Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg
Res-Care, Inc
Athens, GA

REGISTERED NURSE -Watkinsville

Our Company ResCare Community Living Overview Join a team of passionate and caring clinicians who make a difference in people's lives. Our nursing group focuses on compassion and meeting the needs of our clients in a variety of settings. If your passion is outstanding patient care coupled with a desire to help others live their best life, then come work for us. Apply today! Responsibilities * Attends and actively participates in weekly team meetings * Provides rehabilitation and coordinates medical needs for clients * Medication Monitoring and Administration by oral medication or needle injections * Orders, reviews, monitors, and discontinues medications as ordered by the physician * Assists with keeping within assigned nursing budget * Conducts assessments and approves plan of care and service delivery methods * Performs competency and skills evaluations on employees who provide direct care * Informs the physician and staff of changes in the client's medical or mental condition and needs * Writes progress notes, summaries, and discharges * Implements the treatment/rehabilitative activities and strategies * Reports significant/major incidents or accidents and notifies proper authorities of circumstances or situations that present possible health hazards * Follows consumer health plans and provides and promotes consumer choice and facilitate independence * Assists in maintaining and updating nursing, pharmacy, infection control, and health and safety policies and procedures * Other tasks as assigned Qualifications * Must be 21 years of age * Holds a bachelor's degree in nursing or related health and human services field from an accredited college or university OR an RN from an accredited two-year program * Valid driver's license and insurance required About our Line of Business ResCare Community Living has four decades of experience in the disability services field, providing support to individuals who need assistance with daily living due to an intellectual, developmental or cognitive disability. Our community living services are provided in 27 states with several thousand programs and a comprehensive range of high-quality services, including: Community Living, Adult Host Homes for adults regardless of disability, Behavioral/Mental Health Support, In-home Pharmacy Solutions, Telecare and Remote Support, Supported Employment and Training Programs, and Day programs. For more information, please visit www.rescarecommunityliving.com. Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn.