RN Full-time

Our Company

ResCare Community Living

Overview

Join a team of passionate and caring clinicians who make a difference in people's lives. Our nursing group focuses on compassion and meeting the needs of our clients in a variety of settings. If your passion is outstanding patient care coupled with a desire to help others live their best life, then come work for us. Apply today!

Responsibilities

  • Attends and actively participates in weekly team meetings
  • Provides rehabilitation and coordinates medical needs for clients
  • Medication Monitoring and Administration by oral medication or needle injections
  • Orders, reviews, monitors, and discontinues medications as ordered by the physician
  • Assists with keeping within assigned nursing budget
  • Conducts assessments and approves plan of care and service delivery methods
  • Performs competency and skills evaluations on employees who provide direct care
  • Informs the physician and staff of changes in the client's medical or mental condition and needs
  • Writes progress notes, summaries, and discharges
  • Implements the treatment/rehabilitative activities and strategies
  • Reports significant/major incidents or accidents and notifies proper authorities of circumstances or situations that present possible health hazards
  • Follows consumer health plans and provides and promotes consumer choice and facilitate independence
  • Assists in maintaining and updating nursing, pharmacy, infection control, and health and safety policies and procedures
  • Other tasks as assigned

 

Qualifications

  • Must be 21 years of age
  • Holds a bachelor's degree in nursing or related health and human services field from an accredited college or university OR an RN from an accredited two-year program
  • Valid driver's license and insurance required

 

About our Line of Business

ResCare Community Living, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, has five decades of experience in the disability services field, providing support to individuals who need assistance with daily living due to an intellectual, developmental, or cognitive disability. We provide a comprehensive range of high-quality services, including: community living, adult host homes for adults regardless of disability, behavioral/mental health support, in-home pharmacy solutions, telecare and remote support, supported employment and training programs, and day programs. For more information, please visit www.rescarecommunityliving.com. Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn.  

Salary Range

USD $47.00 / Hour

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Perioperative nursing includes, but is not limited to: Peer education and patient/family teaching; support and reassurance; advocacy; control of environment; efficient provision of resources; maintenance of asepsis; monitoring physiological and psychological status; management aggregate patient needs; supervision of ancillary personnel; preoperative exploration, validation of current and future practices; integration and coordination of care across settings and among disciplines, collaboration and consultation. Essential Duties: Adherence to Universal Patient Safety Goals in all areas of practice. Adheres to safety standards of labeling medication on and off the sterile field. Consistently transfers scientific knowledge in applying the nursing process. Formulated care plan Direct/indirect care. Performs skills essential to nursing action to be taken. Delegates tasks to others based on scope of practice, preparation, capability. Evaluates effectiveness of care and modifies plan by observation and interpretation of information. Acts as advocate by initiating action to advance plan of care and initiates and supports change decisions. Ensures electrical/laser/ radiology safety. Ensures intraoperative MRI safety. Correct site surgery / surgical time out standards (Universal Protocol) are followed. Performs autoclave/Steris operation correctly with appropriate documentation. Communicates information to all staff using SBAR in hand off communication in all areas and regarding patient care and patient flow. Accurately documents patient charges, implant records, pathology specimens, and preoperative record in a timely manner. Accurately utilizes Cerner system in documentation, updates preference cards as needed. Adheres to policy for instruments/sponges/sharps count. Practices according to USCUH collaboration principles and demonstrates respectful teamwork and delegation. Follows policies, Title 22 and JCAHO Standards. Participates in development of professional practice, i.e., Nursing committees, research, policy development/review, unit based improvement projects Demonstrates knowledge about current policies and shares awareness about new trends/technology. Demonstrates current knowledge of surgical anatomy and surgical procedures and applies that knowledge in preparing equipment, supplies and instrumentation for assigned procedures. Maintains specialty carts on a continuous basis. Supplies are maintained at par level, organized, cleaned, outdated. Assigned staff is a resource to others for the specialty cart. Surgical suites are organized and prepared daily (OR, run room, hallway, carts) Facilitates the smooth flow of the surgical intervention (i.e., prepares for the procedure with updated preference cards, knowledge of instruments and Equipment) Participates in hospital and departmental wide PI activities Performs other related duties as assigned. Required Qualifications: Req Bachelor's degree Nursing Degree in Nursing (BSN) *Grandfathered from BSN if hired prior to 12/2019 Req 1 year operating room nurse in an acute care setting immediately prior to application Req 2 years Recent Outpatient Surgery Experience Req Must have excellent communication skills, including the ability to speak, read and write English proficiently. Req Knowledge of medical procedures and conditions and ability to understand, follow and successfully perform duties, including whole blood collection, and apheresis procedures, in accordance with administrative and clinical policies, regulations and procedures. Preferred Qualifications: Pref Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association Required Licenses/Certifications: Req Registered Nurse - RN (CA Board of Registered Nursing) Valid California Registered Nursing license Req Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association Req Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only) The hourly rate range for this position is $44.00 - $95.00. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations. 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