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Bloomfield, CT | United States

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Job Description

What makes National Health Care Associates (NHCA) a GREAT fit for you?

Our mission is to provide our residents and their families with superior care delivered by staff dedicated to the principles of kindness, compassion, service, and excellence in an environment where individuality, dignity, and value of those who are served, as well as those who serve, is nurtured and appreciated. We believe that life, at all stages and with all of its challenges, is a precious gift to be shared and celebrated. It is our privilege to participate in the lives of our residents, their friends, and families by offering them not only physical but emotional care, comfort, and support.

At National Health Care Associates…We Touch People’s Lives.

Who You Are:

· Kind, Compassionate, Service Minded, Excellence Driven

MAJOR PURPOSE: Responsible for the overall operation and optimal quality of care for the residents on the assigned unit. Follows all health, sanitary, and infection control policies and maintains established standards of practice set forth by the facility's administration and the Nursing Policies and Procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to read, write and comprehend English; ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Interest in the nursing needs of the aged and the chronically ill with the ability to work with both.
• Nurse licensed in the State of employment. Minimum one year of education or experience in geriatric nursing or rehabilitation preferred.
• CPR certified.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:

• Holds daily shift report with nursing assistants assigned to the unit prior to the start of the shift. Reviews written daily assignments for each resident on the assigned unit. Assures assignments are completed before the end of the shift.
• Makes rounds on assigned residents at least once every two hours.
• Administers medication and treatments according to the physician's orders. Assumes responsibility for ordering medications.
• Collaborates with Care Plan Coordinator to develop and maintain nursing care plans and update these plans on a monthly basis or more often if the resident's condition changes.
• Contacts the resident's physician and family to notify them of a change in the resident's condition or accident/incident; also notifies the supervisor covering.

What We Offer:

An engaging and supportive work environment where every employee is valued, a rewarding career, and outstanding benefits, which currently include:

• Federal Student Loan BUY DOWN of up to $5000/year for RN’s and LPN’s
• Nursing Scholarship Program
• Weekly Pay
• Medical/RX plans HMO’s HSA
• Multiple Dental Plans
• Vision Plan
• Paid STD with voluntary buy-up
• Paid Life Insurance with voluntary buy-up dependent coverage
• LTD coverage
• 401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan
• Competitive wages
• Ample paid time off
• Shift/weekend differentials
• Modern/updated facilities
• Opportunity for advancement

Diversity, Inclusion, Engagement at National Health Care Associates:

At National Health Care Associates, we not only accept difference, we promote it, we embrace it, and we thrive on it for the betterment of our patients, our employees, and our culture.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected under applicable law.

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