DescriptionRegistered Nurse (RN)Setting: Skilled nursingStatus: Full-timeShift: $36+/hour DOEBonus: $15,000.00 paid out in 12 monthly installments over first year.Location: Avamere Heritage Rehab - 7411 Pacific Ave. Tacoma, WA 98404Nestled in the Pacific Northwest in scenic Tacoma, Washington is Avamere Heritage Rehabilitation of Tacoma, an 89-bed skilled nursing community.Quality care is important at Avamere, evident in their recognition by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living as part of their Quality Initiative Recognition Program.The team compassionately enhances lives of not just their residents and patients, but their surrounding area as well. They participate in and raise funds during the annual Walk to End Alzheimer's in support of Alzheimer's awareness and research. They also recognize health observances in their own building by wearing pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.Employee Benefits:Tuition assistanceMentorship opportunities & Career developmentEmployee assistance program featuring counseling services, financial coaching, free legal services and moreGenerous employee referral programPaid time off/sick leave (rolls over annually)401K retirement plan with employer matchComprehensive benefits package with medical coverage, voluntary dental, vision, and life insurance, short-term disability, and AD&D coverageAccess up to 50% of your net earned income before paydayResponsibilities:Implement and maintain established nursing practice objectives and standards; Provide direct patient care to residents.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.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.Supervise the day-to-day nursing and caregiving activities performed by CNAs.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:Must possess a nursing degree from an accredited college or university.Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as a RN in this state.Knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations and guidelines that pertain to nursing care facilities.Experience with Electronic Medical Records and computer documentation systems.Knowledge of reimbursement programs, Medicare and Medicaid preferred.Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information in accordance with HIPAA guidelines.Avamere Living, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-VerifyQualificationsLicenses & CertificationsRegistered Nurse (required)Avamere Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer