Res Care Nurse (Heights)

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

The primary purpose of this position is to coordinate total nursing care for residents. Participates in resident and family teaching and provides leadership by working cooperatively in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in a clinical setting and in accordance with current applicable federal, state and local standards, guidelines and regulations, policies and procedures, ethical statement and resident rights, subject to the employee handbook.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• Current Ohio license for nursing.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This position requires a full range of body motion with intermittent walking, lifting, bending, climbing, squatting, kneeling, twisting, sitting and standing.  This individual will be required to lift 50 pounds or more.  This position requires individuals to lift work above the shoulders.  Must have corrected vision and hearing in the normal range.  This individual must have excellent verbal communication skills to perform daily tasks.

This position is classified at risk for possible occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens (HBV, HIV, etc.)