Job Description

Lake Forest Place - RN Registry Occasional

$41.00 per hour for registry PLUS Shift and Weekend Differentials!

Registry/Occasional - (7am-3pm) - (3pm-11pm) shift

Lake Forest Place is looking for Registry Registered Nurses for the Skilled Nursing Departments.

Why choose us?

Benefits:

• Retirement Savings: 403(b) with employer match.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Confidential support services.
• Continuing Education Support: Tuition reimbursement and scholarship programs.
• Commuter Benefits: Public transportation and mileage reimbursement.
• Chaplain Counseling: Onsite 24/7 availability for spiritual and emotional support

Wellness:

• Wellhub: Gym benefit for fitness and health.
• Onsite Fitness Centers: Convenient access to gym facilities.
• Employee Engagement: Organize events to build community.
• Financial Counseling: Professional advice for financial wellbeing.
• Mentorship Program: Guidance and career development.

Essential Functions:

• Practices nursing within the scope of standards of nursing practice.
• Supports Presbyterian Home's policies and procedures and Nursing Department standards of care.
• Observes and preserves residents' rights.
• Communicates appropriately with supervisors, co-workers, other employees, physicians, consultants, residents, families, and visitors.
• Accepts accountability for clinical care of assigned residents.
• Makes rounds on residents frequently throughout each shift, assessing for changes in condition and response to care and treatment.
• Monitors the status of residents with acute problems.
• Provides direct nursing care to residents who require professional skilled care.
• Administers medications and treatments in accordance with established policies and procedures. Is familiar with indication for use, action, and major side effects of medications administered.

Education: Graduation from an approved registered professional nursing program.

Qualifications:

• Active, current Illinois license to practice professional nursing.
• CPR Certification Required - Accredited by American Heart Association.
• One year as an RN in a hospital (general care) or long-term care setting with adults preferred.
• Genuine interest in working with older adults.
• Knowledge of aging changes and common health problems of geriatric patients.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to direct nursing assistants.

About Us:
Presbyterian Living is an independent, not-for-profit senior living care organization of Life Planning Communities offering peace of mind through full continuum of care - independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing and memory care. We welcome people from all backgrounds at our family of communities that has served the Chicago, Illinois area since 1904. Presbyterian Living proudly serves older adults at Westminster Place and Ten Twenty Grove in Evanston, Lake Forest Place in Lake Forest, and The Moorings in Arlington Heights.

Presbyterian Living is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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