Registered Nurse (RN) PRN at Volunteers of America - National Services in Eckert, Colorado

Job Description:

Come join our awesome team with Horizons Care Center as a Registered Nurse (RN). This is a PRN role. Days or nights 8-hour shifts!



Horizons Care Center is part of Volunteers of America National Services which serves as the Housing and Healthcare subsidiary of the Volunteers of America parent organization.



RN Job Highlights:

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  $39.06 - $44.41/hour - depending on experience


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  PRN days or nights, 8-hours shifts!
  


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  $3.00 per hour NIGHT shift differential
  


• Referral Bonus


• 403(b) Retirement Plan.


• Career scholarships.


• Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs.

Required Qualifications:

• Current licensure in Colorado as a Registered Nurse.


• Current CPR Certification. Maintenance of required CEU's.


• Clinical competence to utilize the nursing process to perform physical and cognitive assessments of residents.


• Good problem solver with abilities to make independent judgments utilizing initiative, discretion and the nursing process as needed.


• Demonstrates leadership ability.


• Effective communicator with staff, families and outside agencies.


• Ability to prioritize duties.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in long-term care.


• Customer service oriented with knowledge of successful customer service techniques.


• Understanding of current Antibiotic Stewardship, Infection Prevention and Infection Control and OSHA guidelines.

Essentials:

• Provides leadership and direction in the assigned unit


• Resident Care Functions:
  
  
  • Treats and ensures that residents are treated with respect and dignity.
  
  
  • Perform nursing techniques for the comfort and well-being of the resident.
  
  
  • Administers prescribed medications and treatments per MD orders.
  
  
  • Is drug knowledgeable and reports resident response, side effects, responds to drug considerations and reports problems or potential problems to the physicians.
  
  
  • Maintains all required documentation in an accurate and timely manner according to policies and procedures of the facility.
  
  
  • Follows all shift routines, policy and procedures regarding monitoring of vital signs, weights, administration of medications and treatments.
  
  
  
  


• Charting, Documentation and Assessment Functions.


• Attend nurse's meetings as scheduled.


• Maintain a clean, safe and efficient work environment.


• Maintains continuing education requirements.


• Other duties as assigned.

Situated at the base of the scenic Grand Mesa in Eckert, CO, Horizons Health Care Center offers staff the opportunity to connect with a tight community while surrounded by breathtaking scenery. We help to foster a work-life balance by offering employees paid-time off benefits as part of our comprehensive benefits package. Our diverse and involved staff members are supported by the commitment to maintain relationships of functional trust with every team member, to always practice solutions-focused problem solving, and to continually affirm each team member's contribution to the quality of our work.



Come join our team and learn why Volunteers of America National Services has been certified as a Great Place to Work for 6 years running by its employees and our employees said their work has a special meaning: this is not "just a job".



Take pride in helping others and join us today!


At VOANS, we celebrate sharing, encouraging and embracing diversity. Equal employment opportunities are available to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that blending individual strengths and unique personal differences nurtures and supports our organizations' shared commitment to our mission and creates an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to do their personal best. Apply Now