RN Long Term Care (LTC)

AmergisHealthcareStaffing is seeking RNs to provide Long Term Care care for a veteran population in Chelsea, MA. 

Qualifications:

• Active, unrestricted MA license
• 1 year of experience in Long Term Care
• Experience working with Dementia patients 
• Strong skilled nursing experience
• Willing to work every other weekend, or every weekend 

Shifts:

• 32 or 40 hours per week, 8 hour shifts
• 2nd or 3rd shift

Job Duties:

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care in a Long Term Care/Assisted Living Facility
• Performs focused interviews to identify specific needs
• Assesses signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychological changes in the patient’s condition
• Collects, analyzes, and interprets data and information from healthcare team members and documents actual and/or potential nursing diagnoses
• Documents the patient’s plan of care using identified nursing diagnoses, expected patient outcomes, and selected nursing interventions as well as responses to interventions
• Performs interventions according to identified priorities, plan of care, and the facility policies and patient outcome standard
• Provides a safe, comfortable and therapeutic patient environment
• Initiates and evaluates patient and/or family education
• Uses clinical judgment in evaluation activities to meet patient care needs of an assigned floor/unit including establishing priorities
• Monitors safety and effectiveness of the environment and equipment
• Participates in activities to facilitate good interpersonal communications with the chosen facility
• Supports professional practice by observing the following: uses knowledge and practices in accordance with 1) the Nurse Practice Act; 2) Standards of Nursing Practice; 3) Standards of Patient Care; 4) Joint Commission, state and local laws; 5) Patient’s Bill of Rights; and 6) Amergis Healthcare, nursing and client hospital policies
• Performs other duties as assigned/necessary

Amergis proudly offers WeeklyPay, BCBS health benefits with Medical, Vision, and Dentaloptions, Paid Time Off Programs, Perkspot Employee DiscountProgram, 401K Savings Plan, Employee Assistance and Work/Life Programincluding Counseling Services

If you areinterested in hearing more about this position please apply online and one ofour National Recruitment Managers will reach out to you.