RN

About the job

Sullivan Park Care Center in Spokane Valley is hiring a full-time registered nurse (RN) to supervise the facility's daily nursing activities during the shift. The RN assists the Director of Nursing, makes sure enough nurses and nursing assistants are on duty, and gives direct care when needed.

Sullivan Park Care Center is a long-term care facility; it names its core values as excellence, trust, accountability, mutual respect and love.

What you'll do

• Direct daily nursing activities, set work assignments and delegate authority to charge nurses
• Make sure enough licensed nurses and nursing assistants are on duty and make daily rounds to check their work
• Visit residents daily to check their physical and emotional status, and give direct care when needed, including starting IVs and collecting specimens
• Monitor medication passes and treatments and review medication cards for accuracy
• Admit, transfer and discharge residents and notify physicians and family of changes in condition
• Help write assessments and care plans, review nurses' notes and help with MDS scheduling and revisions
• Attend facility committees such as infection control and quality assessment and help plan staff in-service training
• Keep nursing areas clean and safe and follow infection control procedures

What you need

• At least a nursing degree from an accredited college or university
• Training in rehabilitative and restorative nursing
• 2 years or more of nursing experience
• A current, unencumbered, active RN license in the state
• Current CPR certification
• Able to push, pull, move or lift at least 25 pounds to 5 feet high and carry it 50 feet
• A medical and physical exam as facility policy requires

Preferred

• Experience in a long-term care facility
• Knowledge of and experience with PCC

Schedule

• Full-time
• May need to work past normal hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary, and may be called back in emergencies

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage with low monthly premiums for employees and dependents
• A 401(k) plan with an employer match
• Vacation that accrues at 4 hours a month and 48 hours of sick time a year for full-time staff
• 7 paid holidays a year