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| Job details |
| Company name : |
Kindred Healthcare
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| Minimum experience : |
1 years |
| Maximum experience : |
2 years |
| Job type : |
Permanent |
| Gross pay : |
Negotiable for the right candidate |
| Job posted : |
Sep 06, 2008 |
| Job view count : |
165
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| Job description |
| Job description: |
At Kindred Healthcare, our mission is to promote healing, provide hope, preserve dignity and produce value for each patient, resident, family member, customer, employee and shareholder we serve. Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:KND) is a healthcare services company, based in Louisville, Kentucky, with annual revenues of over $4 billion.
Responsibilities:
- Interview applicants, recommend hires; participate in counseling to extent permitted by the State Practice Act
- Initiate and lead team conferences to develop individualized nursing care plans; assess and document resident's condition and nursing needs; assign team members who have the capabilities and qualifications to meet resident's needs
- Implement physicians' orders; administer medications, start IVs, perform treatments, procedures and special tests and document treatment as required by Kindred and local/state/federal rules and regulations
- Ensure supplies are used economically and equipment is clean and maintained in a safe manner
- Coordinate nursing care of residents scheduled for therapy or procedures by other departments
- Report and record observations and reactions regarding residents
- Assist or institute emergency measures for sudden adverse developments
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| Req. candidate profile : |
Qualifications:
- Must be skilled in directing, motivating and training staff and able to work as a member of a team; able to communicate effectively with residents, family members and all levels of the organization and maintain confidentiality. Should be a graduate of an accredited RN School of Nursing with valid RN state license, CPR certification and one year of nursing experience.
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| How to apply : |
Register to view
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| Third party mediation allowed : |
No |
| Telecommute : |
No |
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