Nurse

Nurse

Location: Fort Mitchell and Florence, Kentucky

Position Summary

Nurses at ESRW play a vital role in ensuring the success of each individual we serve. Nurses are part of the greater picture. We work in collaboration with other departments to ensure each client is reaching their full potential.

Essential Duties and Outcomes

1. Supports the delivery of a “best nursing practice” day health care program.
2. Provides nursing care and related services—using the nursing processes of assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation and evaluation—under the direction of the nursing manager based on physician orders and a client’s protocol of care.
3. Collaborates with other staff in the day health program to foster age-appropriate self-care and fine/gross motor, language/literacy, and social/emotional development.
4. Implements and documents nursing care and related activities under the direction of the nursing manager based on physician orders and a client’s protocol of care.
5. Educates, instructs, and trains parents/guardians/caregivers regarding their client’s health care.
6. Supervises and provides daily care services to address basic needs, including physical handling of client for wheelchair transfers, positioning, personal hygiene, toileting, dressing, and other such tasks as needed.

Competencies

1. Possesses critical thinking and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
2. Communicate effectively with individuals and/or groups in both private and public environments.
3. Demonstrates flexibility when seeking solutions.
4. Employs active listening skills and effective time management skills.
5. Demonstrates effective interpersonal communication skills to foster positive working relationships with others.
6. Maintains personal accountability in order to achieve results.
7. Competency in the nursing process and nursing protocols for various health conditions.
8. A caring, nurturing, encouraging, and patient attitude with clients.
9. Respect for clients and families without discrimination based on race, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status.
10. Commitment to Easterseals Redwood’s mission, vision, philosophy, values, and standards.
11. Clear speech and expressive language to support client and/or family communication.
12. A willingness to work as part of a team.
13. Professionalism in appearance, actions and behaviors in keeping with assigned role.
14. Reading, writing, spelling, and math abilities to support accurate completion of required reports.
15. A willingness to develop and sharpen skills necessary for effective performance.
16. Acceptable Criminal Background check, Client Abuse & Neglect Registry check and check of KY Nurse Aide Registry.
17. Current BLS certification upon hire and maintenance of annual certification.

Required Education and Experience

• Associate’s Degree/Diploma prepared RN with a current unencumbered license in the state of Kentucky.