Job Summary
Clinic (No Specific Specialty) – Location: not specified. This position involves providing direct nursing care to residents in a long-term care facility, ensuring high-quality care standards are maintained at all times. The role includes supervising nursing assistants and participating in residents' treatment, care, and rehabilitation plans.
Job Details
- Certifications, Education Requirements, Degree Requirements, Location Requirements, and Years of Experience: Must possess a Nursing Degree from an accredited college or university, or be a graduate of an approved Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) program. Must have an active, unencumbered, and current Massachusetts LPN license. BLS / CPR and AED Program Certification is required. Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English. Experience requirement: 0 years.
- Schedule: 8-hour shifts, minimum of 40 hours per week.
- Responsibilities include directing nursing staff, completing and filing resident records, encouraging physician review of treatment plans, transcribing physician orders, charting medical notes, informing staff of new admissions, participating in surveys, performing nursing administrative functions, charting and documenting resident care, and participating in resident and family orientation.
- Clinical duties involve preparing and administering medications as ordered, performing treatments such as catheterization and dressings, collecting samples for testing, monitoring vital signs, checking foods brought into the facility, providing healthcare instructions, maintaining confidentiality, and performing other related tasks.
- Must possess leadership and supervisory abilities, demonstrate knowledge of nursing practices, laws, and regulations applicable to care facilities, and be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds.
- Must be willing to work in a team environment, make independent decisions when needed, and relate information concerning residents’ conditions effectively.
Benefits
- The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
