Job Summary:

North Kern Tulare Hospital District is looking for a passionate Registered Nurse (RN) to join our dedicated team of nurses offering Skilled Nursing Care to our residents at Delano District Skilled Nursing Hospital.

Duties/ Responsibilities:

· Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to residents, visitors, and staff members.

· Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.

· Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.

· Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.

· Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel.

· Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.

· Prepare and administer medications as ordered by the physicians.

· Ensure that narcotic records are accurate for your shift.

· Review medications cards for completeness of information, accuracy in transcription of the physician’s order, and adherence to stop order policies.

· Complete and file recordkeeping forms/ charts upon the resident’s admission, transfer and/ or discharge.

· Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.

· Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.

· Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Clinical Skills
• Bedside Manner
• Infection Control
• Nursing Skills
• Physiological Knowledge
• Administering Medication
• Medical Teamwork
• Health Promotion and Maintenance
• Must be able to read, write and speak and understand the English language.
• Must have excellent work ethic, patience tact, and enthusiasm.
• Must work well with others and also be able to work independently as needed.
• Must have a current and valid RN license and CPR.
• Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including having received the booster.

Education and Experience:

• Must have valid California RN license
• Must have valid CPR license
• 3 Years’ experience as RN preferred.
• Previous Skilled Nursing facility experience preferred.

Physical Requirements:

· Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

· Prolonged periods of standing and moving

· Must be able to lift to 50 pounds at times.

Salary:

$40-$53

Work Schedule

· 8 Hour Shift

Why join our team?

Delano District Skilled Nursing Facility (“DDSNF”) operates a 141-bed Skilled Nursing Facility which serves the communities of Delano, Richgrove, McFarland, Wasco and Earlimart. We are well known and established in the community with a reputation for providing top notch patient care.

What we offer:

· Competitive compensation

· Paid Time Off

· Attendance bonus program

· CalPERS retirement

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $40.00 - $53.00 per hour

Standard shift:

• Day shift
• Night shift

Supplemental schedule:

• Holidays
• Overtime

Ability to Relocate:

• Delano, CA 93215: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person