REGISTERED NURSE

ABOUT THE LEGACY LIVING AND REHABILITATION CENTER

The Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center, part of Campbell County Health’s comprehensive system of care facilities, is a long-term care facility offering both long-term care and short-term rehabilitation services in Gillette, Wyoming. Built with our residents and their families in mind, we are committed to providing dignified care and purposeful living every day.

JOB SUMMARY

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides direct nursing care to residents and supervises the day-to-day nursing activities following the current federal, state and local standards, guidelines and regulations that govern long-term care and skilled nursing facilities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Coordinate resident care with other departments.
• Communicate changes in resident’s condition with employees, physicians, residents, and family members.
• Perform administrative duties such as: completing medical documents, reports, evaluations, studies, charting etc.
• Admit, transfer and discharge residents as required
• Complete accident/incident reports
• Assure adequate supplies are available including but not limited to pharmaceuticals, resident personal supplies and equipment
• Assure that resident abuse does not occur
• Complete rounds to assess, develop and implement various types of care needs on each resident including but not limited to; wound care, behavior management, respiratory care etc.
• Provide treatments and care to medically complex residents in collaboration with the physician
• Attend care plan meetings as assigned
• Provide care plan updates as necessary to assure appropriate resident care
• Provide resident care according to physician orders and care plan.
• Administer medications and treatments according to physician orders and standard of practice.
• Respond to all resident call lights regardless of assignment
• Coordinate with outside agencies including but not limited to; hospitals, hospice, home health, lab, x-ray etc.
• Assist with training, supervision, reviews and corrective action for nursing personnel
• Make rounds to assess quality of care performance and teamwork by employees, assuring quality service
• Make recommendations to the Nursing supervisor concerning employee dismissals, transfers etc.
• Respond to resident and family grievances and report per policy
• Establish open lines of communication between all nursing personnel
• Maintain confidentiality and rights of resident, family, employee and facility information in compliance with PHI HIPAA policies and applicable regulations and company policy
• Maintain safe work environment and exhibit safe work practices
• Demonstrate a passion for caring as evidenced by interaction with co-workers, residents, families and visitors
• Participate in QAPI and other quality improvement initiatives
• Perform other duties as assigned

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Education
  • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• License
  • Current Wyoming RN license
• Experience
  • Experience in a long-term care nursing facility preferred