HC - Nurse Extern

Why Hillcrest Health & Rehabilitation Center?

Once hired, you'll be working with an award-winning staff comprised of professionals dedicated to maintaining the highest quality of life for our residents while encouraging the support of family, friends, and community. As such, we've been recognized with the following accolades:

Top 10 Caregiving, Nursing Care, and Supportive Care

facility every year since 2016.
People's Choice Award for Health & Rehabilitation Centers

by the News Journal in Corbin, KY.
Bronze Award Winner

by the American Health Care Association (AHCA) in 2016.
The Rewards!

We believe that positive resident experiences begin with positive employee experiences. That's why we're proud to offer:

Comprehensive benefits package to include:
Health, Vision, & Dental Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan

with Company Match
Company Paid

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off (PTO)
Paid Holidays
Employee celebrations
Professional recognition
Career Development Opportunities
Educational opportunities with local nursing schools
Mentorship/Supervisory promotional opportunities

Some benefits available to full-time employees only.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform tasks/acts that are routinely part of any nursing assistant's job description. Following verification of skills competency to perform specific tasks/acts, the nurse extern shall perform the following tasks/acts as determined by his/her nursing supervisor:

Provide personal care including bath, shampoo, shave, back rub, position changes, makes beds, prepares patients for meals, feeds patients and passes ice water.
Answer call lights and bells promptly to determine and meet patient needs.
Collect specimens, stool, urine, sputum, etc.
Collect food and hydration input and urine and bowel output and record appropriately.
Take vital signs.
Obtain and record pertinent patient information per facility policy.
Assist with and/or feed patients, provides between meal nourishments, fresh drinking water, and encourage fluids when indicated.
Assist in progressive ambulation of patients by wheelchair, stretcher, and bed.
Administer enemas, douches, and document appropriately.
Apply ace bandages and elastic stockings and sequential compression devices.
Observe isolation technique and give direct care to patients in isolation.
Assist in ostomy care and education.
Apply orthopedic appliances and/or assistive devices as ordered by physician.
Other tasks as directed by his/her supervising RN.

Required Education