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Estimated Pay info$47 per hour
Hours Full-time
Location Branford, Connecticut

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Job Description

Job Description

We are seeking a candidate with the following qualifications and experience:

  • Works with the DON to effectively plan, organize, direct, and implement a comprehensive facility-wide nursing program. 

  • Provides nursing leadership in order to meet the goals of the ARK organization and the individual center. 

  • Ensures patient care assignments are consistent with staff competencies, scope of practice and the needs of the patients. 

  • Creates an environment that is respectful, team oriented and responsive to the concerns of staff, residents and families. 

  • Completes rounds on the units to observe residents and to determine if nursing needs are being met. 

  • Provides patient care when required. 

  • Monitors nursing care to ensure positive clinical outcomes and minimize rehospitalizations. 

  • Ensures Point Click Care (PCC) is utilized according to the Business Processes. 

  • Encourages communication between licensed nursing staff and CNAs during and between shifts. 

  • Encourages shift-to-shift communication between incoming and outgoing nursing staff. 

  • Ensures timely and accurate compliance of the MDS process and that it reflects the residents’ plan of care. 

  • Reviews prospective admissions in relation to existing nursing capabilities and ensures readiness to treat. 

  • Contacts attending physician to obtain orders as indicated (i.e., admission, change in condition, etc.). 

  • Ensures that Physician Orders are followed as prescribed. 

  • Oversees medication management to ensure adequate supplies and that all medications are handled in accordance with ARK policy. 

  • Ensures that resident’s attending physician and family or responsible party are promptly notified of any significant change in the residents’ health condition. 

  • Facilitates discharge planning process and provides consultation as needed. 

  • Investigates resident/family complaints and takes appropriate actions to bring to resolution. 


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Posting ID: 1280010026 Posted: 2026-08-11 Job Title: Registered Nurse