Travel RN/LPN

The Travel RN will be responsible for ensuring quality patient care, implementation, and compassion within the home setting. The Travel RN will be expected to be available in a certain market that will be discussed prior to starting. The Travel RN will report to a RN Case Manager or one of our team schedulers.

Duties: Provision of personal assistive care which may include, but is not limited to, the following:

· Bathing and dressing of patient. Bathing may be a bed bath, shower, or tub

· Personal hygiene. Oral care, nail care, and basic hygiene and grooming

· Mobility assistance including ambulation, wheel chair mobility, bed mobility

· Toileting, including appropriate care for catheters, ostomies and other such devices

· Meal preparation/ assistance with nutritional intake if necessary

· Turning of bedridden clients and changing of bed clothes, soiled sheets

· Laundry, vacuuming, dusting and other such cleaning tasks

· Organization of client’s room or personal living space

· Kitchen tasks including washing dishes, emptying/loading dishwasher, etc.

· Client errands and transportation (medication pick up/grocery shopping. etc)

· Vital signs (heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, temperature)

· Recording of intake and output (urine and bowel movements)

· Reporting client’s mood, behavior or other emotional status

· Regularly assess the nursing needs of the client

· Participate in the establishment and implementation of the client’s service plan

· Provide nursing services as needed and in accordance with the client’s service plan

· Report all problems, changes in condition, and progress of client to the Case Manager

· and the client’s personal physician as soon as the nurse is aware.

· Medication Administration/Management as needed

· Complete all clinical documentation appropriately and within acceptable time frame.

Working conditions:

· Daily driving to and from appointments with clients and to the Agency office

· Flexible work week to include weekends and holidays if needed, for which compensation will be provided

· Other conditions may be indicated based on clients, employees or business environment

· Must be able to lift a minimum of 25 pounds

Minimum Qualifications:

· Current, valid license as a registered professional nurse, licensed practical/vocational nurse

· Reliable personal vehicle with valid insurance

· Negative criminal background history check and pre-employment drug screening

· Proficient use of spoken and written English