staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Transitional Care Unit - $29-45 per hour

Tenet Desert is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Transitional Care Unit for a nursing job in Joshua Tree, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty : Transitional Care Unit
• Discipline : RN
• Duration : Ongoing
• 36 hours per week
• Shift : 12 hours
• Employment Type : Staff

At Hi-Desert Medical Center (HDMC) we've been caring for our community for over 40 years. Our Continuing Care Center (CCC), located on the campus of HDMC, provides specialized care to residents close to their own communities, with spectacular panoramic views of desert landscapes for both residents and their guests

The Continuing Care Center has 120 beds and offers three distinct levels of service in semi-private rooms :

Subacute care : This is the highest level of care available in our long-term care setting. The CCC provides 25 beds dedicated to residents with ventilator and tracheostomy requirements. Clinical staff is specially trained to meet the unique needs of these patients. The CCC is one of the few facilities in Southern California providing this level of care.

Skilled nursing care : We provide long-term skilled nursing care to residents who require assistance with personal and medical needs. Care is provided to our patients who require rehabilitative therapies, wound care or recovery from accidents or invasive procedures.

Long-Term Care : We provide long-term care to residents who require assistance with personal and medical needs.

Position Summary :

Provides nursing and wound care on the SNF unit.

Shift : Days

Hours : Primary Duties :

1.    Start's IV's and obtains blood samples.

2.    Updates care plans as needed.

3.    Communicates the need for equipment or supplies to Charge RN or Unit Secretary

4.    Completes assigned admission documentation and assessments.

5.    Compiles and ensures others comply with all resident privacy and HIPPA requirements.

6.    Ensures CNA's complete assigned resident care tasks.

7.    Participates in monthly recapitulation process as requested.

8.    Ensure DPAC / Advance Directive wishes carried out in accordance with CCC policy and procedure.

9.    Provides resident and family education and training as assigned

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10.    Participates in resident Care Plan meetings and ensures care plans are appropriate and up-to-date.

11.    Participates in Nutrition / Weight / Wound meetings

12.    Assesses weekly measure of wounds

13.    Contacts MD's for appropriate treatment orders

14.    Assesses new admits

15.    Ensures orders are appropriate for treatment C / P skin problems

16.    Treatment nurse responsible fot the "m" section of the MDS

17.    Orders specialty beds appropriate to criteria of wounds

18.    Measure Decubs weekly, preferably on Sunday. Issues treatment if necessary, fills out decubitus reports, and distributes.

Tenet Desert Job ID #2503024895-1. Posted job title : Wound Treatment Nurse Extended Care Full Time Days