Facility Registered Nurse / RN / $5,000 (rhahealthservices)

Job Description

We are hiring for:

Facility Registered Nurse / RN / $5,000

Type:

Regular

If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!  

To provide professional care to service users, aimed at preventing disease and maintaining good health care.

We are hiring a Registered Nurse/RN at our Bear Creek Facility in La Grange, NC!

We are offering a $5,000 SIGN-ON-BONUS!

The Position: We’re looking for Registered Nurses

Payrate: $38.00 an hour

Bonus: $5,000

Schedule: 1st and 2nd shift

• 1st- 7am-7pm
• 2nd- 7pm-7am

As a nurse with RHA will have an opportunity to practice holistic nursing and to positively impact the lives of others by providing healthcare oversight and monitoring for the people we serve.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide holistic nursing care to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities

• Observe, assess, and evaluate the health needs or the people we support

• Provide health related training to unlicensed personnel

• Teach the people we serve to monitor their health and provide medication administration training to the people we serve when appropriate

• Administer medications and treatments or assist the person supported with medication administration

• Assist with ensuring preventative and routine medical appointments are scheduled

• Conduct medication closest assessments

• Perform quality assurance checks and observations to ensure unlicensed personnel are performing health related tasks as assigned

• Collect health related data

• Conduct nursing assessments

• Observe for and report any abnormal health related findings to the physician

• Communicate with physicians, pharmacies, medical suppliers, and the Interdisciplinary Team

• Advocate for the people supported and assist with developing community supports to promote optimal health for the people supported

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited registered nurse program

• BSN preferred, but not required

• Current nursing license with no restrictions to practice nursing.

• Must be able to communicate effectively with Interdisciplinary Team Members, as well as the people supported and their families

• Must be able to work independently, be organized, and possess the ability to prioritize work tasks

• Current CPR Certification or eligibility to obtain certification

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Why Should You Apply?

• Ability to help others and make a difference

• Ability to join a team of dedicated caregivers, where you will be a valued member of a care team, enabling people RHA supports identify and achieve personal goals, experience, meaningful days, participated in the community, and live more independently.

​ Physical requirements include: ability to regularly lift 20 pounds. Must be able to lift a minimum of 40 pounds. Must be able to pull a minimum of 25 pounds. Must be able to squat, kneel, crawl, crouch, climb, and stoop. Must be able to regularly stand and walk. Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in CPR from the floor level. Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision. Must be able to communicate.

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Pre-employment screening:

• Complete criminal background
• Name checked in the registries. (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities)
• Drug testing
• Education verification and other credentialing based on position requirements.
• Proof of employment history or references (if required)
• Positions that require driving Proof of driver's license, driver's insurance, and vehicle, IF required for providing transportation for individuals.

We offer the following benefits to employees:

• Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!
• Employee perks and discount program: to help you save money!
• Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
• Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
• 401(k) retirement savings program
• Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
• Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
• Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities

*contract/contingent workers and interns do not qualify for any of the above benefits

EEO Statement RHA is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, we provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact our solutions center.

About RHA:

At RHA Health Services, we help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health and/or substance use needs live their best lives. Our mission is to provide a safe and healthy environment while creating opportunities for personal outcomes.

For over 30 years, the people we serve and support have remained at the very center of everything we do. RHA currently provides services in North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and New Jersey.

If you are ready to make a difference in the lives of people we serve and support apply to join the team today.