About Aveanna:
At Aveanna, we believe that the ultimate place for caring is right in the comfort of home. We are a new company that has quickly established itself as a pre-eminent, national leader in healthcare as well as homecare. We believe in clinical excellence, innovation, and compassionate care to every patient and family we are privileged to help. But what sets us apart most is our focus on the relationship between the caregiver and the patient. By surrounding our patients with superior resources, and by giving our caregivers better technology and training, we are able to provide superior healthcare that makes a difference in what’s possible in outcomes and daily living.
Aveanna’s leadership team has worked for more than 40 years building other great home healthcare companies on a national level. Now that experience is building the healthcare company of the future. Today, Aveanna Healthcare cares for patients and families in 33 states through our rapidly growing network of more than 300 branch offices, offering a variety of care and services to more than 40,000 children and adults.