RN (Skilled Nursing) – Our Lady on Mercy Life Center – Guilderland, NY

If you are looking for a RN position in skilled nursing, to meet your schedule as full time, this could be your opportunity.  Here at St. Peter's Health Partner's, we care for more people in more places.

Our Lady of Mercy Life Center is committed to providing quality services with the outstanding compassion for which St. Peter's is renowned. Our well-trained staff's devotion to our residents leads to better outcomes and higher ratings in resident and family satisfaction surveys.

Divided into four units of 40 residents each, four private rooms and 18 semiprivate rooms, Our Lady strives to maintain the intimacy of a homelike setting. To help foster a sense of community and friendship among the residents, each unit has its own distinctively decorated dining room.

Position Highlights:
Top Class Care: Facility ranked in the top 5% of nursing homes nationally for 2020 and 2021
Quality of Life: Where career opportunities and quality of life converge
Advancement:  Strong orientation program, tuition assistance and career development
Work/Life:  Leadership team tries to be as accommodating with schedule as possible and have multiple shift options open
Flexible schedule: Work schedule has some flexibility as team understand real world hurdles and offer multiple scheduling options like 12 hour shifts, 5 hour shifts, etc
Multiple units: The facility has long-term care units, dementia unit and a sub acute unit offering med surg care to their residents
Team engagement: Leadership team engaged on the floor and utilizes team suggestions for innovative decision making
No mandating: Team does not mandate their nursing staff
Close to home: Location that is an easy commute from Schenectady, Rotterdam, Albany and Latham

What you will do:
Responsible and accountable to utilizing the nursing process to diagnose and treat human responses to actual or potential problems of individuals or groups.

Responsibilities:
Admission assessment consistent with guidelines and interview resident/significant others to complete health history
Utilize resources to assess residents with conditions that are new, unfamiliar or not commonly seen on unit
Interpret overt/covert assessment data to determine when resident is at acute psychological and/or psychosocial risk then report and record the interpretation
Inform and educate resident what care or service is to be provided
Develop and contribute to a plan of care based on potentially existing problems, expected resident response and the medical plan of care
Communicate the plan of care by using methods that include action plans, goals and time frames

What you will need:

Required:
A current license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of New York
Associate’s degree in nursing or Degree of Nursing from an accredited school

Pay Range:$33.10  - $47.75

Pay is based on experience, skills, and education. Exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be paid within the base salary equivalent of the stated hourly rates. The pay range may also vary within the stated range based on location.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
 

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.