Travel Registered Nurse - Long-Term Care in Bellaire, MI - Excellent Benefits 2024-07-04

TravelNurseSource is working with Lark Medical Staffing to find a qualified Long-Term Care RN in Bellaire, Michigan, 49615!

About The Position

Hourly Salary Range : $31.33 - $34.66 / Hour

Covid Pay : $2.35 extra

25% Perm Placement Fee

Overtime incentives include additional 4 hours at regular rate of pay for each additional 4 hour block that is picked up (double time), plus time and a half.

No block schedule guaranteed

Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility provides skilled long term and short term care to residents in a beautiful household environment."

Registered Nurse

Requirements :

• Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques and facility policies and procedures.
• Prepares equipment and aids physician during treatments and examinations of residents.
• Observes residents, records significant conditions and reactions, and notifies supervisor, physician and family of residents condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.
• Takes temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and other vital signs to detect deviations from normal and assess condition of resident.
• Assigns duties and coordinates nursing services on the resident unit to ensure resident needs are met in accordance with instructions of Physician, federal and state regulations and facility procedures.
• Consults with Shift Supervisor on nursing problems and interpretation of facility policies to insure resident needs are met.
• Report all complaints or unusual problems to supervisor. Assist with completion of facility complaint report.
• Participates in orientation and training and evaluating of nursing personnel.
• Evaluates nursing activities to ensure resident care, staff relations, and efficiency of service.
• Assigns duties and coordinates nursing service on the resident unit.
• Observes nursing care and visits residents to ensure that nursing care is carried out as directed, and treatment administered in accordance with Physician's instructions.
• Assumes responsibility and maintains records for unit narcotics.
• Inspects resident rooms and the unit for cleanliness and comfort.
• Responsible to document admissions, discharges, transfers and incident reports per facility policies and procedures.
• Participate in the care plan process, completes nursing assessments and resident care plans accurately and timely on assigned residents.
• Completes special projects and audits at the direction of the Supervisor, CCC, or Director of Nursing.
• Maintain all educational requirements for the State of Michigan to keep license current. Attend facility in services and ward conferences as assigned.
• Maintain resident confidentiality; treat residents with kindness, dignity and respect; know and comply with all Resident's Rights rules;

and promptly report all resident accidents and injuries to charge nurse.

• Must have regular and attendance.
• All other duties as assigned.

Our building can house 133 residents. We are county owned. We are divided into 7 households, with no more that 21 residents in a household.

a household is a unit within the building.) Each of our households during the day are staffed with 3 CNA's, 1 LPN / RN, a cook, housekeeper, etc..

The day shift staffing to resident ratio is 3 : 21 (CNA) and 1 : 21 (LPN / RN)

The night shift staffing to resident ratio is 2 : 21 (CNA) and 1 : 21 or 2 : 42 (LPN / RN)

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