Job Description

Registered Nurse | RN

Type: Full-Time, 30 hours per week
Shift: Sunday through Wednesday, day shift 8 to 5

Location: Avamere at Chestnut Lane- 1219 NE 6th St., Gresham, OR 97030

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Avamere at Chestnut Lane is a Deaf and DeafBlind Community.
The ideal candidate will be someone proficient in ASL or willing to learn.

Responsibilities:

• Implement and maintain established nursing practice objectives and standards.
• Complete required recordkeeping while admitting, transferring, and discharging residents.
• Coordinate with nursing staff and support personnel daily to plan shift services, programs, and activities to ensure the resident’s total regimen of patient care is maintained.
• Provide direct patient care to residents.
• Prepare and administer medications and review medication cards for completeness and accuracy.
• Review patient care plans for appropriate resident goals, problems, approaches, and revisions based on nursing needs.
• Plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures necessary for providing quality patient care.
• Supervise the day-to-day nursing and caregiving activities performed by CNAs.
• Provide guidance and leadership to nursing personnel and make daily rounds of your unit to ensure staff are providing direct care in accordance with resident’s care plan and wishes.
• Develop and maintain rapport and employee culture with nursing staff, other department personnel, patients and residents, family members, and all other individuals involved in patient care.
• Chart nurses’ notes in an informative and descriptive manner that reflects the care provided to the resident and resident’s response to care.
• Participate in facility surveys by authorized government agencies.
• Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information in accordance with HIPAA guidelines.

Qualifications:

• Nursing degree from an accredited college or university.
• Current, unencumbered, active license to practice as an RN in this state.
  
• Must be a hands-on leader with a desire to train and mentor.
• Have a passion for enhancing the lives of seniors and their families

Experience:

• Knowledge of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to nursing care communities.
• Experience with electronic medical records and computer documentation systems.

Benefits:

We believe caring for others starts with caring for our own teams. Our benefits are designed to support your well-being, growth, and peace of mind—so you can focus on making a difference every day.

• Health Insurance: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans. Low individual and family deductible. - Benefits eligible at 30+ hours/week.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with discretionary employer match
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Premium Pay for Holidays worked, conditions apply
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Canopy: Free, confidential support for mental health, stress, family needs & work/life balance
• Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) options and CERA (Commuter Expense Reimbursement Account)
• Voluntary & Supplemental Insurance Options: Voluntary Life and AD&D, Short- and Long-Term Disability, plus Whole Life, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Legal Services.

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