RN - Long-Term Care - Travel - Wrangell, AK - - Excellent Benefits 2024-11-08 at TravelNurseSource
Wrangell, AK 99929
About the Job
TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified Long-Term Care RN in Wrangell, Alaska, 99929!
About The Position
**Job Title:** Registered Nurse - Long Term Care **Job Specialty:** Long Term Care, Long Term Acute Care **Job Duration:** 13 weeks **Shift:** Day shift, 7:00 am to 7:30 pm **Guaranteed Hours:** 36 hours per week **Experience:** Minimum of 1 year **License:** Active Alaska License **Certifications:** None specified **Must-Have:** Flu Vaccine **Job Description:** - Coordinate nursing care procedures for residents of various ages, considering specific conditions and treatments. - Participate in patient and family teaching, working cooperatively with the healthcare team to maintain professional nursing practice standards. - Make independent clinical decisions during scheduled shifts, maintaining accountability for actions taken. - Consult with appropriate managers or supervisors in complex situations requiring additional input. - React calmly and make sound nursing judgments in emergency situations. - Properly delegate and supervise CNAs/Techs, LPNs, and Ward Clerks during shifts. - Promote excellence through safe, therapeutic, and efficient care for patients with multisystem diseases or treatment complications. - Set care priorities for patients based on acuity and preferences, anticipating potential issues. - Initiate, manage, and document nursing procedures, demonstrating knowledge of equipment use. - Administer age-specific medications and therapeutics accurately. - Coordinate resident care activities with physicians and other healthcare team members. - Facilitate healing by providing individualized, goal-oriented nursing care based on scientific principles. - Seek resources when beyond personal skill, knowledge, or experience limits. - Explain tests, procedures, and disease processes to residents and significant others, following through on care plans. - Communicate and interact with residents and significant others positively and supportively. - Provide counseling using emotional, intellectual, and psychological supports, utilizing other healthcare professionals if needed. - Take steps to decrease stress and increase the effectiveness of residents' coping mechanisms. - Evaluate residents' progress towards goals, directing new goals and implementing revised care plans as needed. - Document residents' responses to care and assure the confidentiality of resident information. - Accomplish nursing assessment through interviewing, observation, and the nursing process, interpreting age-related patient information. - Complete thorough Nursing Admission Databases and initial resident assessments, documenting consistent findings. - Identify problems and nursing diagnoses by recognizing health problems' impacts on residents and families. - Utilize resources to assess residents with new, unfamiliar, or uncommon conditions. - Perform duties as assigned, ensuring quality resident care in routine and emergent situations. - Educate to enhance decision-making and promote understanding among residents, families, staff, and the community. - Engage in ongoing evaluations of teaching effectiveness, organizing and participating in care conferences as needed. - Develop and implement educational programs and learning aides, documenting education accurately and completely. - Communicate with staff, residents, and healthcare team members constructively and positively. - Assist in orienting new staff, travelers, and students, sharing knowledge and verbal encouragement. - Develop and contribute to nursing plans of action based on resident problems and responses. - Transcribe and note physician orders accurately, utilizing past experiences for nursing care. - Document reassessments including laboratory results and interdisciplinary notes, writing progress notes accurately. - Attend and participate in departmental staff meetings, applying information and engaging in unit goal setting. - Address unresolved patient, visitor, or co-worker issues according to Human Resources policies. - Assume the role of charge nurse when necessary, ensuring effective resident care. *Note: Holiday coverage is required.*
26242602EXPTEMP
Job Requirements
Required for Onboarding
5 Benefits of Travel NursingDifferent facilities may use various healthcare technologies and electronic health record systems. Exposure to these technologies enhances your proficiency in adapting to different digital healthcare platforms. Different healthcare facilities may have varying nursing policies and procedures. Adapting to these variations helps you understand the importance of compliance and the rationale behind different policies. Different regions may incorporate alternative medicine practices into healthcare. Exposure to these diverse approaches broadens your understanding of holistic patient care. Travel nursing encourages self-reliance and independence. Managing your assignments, travel logistics, and personal well-being in new locations enhances your ability to thrive in diverse circumstances. With a constant demand for healthcare professionals, travel nurses often enjoy job security. The ongoing need for qualified nurses ensures a steady stream of opportunities in various locations.
About The Position
**Job Title:** Registered Nurse - Long Term Care **Job Specialty:** Long Term Care, Long Term Acute Care **Job Duration:** 13 weeks **Shift:** Day shift, 7:00 am to 7:30 pm **Guaranteed Hours:** 36 hours per week **Experience:** Minimum of 1 year **License:** Active Alaska License **Certifications:** None specified **Must-Have:** Flu Vaccine **Job Description:** - Coordinate nursing care procedures for residents of various ages, considering specific conditions and treatments. - Participate in patient and family teaching, working cooperatively with the healthcare team to maintain professional nursing practice standards. - Make independent clinical decisions during scheduled shifts, maintaining accountability for actions taken. - Consult with appropriate managers or supervisors in complex situations requiring additional input. - React calmly and make sound nursing judgments in emergency situations. - Properly delegate and supervise CNAs/Techs, LPNs, and Ward Clerks during shifts. - Promote excellence through safe, therapeutic, and efficient care for patients with multisystem diseases or treatment complications. - Set care priorities for patients based on acuity and preferences, anticipating potential issues. - Initiate, manage, and document nursing procedures, demonstrating knowledge of equipment use. - Administer age-specific medications and therapeutics accurately. - Coordinate resident care activities with physicians and other healthcare team members. - Facilitate healing by providing individualized, goal-oriented nursing care based on scientific principles. - Seek resources when beyond personal skill, knowledge, or experience limits. - Explain tests, procedures, and disease processes to residents and significant others, following through on care plans. - Communicate and interact with residents and significant others positively and supportively. - Provide counseling using emotional, intellectual, and psychological supports, utilizing other healthcare professionals if needed. - Take steps to decrease stress and increase the effectiveness of residents' coping mechanisms. - Evaluate residents' progress towards goals, directing new goals and implementing revised care plans as needed. - Document residents' responses to care and assure the confidentiality of resident information. - Accomplish nursing assessment through interviewing, observation, and the nursing process, interpreting age-related patient information. - Complete thorough Nursing Admission Databases and initial resident assessments, documenting consistent findings. - Identify problems and nursing diagnoses by recognizing health problems' impacts on residents and families. - Utilize resources to assess residents with new, unfamiliar, or uncommon conditions. - Perform duties as assigned, ensuring quality resident care in routine and emergent situations. - Educate to enhance decision-making and promote understanding among residents, families, staff, and the community. - Engage in ongoing evaluations of teaching effectiveness, organizing and participating in care conferences as needed. - Develop and implement educational programs and learning aides, documenting education accurately and completely. - Communicate with staff, residents, and healthcare team members constructively and positively. - Assist in orienting new staff, travelers, and students, sharing knowledge and verbal encouragement. - Develop and contribute to nursing plans of action based on resident problems and responses. - Transcribe and note physician orders accurately, utilizing past experiences for nursing care. - Document reassessments including laboratory results and interdisciplinary notes, writing progress notes accurately. - Attend and participate in departmental staff meetings, applying information and engaging in unit goal setting. - Address unresolved patient, visitor, or co-worker issues according to Human Resources policies. - Assume the role of charge nurse when necessary, ensuring effective resident care. *Note: Holiday coverage is required.*
26242602EXPTEMP
Job Requirements
Required for Onboarding
- ACLS - AHA
- BLS - AHA
- Core Competency
- Pharmacology
- Skills Checklist
- Specialty Exam
5 Benefits of Travel Nursing
