What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel Nurse RN - Long-Term Care - $2,954 per week in Wrangell, AK position at Cynet Health?
- Job Title:** Registered Nurse
- Job Specialty:** Long Term Care (LTC), Long Term Acute Care
- Job Duration:** 8 weeks
- Shift:** Day shift, 7:00 am to 7:30 pm
- Guaranteed Hours:** 36 hours per week
- Experience:** Minimum 1 year
- License:** Active AK License required
- Certifications:** Must have flu vaccine
- Must-Have:** Active AK License, flu vaccine
- Coordinate various nursing care procedures for residents of different ages, considering specific resident conditions and treatments.
- Participate in patient and family education and provide leadership by working collaboratively with ancillary nursing and healthcare team members.
- Adhere to physician orders, standards of care, and nursing policies and procedures.
- Make clinical decisions independently during shifts, maintaining accountability for all actions. Consult with the appropriate manager/supervisor when needed.
- Maintain composure and make sound nursing judgments in emergency situations.
- Properly delegate and supervise CNA/Tech, LPN, and/or Ward Clerk duties during the shift.
- Implement safe, therapeutic, and efficient care for patients and residents with multisystem diseases and/or treatment complications, using appropriate infection control measures.
- Set patient care priorities based on acuity and/or patient preference; anticipate potential problems.
- Adapt to changes by setting priorities for emergencies, changes in status, and unusual occurrences.
- Initiate, manage, and document nursing procedures consistent with scientific principles and departmental policy.
- Demonstrate knowledge of equipment use and accurately administer age-specific medications and therapeutics.
- Carry out the medical and nursing care plan and coordinate resident care activities with healthcare team members.
- Identify risks to residents and take action to reduce, correct, or prevent them.
- Facilitate healing by providing individualized, goal-oriented nursing care.
- Seek resources when beyond the scope of skill, knowledge, or experience.
- Explain tests, procedures, and disease processes to residents and significant others.
- Follow through on nursing care plans through teaching and skill demonstration.
- Communicate positively and supportively with residents and significant others.
- Provide counseling with emotional, intellectual, and psychological support; utilize other healthcare professionals for psychosocial problems if needed.
- Evaluate residents' progress toward goals and implement revised care plans, documenting responses to care.
- Complete nursing assessments and document findings consistent with other providers.
- Identify and address resident problems and nursing diagnoses with consideration for psychosocial risks.
- Utilize resources to assess unfamiliar conditions.
- Perform duties as assigned to ensure quality resident care in routine or emergent situations.
- Impart educational knowledge to enhance decision-making skills and promote understanding through interaction with residents, family, staff, and the community.
- Engage in care conferences as applicable and develop plans for education or referrals.
- Develop and implement educational programs and learning aides.
- Communicate constructively and positively with all personnel and assist in the orientation of new staff.
- Follow and direct others to adhere to policies, procedures, and resident care standards.
- Assign staff to productive tasks and float to other units as needed.
- Perform as Contact RN, leading assigned personnel and accomplishing all resident care and support activities during the shift.
- Develop and contribute to nursing action plans based on existing and potential resident problems.
- Accurately transcribe and note physician orders.
- Initiate care plans using resident care standards and document reassessments.
- Attend and participate in departmental staff meetings and contribute to unit goal setting.
- Meet dress code and participate in educational programs and competency checks.
- Report unresolved problems to Nurse Manager or Administrative Manager.
- Be familiar with and competent in mandatory state reporting guidelines.
- Position Urgency:** Normal
- Holiday Coverage Required:** Yes
Salary : $2,954
