What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN - Avamere Burien day shift position at Avamere?
At Avamere, we believe in taking care of our employees. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- Health Insurance: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans. Low individual and family deductible.
- 401 (k) Plan: After 90 days of employment, with matching program.
- Paid Time Off (PTO): Accrue up to 4 weeks PTO per year, 6 holidays and accrued sick leave.
- EAP Canopy with unlimited telehealth mental health visits.
- Continuing Education and Higher Education Reimbursement.
- Generous employee referral bonus program.
- Flexible Spending Accounts & CERA: Medical FSA, Dependent Care FSA and CERA (Commuter Expense Reimbursement Account).
- Professional Development: Opportunities for growth and development within the company.
- Voluntary Benefits: Life insurance, disability coverage, supplemental hospital, accident and critical illness coverage, Legal Services, Pet Insurance, discount programs and more.
The primary responsibility of a Registered Nurse is to implement and maintain established nursing objectives and standards, provide direct nursing care to the residents and supervise the day-to-day nursing activities performed by the CNA’s.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Implement and maintain established nursing practice objectives and standards.
- Complete required recordkeeping while admitting, transferring, and discharging residents.
- Coordinate with nursing staff and support personnel daily to plan shift services, programs, and activities to ensure the resident’s total regimen of patient care is maintained.
- Provide direct patient care to residents.
- Prepare and administer medications and review medication cards for completeness and accuracy.
- Review patient care plans for appropriate resident goals, problems, approaches, and revisions based on nursing needs.
- Plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures necessary for providing quality patient care.
- Supervise the day-to-day nursing and caregiving activities performed by CNAs.
- Provide guidance and leadership to nursing personnel and make daily rounds of your unit to ensure staff are providing direct care in accordance with resident’s care plan and wishes.
- Develop and maintain rapport and employee culture with nursing staff, other department personnel, patients and residents, family members, and all other individuals involved in patient care.
- Chart nurses’ notes in an informative and descriptive manner that reflects the care provided to the resident and resident’s response to care.
- Participate in facility surveys by authorized government agencies.
- Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information in accordance with HIPAA guidelines.
Education:
- Nursing degree from an accredited college or university.
- Current, unencumbered, active license to practice as an RN in this state.
Experience:
- Knowledge of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to nursing care communities.
- Experience with electronic medical records and computer documentation systems.
Avamere Living is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify.
