Long Term Care RN/LPN

The Long Term CareLPN/RN assumes responsibility and accountability for the delivery of care forpatients in a Long Term Care Facility. The nurse demonstrates ability to make clinical judgments in aneffective and efficient manner with supervision, as well as critical thinkingand performance abilities in the coordination of patient care.  Additionally, this individual performsaccording to nursing standards and is accountable for managing patient care andassisting others in the management of patient care.

Position Details:

Position: Long-Term Care LPN/RN

Location: Salisbury, MD

Unit: Long Term Care

Shift Opening: Full Time Evenings, 3p-11:30p,40 hours/week,

Contract Length: 13 weeks 

Start Date: ASAP

Essential Duties andResponsibilities:

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care in a Long Term Care/Assisted Living Facility
• Performs focused interview to identify specific needs
• Assess signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychological changes in the patient’s condition
• Collects, analyzes, and interprets data and information from health care 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
• Identifies and prioritizes actions based upon patient care requirements
• Monitors consistency between patient plan of care and actions of medical staff
• 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
• Revises the plan of care according to evaluation, changes in medical plan of care, and effective/ineffective nursing interventions
• Document’s patient’s response to nursing and other interventions
• 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

Next Steps:

• For more details on this position, press “apply” and submit your resume. We’ll review your resume and reach out to you to schedule a phone screen.