Job Description
LifePoint is seeking a travel nurse RN Long Term Care for a travel nursing job in Danville, Virginia.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty : Long Term Care
- Discipline : RN
- Duration : 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift : 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type : Travel
Orientations are on Tuesdays every other week 250 bed Academic Community Hospital Region's only designated Chest Pain Center and Certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center Comprehensive surgical services, 24 hour ED services, home health & hospice agency, advanced wound healing center, cardiac rehabilitation center, 2 cath labs, one day surgery center, medical and radiation oncology Danville, VA Small town charm with city offerings Situated by the banks of the Dan River with 680 acres of parks and trails MUST HAVE MED SURG / ACUTE CARE EXPERIENCE
Local Rate : $48 - candidates must be 60 miles or great to be considered Travel Position Summary : Provides direct patient care to patients using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice. Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment . Documents patient care given. Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family. Assists patients with performing activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation. Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual / psychosocial support needs. Evaluates learning needs of patient and / or family and provides patient / family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances. Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient. Minimum Qualifications : Registered Nurse from the Virginia Board of Nursing or compact State required Bachelor’s degree preferred Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action . Requires flexibility in scheduling and ability to work all shift patterns including weekends and holidays to ensure continuity of care and appropriateness of nursing coverage to the patients of Sovah Health Danville on all units. Basic Life Support (BLS) American Heart Association requiredLifepoint Job ID #6-962279. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.
