Contract

Iron River, United States

Position Name

RegisteredNurse - Long Term Care (LTC)

Sage GroupHealthCare Staffing is seeking Registered Nurse LTC for travel /contract position in Iron River, MI. Accepting both local and traveler candidates.

Specialty

LTC

Start Date

ASAP

Employment Type

Full-time, Travel, Contract, Temporary

Contract Length

13 weeks-Accepting Local and Travel Candidates

Pay Rate

Range $1800 to $1872 weekly Gross pay (Non-taxable travel/housing and M&I stipend available for qualified/eligible travelers)

Unit

LTC

Shift

12 Hours; Days, 6a - 6.30p

Schedule

36 hours / week guaranteed, 3 shifts per week including weekend and holidays as needed/scheduled. No call.

Position Requirements

• Registered Nurse: 1+ years - Required
• Long Term Care (LTC) experience: Recent/Current 6 months – Required
• Travel experience - Highly preferred

Education, License and Certification Requirements

• RN License for State of MI - Required
• BLS Certifications from AHA- Required

Job Description

• Provide all aspects of Nursing care for patients in the LTC setting.
• Observe each resident on a continuing basis alert to changes in mentaland physical well-being; notifies the Supervisor of pertinent observations anddiscusses the need to notify physician; and receive Resident Status Report fromoff-going shift and give on-coming shift a detailed report of each resident’sstatus and events of the shift.
• Record narcotics on a 30 days basis
• Accurately receive, transcribe, and carry out physician’s orders.
• Administer medications and treatments as ordered by the physician andmake proper documentation via a computerized system.
• Perform wound care and have knowledge of wound vacs.
• Perform regular duties on the unit such as checking appointments forthe day; checking Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy appointments;checking activity board; reminding staff of ambulation list, weights, bloodpressures, and to document nutritional charts.
• Monitor LNA documentation andupdate LNA clipboard; oversight of infection control practices on the unit;ensure that unit is clean and hazard‑free. Following the chain of command,report any problems to the Nurse Manager/Nursing Supervisor. Encourage LNAobservations and include them when documenting and reporting.
• Admit, discharge and transfer residents, completing documentation andnotifications as necessary.
• Complete 24-hour report for his/her assigned unit(s); check new orders;complete list of residents on antibiotics, precautions, etc.; maintainconsistent communication with the Nurse Manager/ Nursing Supervisor regardingresident issues or concerns with staff; differentiating between acute andnon-emergency problems; and attend all mandatory staff/educational meetings andnon-mandatory meetings as assigned.
• Communicate with residents’ families to resolve resident concerns andproblems to notify family members of new orders, and to obtain consent whennecessary.
• Receive incoming calls and determine appropriate response required.
• Follow State and Federal Regulations regarding the storage, usage anddocumentation of controlled medications including counting at the change ofshift; notifies appropriate Supervisor if discrepancies are present.