Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Seniors Resource Center (SRC) is looking for a Nurse to support our on-site Adult Day Services. Our Adult Day Program is open Monday through Friday and provides participants with daily socialization, activities, light breakfast, and lunch in a safe environment. We are looking for individuals who have a heart for older adults and are compassionate, reliable, dependable, and friendly.
SRC is dedicated to enhancing the independence, dignity and quality of life for seniors in the Metro Denver Area and surrounding communities. We believe seniors are a vital part of our community. At SRC we provide an array of services that enable older adults to remain in their homes and thrive. Services such as in-home care and adult day programs provide life-enriching activities and support both older adults and their caregivers. We help older adults remain independent and engaged.
Location: Seniors Resource Center, 3227 Chase St, Wheat Ridge, CO 80212
Job Type: Full time (M-F) Days 40 hours
Starting Pay: $28.00 – $30.00/hour, DOE
Full-Time Benefits include:
- 25 days PTO (accrued)
- 9 paid holidays
- Affordable Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance
- 401K plan with match
- Paid monthly training and professional development
Brief Overview:
The Nurse is responsible for monitoring the general health of Adult Day Program participants, providing basic first aid as needed, medication management and care planning for each client. This is not a typical nurse job, it’s a hands on opportunity to interact with participants and their families regularly. The Nurse works closing with the Care Manger and Adult Day team to ensure that the participant and their caregiver have support.
What you will do:
- Write individualized participant care plans and biographies including information about a participant’s needs and abilities in relation to activities of daily living (ADLS), psychosocial, dietary, medications
- Communicating with physicians for orders, and work with team as needed to obtain needed documents, such as advance directives, vaccination records, etc. in accordance with center policies and protocols
- Identify realistic goals for participants while at the program
- Communicate to interdisciplinary team how to best support participant in achieving those goals
- Communicating changes in condition, pain, concerns to care partners and documenting that communication in medical record
- Communicating with physician offices about medications needed to be taken on site, sending and receiving orders
- Conduct participant assessments
- Coordinate with family and any outside additional help, such as PT, OT
- Assist in the ongoing oversight, training and communication of QMAPS, CNAs) and other program staff that assist with participant ADL care
- Monitor and assist with activity programs and mealtime as needed to assess, participant changes in functional ability and behaviors provide intervention as needed
- Lead educational meetings and trainings to staff
- Facilitate support group for Caregivers
- Partners with site manager on other duties and leadership responsibilities
Required Qualifications:
- Dependable and committed to improving older adults’ lives
- Strong time management skills
- Patience and understanding of the older adult community
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
- Valid Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse License in the State of Colorado
- Experience working with individuals with Dementia
- Smartphone and willingness to learn/use technology
- Must be vaccinated or willing to be vaccinated to start - SRC is federally funded and required to have all employees vaccinated – this includes first two vaccinations and a booster, or one dose of a single dose vaccine and a booster
- Able to successfully pass a criminal background check
Desired Qualifications:
- Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) card or the ability to obtain one upon employment
- Experience in a care setting for the frail and cognitively impaired elderly
- Comprehensive office experience, including excel, electronic faxes, emails, answering phones, making copies etc. or ability to learn
Our people are passionate about what they do, the services they provide, and the clients they serve. If you’re looking for an opportunity to be a part of a team that values collaboration, innovation and dedication, we’re the right organization for you.
To Apply: Please forward Resume along with a Cover Letter to Mary Besson at MBesson@SRCAging.org
SRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer – We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions are based on job-related factors. Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform a job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. similarly, the following disclaimer may also be added: Note: Job descriptions are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job.
