Registered Nurse (RN)

**$5,000 Sign-on Bonus**

Status: Full-Time or Part-Time

Wage: $40 - $50/hr 

Shift:  Evening or NOC available

Location: St. Francis of Bellingham - 3121 Squalicum Parkway Bellingham, WA 98225

Employee Benefits:

• Tuition assistance
• Mentorship opportunities & Career development
• Employee assistance program featuring counseling services, financial coaching, free legal services and more
• Generous employee referral program
• Paid time off/sick leave (rolls over annually)
• 401K retirement plan with employer match
• Comprehensive benefits package with medical coverage, voluntary dental, vision, and life insurance, short-term disability, and AD&D coverage
• Access up to 50% of your net earned income before payday

Responsibilities:

• Implement and maintain established nursing practice objectives and standards; Provide direct patient care to residents.
• Complete required recordkeeping while admitting, transferring, and discharging residents.
• Coordinate with nursing staff and support personnel daily to plan shift services, programs, and activities to ensure the resident’s total regimen of patient care is maintained.
• Prepare and administer medications and review medication cards for completeness and accuracy.
• Review patient care plans for appropriate resident goals, problems, approaches, and revisions based on nursing needs.
• Supervise the day-to-day nursing and caregiving activities performed by CNAs.
• Chart nurses’ notes in an informative and descriptive manner that reflects the care provided to the resident and resident’s response to care.
• Participate in facility surveys by authorized government agencies.
• Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information in accordance with HIPAA guidelines.

Qualifications:

• Must possess a nursing degree from an accredited college or university.
• Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as a RN in this state.
• Knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations and guidelines that pertain to nursing care facilities.
• Experience with Electronic Medical Records and computer documentation systems.
• Knowledge of reimbursement programs, Medicare and Medicaid preferred.
• Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information in accordance with HIPAA guidelines.

Avamere Living is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify.