Location:
Lantern Hill by Erickson Senior Living
Join our team as a Registered Nurse (RN). The RN promotes, restores, and maintains resident’s health and wellbeing by collaborating with providers, the interdisciplinary team, and care associates. The RN’s primary role is to provide physical and psych-social support to residents and families.
Schedule
Full Time Day Shift (7:00AM - 3:30PM)
How you will make an impact
- Developing relationships with the residents and their families using a consistent caregiver approach, supporting the resident’s physical, spiritual, emotional, and clinical needs, and focusing on placing the resident first.
- Performing all clinical duties in accordance with the state nurse practice act and nursing standards of practice
- Promoting resident’s independence by establishing resident care goals, teaching resident/family members to understand a resident’s condition, medication, and self-care skills
- Monitoring a resident clinical and care conditions to identify any changes in status and acting on those changes to ensure patient comfort and safety
- Working alongside the care associates to perform routine nursing care to assigned residents as needed
- Maintaining infection prevention practices, administering medications, and performing treatments per orders.
- Developing and coordinating a comprehensive Holistic plan of care to meet the resident’s clinical and care needs in collaboration with the interdisciplinary and neighborhood team
- Supporting resident’s preferences, routines, and choices in resident’s electronic medical record
- Ensuring that documentation is current, accurate, and timely.
- Participating in care conferences for designated residents as requested by Clinical Manager
What you will need
- Must have a minimum of 6 months experience as an RN.
- Experience in caring for seniors or senior with cognitive impairment preferred.
- Basic computer skills required including experience with Microsoft Office, internet and web applications.
- Experience with an electronic medical record is preferred.
- Must have an active RN license in the state of New Jersey.
- CPR certification required.
Please note that specific state regulations and requirements may be applicable. These regulations take precedence over the requirements outlined in the job description.
Lantern Hill is a beautiful 20-acre continuing care retirement community in New Providence, New Jersey. We’re part of a growing national network of communities managed by Erickson Senior Living, one of the country’s largest and most respected providers of senior living and health care. Lantern Hill helps people live better lives by fulfilling our promises of a vibrant lifestyle, financial stability, and focused health and well-being services for those who live and work with us. As part of our team, you'll enjoy flexibility and work-life balance to meet your personal and professional goals, and we are committed to providing you with opportunities to learn and grow.
