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Registered Nurse - Full Time, Part Time, and PRN

McLean County Nursing Home

Do you want to make a difference in your community? Do you have a passion for long term care? Then we have the job for you! McLean County Nursing Home in Normal, IL is under new management and building a strong team of compassionate caregivers to serve the members of our community.

Salary Range: $31.00 and up

NEW RATES!!

Shift Differentials for evening, overnight and weekends

Position Summary

The RN position will provide quality care to the residents of McLean County Nursing Home. RNs administer medications, oversee treatments, and ensure compliance with prescribed therapies. RNs keep accurate, detailed records of treatments and medications, assess and record patients’ vital signs and other information about their condition. RNs oversee routine care by CNAs and other support personnel while coordinating with physicians and other health care team members.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for nursing care of assigned residents
• Supervise resident-care personnel on his/her shift
• Prepare and administer medications and treatments
• Order medications per physician’s orders
• Chart medications and treatment in EMR
• Supervise serving of diets and fluid intake
• Ensure rehabilitative nursing procedures are performed
• Participate in staff meetings
• Assist in interpreting goals and objectives of facility for nursing service personnel
• Administer parenteral, intramuscular, and sub-cutaneous injections and IV therapy
• Ensure individual Resident Assessment and Comprehensive Care Plan is followed
• Transcribe physician’s orders; receive or place calls to physician
• Other duties as assigned by Director of Nursing or Nursing Home Administrator

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Working knowledge of nursing services, rehabilitation, therapy, and resident care
• Possess skills for continuous handling, fingering and feeling required for palpation, operating and maintaining equipment, and providing medical treatments for abnormal conditions, ie: wound care, resident care, and medication administration
• Possess skills to continuously comprehend and communicate with residents and co-workers, to follow written plans of care, and to respond to emergency alarms
• Concentrate on moderate and/or fine detail with frequent interruptions necessary to perform a variety of tasks
• Ability to remember multiple messages, information, and task assignments given to self and others
• Ability to communicate and collaborate with others and work as a team

Required Qualifications

• Current, active license as a registered nurse in Illinois
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience as a RN in a long-term care facility

Physical Requirements

• Occasionally transfers up to 75 pounds with assist while lifting and positioning and transferring residents
• Pushes/pulls medication carts requiring force of 10-30 pounds
• Pushes/pulls residents weighing 75-300 pounds in wheelchairs
• Reposition residents weighing 75-300 pounds in bed for treatments and nursing procedures as needed
• Stands and walks up to 75% of shift to provide resident assessments
• Stoops, bends, and squats as required to reach lower drawers on medication carts, adjust residents items, etc.
• Able to wear gloves and other PPE
• Identifies residents, call lights, and unusual occurrences on unit at at distance of 50 feet

Benefits Package

McLean County offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Medical Member Rewards Program
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flex Spending Account (FSA)
• Dependent Spending Account (DSA)
• Supplemental Insurance: Life, Critical Illness and Accident
• County provided Life Insurance
• Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF Pension)
• Paid time off: vacation days, personal days, sick days, holidays
• Identity Protection
• Charitable Giving
• Discounted Four Seasons Health Club Membership
• Employee Assistance Program

About McLean County Nursing Home

McLean County is the largest county by land area in the state of Illinois with a population of over 172,000. McLean County Government is a fast-moving and dynamic workplace established to locally administer Illinois State laws and serve the community in a variety of ways throughout our multitude of departments. With a $97 million operating budget, over 800 employees, and an Aa1 Bond Rating, McLean County Government is positioned to maintain and expand its reputation for excellence in local government.

McLean County Nursing Home has a long tradition of providing for the welfare and care of its citizens dating back to 1878. In 1974 the citizens of the County decided to continue the tradition of providing care to the elderly when they passed a referendum to build the current Nursing Home, at its current location.

While the citizens of McLean County can be very proud of the building they have provided, our most important asset is the professional, dedicated, and caring staff who work in our facility.

Our philosophy is to provide quality care in an atmosphere that allows both residents and their families to feel comfortable and welcomed during the resident’s stay. McLean County Nursing Home has a history of having a solid reputation in the community for providing consistent, quality care for those who live here. We intend to uphold that reputation by continuing to maintain and improve our standards of excellence.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, PRN

Pay: From $31.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Geriatrics

Physical setting:

• Acute care
• Long term care

Standard shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift

Supplemental schedule:

• Overtime

Weekly schedule:

• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Nursing: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Preferred)
• RN (Preferred)

Work Location: In person