RN Full time needed at Canal Winchester Care Center

Sign on Bonus $2500 ! RN – Canal Winchester, Ohio Canal Winchester Care Center (on Gender Rd) Position Summary / Role and Purpose: The purpose of this job is to ensure residents receive appropriate personal care and are enabled to attain their optimum level of functioning. To ensure that the center remains in compliance with organization, local, state and federal regulations. Preferred Qualifications: Education. • Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in Nursing from an approved School of Nursing. • Certificates, Licenses, Registrations. Possess a Registered Nurse License from the State of Ohio that is in good standing. • CPR certification. Experience. • 2 years experience in long term care and in the management of resident care preferred. • 2 years knowledge of and experience in overseeing ODH regulatory compliance. • Technical experience with Patient Care/Management systems. Additional Job Information: • Coordinates resident care in conjunction with Administrator, Director of Nursing and other disciplines within Center to ensure quality care. Maintains a high level of clinical competency, including on-going awareness of clinical best practices to align to regulatory requirements and organizations strategic plans. • Exercises effective decision making to maximize best clinical outcomes for residents. • Engages and partners with others to develop care plans and provide continuity of care to facilitate best outcomes for residents and clients. Accountable for nursing compliance, excellence, and delivery of resident care in adherence with organization, local, state and federal regulations. • Completes admission documentation in a timely manner (vital signs, skin sheets, and etc., plus offer explanation and reinforcement of call light system, etc.). Information is accurate, complete and completed on shift of admission. • Answer call lights and communicate needs to appropriate person when unable to independently meet the request. Demonstrates ability to prioritize call light request and to make certain all are taken care in a timely manner. • Administers scheduled medication to residents in a timely manner, ensuring proper and correct dosage is given. Works with pharmacy to complete the monthly cycle re-fill. • Completes daily rounds with incoming shift. Provides shift report to oncoming personnel, which is accurate, concise and pertinent to the resident’s care. Coordinates the dissemination of resident information in an appropriate and timely manner. • Coordinates resident care performed by others such as physical, speech and occupational therapies, trips to dialysis clinic, and others, insuring that the residents do not miss scheduled appointments. Provides assistance to meet residents’ nutritional needs. This includes ensuring that the physician orders are followed through with regarding the appropriate diet received at meals, monitoring intake and assisting with feeding when needed. • Recognizes and corrects deviations from resident’s normal response to the nutritional plan. • Manages multiple priorities and adapts to changes in procedures and conditions. • Attends regular meetings with key management and project teams to review status, issues & innovations Fosters a positive work environment that attracts, retains and motivates top quality people throughout the organization. Assists with nursing education programs, including, but not limited to, orientation, in-service and nursing assistant's certification program. • Uses appropriate strategies, processes, tools and sources to engage and motivate employees to achieve business objectives and positive morale. Displays ability to bring others together for a common purpose and objective in positive manner to achieve desired results. • Conduct daily resident rounds and report problems to Administrator and Director of Nursing. • Communicates and works with Resident’s family and/or responsible party to develop positive relationship