Registered Nurse - Full Time-Night Shift

Join our team and experience the work atmosphere you have always wanted to be a part of! We offer realistic patient caseloads that result in a reasonable workflow.

This practice will allow you to really get to know your patients!

Experience all the benefits of working for a company that values their employees by providing a robust incentive and benefits package :

• Shift Differential and Weekend Differential pay
• Pay increases based on education and years of experience
• Generous Paid Time Off, available upon completion of orientation
• Tuition Assistance up to $5,000 per year
• 401k With up to 5% company match
• Generous Sign on Bonus paid on first check
• Top Tier Health, Vision and Dental Insurance
• Employee Assistance, Free Wellness Clinic, Perks and More!

New Vista supports Nursing Certification in Developmental Disabilities.

Location

Bingham Gardens ICF, 4401 Louise Underwood Way, Louisville, KY 40216

Required Education and Experience

Minimum of 1 year of nursing experience with an Associate or bachelor's degree in nursing and a valid Registered Nurse license issued by the Kentucky Board of Nursing or a state Nursing Board in the "Compact State Agreement".

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Responsible, in designated role, for providing, directly or through contract, competitive / supported employment / work training for all Bingham Gardens residents.
• Responsible for ensuring all Bingham Gardens residents are given ample and sufficient support and services necessary to ensure they can become an active member within the community which will assist with enhancing their lives.
• Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, performs thorough nursing assessments, provides care for ill or injured clients, and documents care in client's chart.
• Follow Nursing Plan of Care. Administer medication and treatment.
• Supervises licensed practical nurse and sub-professional staff in executing physicians' orders and proper nursing procedures.

Ensures all physician orders are carried out in a timely manner.

• Administration of medications via feeding tube, PO, or IV. Administers injections. Responds to facility emergency codes.
• Serves as a member of the client's treatment team, investigates and reports on unusual incidents involving client care.
• Reports physical signs and symptoms, and mental status to the physician. Makes medical nursing rounds.
• Performs thorough nursing assessments on new admissions.
• Interacts with clients and families and explains treatment to the level of their understanding.
• Attends in-service training programs and participates in drills for and responds to facility emergencies.
• Learn and follow all policies and procedures.
• Ensures all documentation in client's chart is thorough, clear, concise, and timely.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position requires supervision of LPNs.

While we welcome all to apply, there are some position specific background stipulations that must be met to comply with various regulatory and contractual requirements.

New Vista prohibits discrimination and harassment against any applicant, employee or contractor based on sex, race, color, age, national or ethnic origin, religion, physical disability, mental disability, genetic information, martial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, pregnancy, or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, working conditions, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, wage and salary administration, employee benefits and training.

It is also the company's policy to prohibit all forms of retaliation against any individual who has complained of harassing or discriminatory conduct, encouraged another to complain, participated in an investigation into such complaints, or opposed unlawful discrimination.