TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified Correctional RN in Yuma, Arizona, 85365!
Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: RN
Specialty: Staff Augmentation
Duration: 52 weeks
Shift: Day
Hours per Shift: 12 hours (6:00 AM - 6:30 PM)
Experience: Minimum of 1+ year in skilled nursing facility or long-term care preferred
License: Active RN license in the state of Arizona
Certifications: None specified
Must-Have: Knowledge of gerontological/geriatric nursing theory and practices
Description:
Schedule: Working 12-hour shifts from 6:00 AM to 6:30 PM.
Needs to be full-time.
Administer medication and perform treatments on an assigned unit, as ordered by the physician and within the scope of license.
Receive and deliver a variety of information regarding residents' medical, social, functional, and other needs.
Participate in the receiving and giving of shift reports.
Communicate with residents, family, and staff as necessary to ensure that residents receive appropriate care from the interdisciplinary team.
Perform the initial admission nursing assessment on newly admitted residents.
Assist with the development of the Minimum Data Set assessments, ongoing quarterly reviews, and care plans.
Maintain appropriate clinical and administrative documentation regarding diagnoses, assessments, treatment, and summary of client progress.
Lead and perform limited supervision of subordinate staff and assist as needed with direct resident care for the completion of Activities of Daily Living (ADLs).
Conduct and participate in in-service training and staff development programs for regularly employed staff and other duties as assigned.
Utilize concepts and tools for problem-solving and continuous work/process improvements and efficiency.
Knowledge of the effects of the aging process.
Familiarity with practices and procedures of team nursing.
Proficient in developing treatment plans for resident/patient care.
Understand practices and procedures of pharmacology and medicines.
Awareness of federal, state, and agency laws, rules, and regulations governing general professional nursing practices, and the security and control of medical supplies and medications.
Employ professional nursing methods and techniques.
Observe and assess the behavior and progress of patients.
Apply and interpret laws and regulations governing geriatric nursing practices.
Develop and carry out patient care plans within a team nursing concept.
Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills.
Build interpersonal relationships.
Ability to learn, implement, and monitor methods and concepts for problem-solving and continuous work/process improvement and efficiency.