Travel Nurse RN - Long-Term Care - $50 to $60 per hour in Salisbury, NC

Registered Nurse (RN) | Long-Term Care
Location: Salisbury, NC
Agency: 22nd Century Healthcare, Inc.
Pay: $50 to $60 per hour
Shift Information: Days - 5 days x 8 hours
Contract Duration: 2 Months
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Registered Nursing duties -Administrative

• Provide oversight of Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) and licensed nurses as directed by the Director of Nursing.
• Consult and coordinate with the interdisciplinary team (IDT) and healthcare professionals to assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualized resident care plans.
• Initiate requests for consultations or referrals as requested.
  Report any suspicion of abuse, neglect or exploitation that may have been committed to a resident in the facility.
• Perform administrative duties by completing medical forms, reports, studies, charting, etc.

Requirements

Registered Nurse duties- Direct Resident Care

• Provide nursing services to residents in accordance with scope of practice, facility policies and professional standards of care.
• Monitor residents for developments of acute changes of condition including confusion, fever, difficulty breathing, increased pain, difficulty with urination, loss of appetite, constipation, diarrhea,
  vision or hearing loss, general malaise, or decreased range of motion (ROM); conduct assessments and notify the provider as needed.
• Monitor the chronic health conditions of residents be f a miliar with reportable changes and potential causes for concern.
• Assist in the admission process; provide resident orientation as appropriate.
• Ensure that newly admitted residents have physician orders for immediate care.
• Assist with a discharge planning process that focuses on the resident's discharge goals and preparation for successful transition to post-discharge care.

Benefits

Identified holidays will be paid at flat rare plus time and one half: 

• New Years Day 
• Independence Day 
• Memorial Day 
• Thanksgiving Day 
• Christmas Day 
• Labor Day