Senior Registered Nurse

Company: Aveanna Healthcare
Location: Temecula
Posted on: November 2, 2024

Job Description:

Job Summary
Aveanna Healthcare seeks a compassionate and skilled Registered Nurse to provide high-quality patient care in a clinical setting. As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering and documenting skilled nursing care in accordance with developed care plans and physician orders.
Key Responsibilities

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• Deliver and coordinate quality patient care in compliance with physician orders.
  
• Continuously observe and assess patient condition and care needs, reporting changes to the supervisor and/or physician as appropriate.
  
• Document all activities, assessments, nursing actions, responses, and coordination of care in a timely manner.
  
• Develop, implement, and update the nursing care plan.
  
• Takes appropriate nursing action based on assessment and achieves expected outcomes.
  
• Recognizes changes in patient needs and responses requiring intervention and implements care to prevent risk or reduce risk.
  
• Accepts responsibility for personal and professional accountability by complying with Aveanna policies, state and federal regulations, accrediting bodies, and the Nurse Practice Act.
  
• Provides care utilizing infection control measures that protect both the staff and the patient according to OSHA standards.
  
• Educates the patient and family regarding the disease process, self-care techniques, and prevention strategies, and in meeting the patient's nursing needs.
  
• Maintains knowledge of competencies related to the nursing profession by participating in educational programs, continued education units, internal learning management skills, and skill evaluations.
  
  Requirements
  
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  • Graduate of an accredited Diploma, Associate, or Baccalaureate School of Nursing.
    
  • Current, unrestricted state license as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice.
    
  • Current CPR certification.
    
  • Demonstrated proficiency in clinical assessments, documentation, and compliance with nursing care and policies and procedures.
    
  • One (1) year of experience required working under current nursing license.
    
  • Continuing Education as required by state.
    
    Preferences
    
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    • Six (6) months of recent experience as a Licensed Nurse in a clinical care setting.
      
    • Home health experience.
      
      Physical Requirements
      
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      • Must be able to speak, write, read, and understand English.
        
      • Must be able to travel.
        
      • Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
        
      • Prolonged walking, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, twisting.
        
      • Must be able to sit and climb stairs.
        
      • Must have visual and hearing acuity.
        
      • Must have a strong sense of smell and touch.
        
      • Must be able to sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance.
        
      • Must be able to appropriately respond physically and mentally to emergency situations in the home or during transport.
        
        Environment
        
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        • Must be able to function in a wide variety of environments which may involve exposure to allergens and other various conditions.
          
        • Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and infectious diseases.
          
          Aveanna Healthcare is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer
          We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.

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