Travel Nurse RN - Long Term Care - $2,200 per week

Protouch Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN Long Term Care for a travel nursing job in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Long Term Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

RN- Long Term Care, Local or Travel, Appleton, WI, 13 weeks

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Days:  6A to 2:30P (5X8's) 40 hours per week. Rotating every 2-3 weeks on weekends.

• They have medication aides and CNA's on staff to support patient care.

•  Dress Code: any color scrub

• Patient Ratio: 1 or 17-20 patients

• Facility uses Epic and Pixis. Neither are required but will need to be used during the contract. They have found that an acute care nurse that moved into LTC works well within their environment as it is a little more structured.

RN Clinical Nurse (Long Term Care)

Job Profile Summary

The RN Clinical Nurse provides patient-centered, specialized, evidence-based nursing care across the continuum through an interprofessional approach to treatment, research, education, and advocacy. Contributes to the goals of the department by being accountable for the delivery of compassionate and safe care within the scope of practice as defined by the Wisconsin Board of Nursing and ThedaCare policy. Through collaborative practice with members of the care team, is responsible for patient outcomes that meet the high quality of care provided by ThedaCare. Furthers the professional practice of nursing at ThedaCare by promoting a culture of innovation and a commitment to growth and professional development.

Job Description

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Utilizes the nursing process, evidence-based practice, and specific competencies to assess the physical condition and nursing needs of patients, and develops a plan of care in a collaborative practice with the patient and interprofessional team.

• Plans for the care needs of the patient in collaboration with the interprofessional team to provide the highest quality of care and clinical outcomes.

• Demonstrates clinical expertise in the provision of care in the clinical specialty assigned, and performs all functions of the professional clinical nurse (RN), which are age appropriate, developmentally sensitive, and culturally specific.

• Identifies ways to improve the patient's experience of care, streamline care processes, and lower costs while promoting quality to improve patient, family, and team member satisfaction.

• Contributes to a professional environment that encourages mentoring, engagement, and development to retain expert clinicians.

• Provides consultation and maintains positive relationships with physicians and other interprofessional team members, collaborating to problem solve and improve patient care.

• Demonstrates, anticipates, and proactively manages risk to prevent crises. 8. Performs skillfully in life threatening emergencies, matching demands and resources during crises situations.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current Wisconsin RN Licensure

• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Ability to move freely (standing, stooping, walking, bending, pushing, and pulling) and lift up to a maximum of Fifty (50) pounds without assistance

• Job classification is exposed to blood borne pathogens (blood or bodily fluids) while performing job duties

• Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to perform patient care procedures

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Frequent exposure to sharp objects and instruments

• Occasional exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock

• Occasional high noise level in work environment

• Standing and/or walking for extended periods of time

• Transporting, transferring, positioning patients and/or equipment from one location to another; little likelihood for injury if proper body mechanics and procedures are followed

• Possible exposure to communicable diseases, hazardous materials, and pharmacological agents

• Occasional contact with aggressive and or combative patients.

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Protouch Staffing Job ID #PROTOUCHEXT-88427. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

About Protouch Staffing

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Vision benefits
• Weekly pay
• 401k retirement plan
• Dental benefits
• Referral bonus
• Holiday Pay
• Sick pay
• Retention bonus