Payrate is Starting $42.50/hour

St. Elizabeth Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is currently seeking a Registered Nurse-Full Time who will be responsible and accountable for the effective overall management of clinical services and for providing quality nursing care to all elders. Responsibility lies in coordinating three major areas: Elder care, Administration of Medications and treatment and Clinical Assessments of the Elders. The Neighborhood Nurse is accountable to the Quality of Care Advisor of the neighborhood or the designated Supervisor of the shift and the Assistant Community Advisor.

The Neighborhoods at St. Elizabeth Rehabilitation and Nursing Center provides a comprehensive array of individualized rehabilitation and nursing services, including short-term rehabilitation, skilled nursing care, memory care and in-patient hospice care.

JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Utilizes nursing process prioritizing care in decision-making when identifying problems and implementing activities
  related to elder care.
•  Maintains necessary elder care documentation per policies and procedures and as required by State and Federal
  regulations.
• Follows and reviews nursing care plans for individual elders on an on-going basis.
• Administers direct nursing care to selected elders to maintain clinical competence and/or to assess nursing care
  requirements of a particular elder.
• Works collaboratively with staff, peers and other health care professionals to ensure effective clinical management of
  elder care and practices.
•  Demonstrates ability to provide Elder care consistent with policies and procedures
• Maintains an environment that promoted quality of life on the Neighborhood.
• Evaluates assignments for nursing staff based on elder care needs and neighborhood needs.
• Participates in the evaluation process of nursing staff.
• Maintains adequate supplies on neighborhood and contains costs.
• Assists new staff members in the adjustment and orientation process.
• Works Collaboratively with al staff members and Volunteers on designated shift.
•  Seeks assistance from Assistant Community Advisor, Quality of Care Advisor, or Supervisor as necessary in addressing
  clinical issues.
• Notifies Assistant Community Advisor or Supervisor in verbal and written form of any substandard work performance
  that requires disciplinary action.
• Adheres to Infection Control and environmental safety procedures.
• Delegates tasks to appropriate staff to ensure effective functioning of the unit.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Graduate from a State approved school of nursing. Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Maryland.
• Must be CPR certified. Must possess clinical experience in long-term care and the Dementia population.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of fifty- (50) lbs. with or without accommodation.
• Must be able to see and hear or use prosthesis that will enable these senses to function.
• Obtains annual PPD and meets other regulatory requirements.

Join Catholic Charities of Baltimore where you will be an important member of a trauma-informed care organization that promotes a culture of safety, empowerment, healing, and self-care, and that believes that every person has infinite worth and promise.

Catholic Charities is an equal opportunity employer