RN - Registered Nurse (New rate starting at $36/hour) Nightshift position with shift differential

Hillcrest Health and Rehabilitation Center is hiring Registered Nurses (RN) to provide individualized nursing care to patients in our facility. This is a nightshift position offering competitive wages with shift differential pay and experience-based compensation.

Clinical Setting

You will work in a health and rehabilitation center serving elderly and disabled residents. The facility has been recognized for its commitment to quality care and community involvement.

Responsibilities

• Utilize nursing knowledge and skills to safely implement preventative, therapeutic, and rehabilitative nursing care for assigned patients and families
• Perform independent nursing functions using established procedures, policies, guidelines, and standards
• Administer medications accurately and observe patient responses, documenting in the medical record
• Maintain and coordinate communication among patients, significant others, staff, and physicians
• Ensure effective communication with patients and significant others as reflected in the plan of care
• Provide timely and relevant change-of-shift reports to incoming nursing staff
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare team members to coordinate patient care
• Use written and audiovisual materials to provide patient and family education using appropriate teaching methods
• Assist patients and family members with concern, empathy, and respect for confidentiality and privacy
• Answer and refer telephone calls and inquiries to ensure accurate and timely communication
• Perform other duties as assigned

Schedule and Shifts

Available shifts:

• 7:00 am - 7:00 pm
• 7:00 pm - 7:00 am

Night and weekend shift differentials are offered. You may be required to work holidays.

Compensation and Benefits

• Starting rate: $36/hour with night shift differential
• Experience-based pay available
• Comprehensive benefits package (some benefits available to full-time employees only):
• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Company-paid life insurance
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Paid holidays
• Employee celebrations and professional recognition
• Career development opportunities including educational partnerships with local nursing schools and mentorship/supervisory promotional opportunities

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license
• Ability to perform essential job duties including frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, stooping, bending, turning, and stretching
• Finger and hand dexterity
• Visual and hearing acuity
• Ability to frequently lift or move residents and objects weighing over 50 pounds
• Ability to assist with resident evacuation
• Ability to work with ill, disabled, and elderly residents
• Demonstrated personal effectiveness, credibility, stress management, composure, teamwork orientation, technical capacity, initiative, flexibility, ethical conduct, and customer/client focus

Physical Demands

• Frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, stooping, bending, turning, and stretching
• Exposure to falls, burns from equipment, odors, infectious waste, and diseases throughout the shift
• Work in well-lit or dimly-lit, tempered environments

Additional Requirements

• Must remain drug-free and alcohol-free when reporting to work, while at work, and while engaged in work-related activities
• Must comply with all Healthcare Act rules and regulations and related laws
• Must maintain confidentiality of all resident care information
• May be required to attend activities outside the facility to stay current with new developments, best practices, and regulatory changes
• Application includes option to share specific availability