Registered Nurse (RN) - Full-Time or Part-Time

Position Overview

POSITION: REGISTERED NURSE (Full or Part time).

Responsible to:

Key Responsibilities

• Conducts initial nursing assessments/reassessments of participants; monitors health problems and develops and implements nursing care plans.
• Monitors vital signs for each participant, including blood pressure, on a regular basis.
• Assists participants in maintaining optimum health, coordinating and supervising health screening programs, assisting with prescribed medications, and giving first aid as needed.
• Provides health counseling to participants and their families on an individual or group basis.
• Develops and delivers health-related training to staff, volunteers, and families.
• Refers participants and their families to appropriate community health care agencies or facilities and acts as a liaison with such organizations.
• Coordinates personal care activities for all participants and supervises health care aides in personal care duties.
• Acts as a nursing consultant for staff and as the primary liaison with participants’ physicians as appropriate.
• Maintains current and accurate case management records; prepares various written reports and correspondence.
• Serves as a member of the Multidisciplinary Team participating in initial assessments, care planning, and ongoing re-evaluations of participants’ care.
• Assists the Nursing Supervisor in implementing Infection Control policies and procedures in the Center.
• Liaises with the Consultant Pharmacist for quarterly visits and takes follow-up action on recommendations.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Required Qualifications

• Satisfactory completion of an approved nursing school with a current license to practice in California as a Registered Nurse.
• Experience working with frail, senior, or disabled adults.
• Flexibility, initiative, creativity, and strong organizational skills.
• Bilingual in Chinese/English or Vietnamese/English is strongly preferred.
• Ability to see and hear in order to interact with others effectively.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to lift a minimum of 20 lbs.

Benefits & Perks

• Salary: $41.00 - $50.20 per hour with benefits.
• To apply, please send your resume to Human Resources, Family Bridges, Inc., 168 11th Street, Oakland, CA 94607; Fax: (510) 839–2435; E-mail: HR@familybridges.org.