RN - Long Term Care (LTC)

Registered Nurse

Veterans' Home at Montrose 2090 Albany Post Road Montrose, New York

EGA is a veteran-owned staff augmentation firm dedicated to providing professional Healthcare Staffing services and human capital management solutions to government and commercial clients nationwide. Our mission is to excel through a provider-centric approach to staffing, establishing ourselves as the trusted human resource partner for our clients and staff alike. We are committed to earning our partners' respect through open communication, exceptional service, and transparency in all our operations.

Our team will continue to approach challenges with an open mind, offering reliable solutions that cater to the needs of our clients, our providers, and ourselves.

Responsibilities/Duties: The Registered Nurse coordinates, directs and provides professional nursing care activities to residents of the Home under the direction and supervision of the Nurse Supervisor and Director of Nursing.
• Conducts nursing assessments; and obtains, records, and updates individuals' health information and vital signs, using standard instruments and procedures.
• Prepares, implements, and modifies nursing care plans; prepares individuals for and/or assists with examinations and treatments; and administers medications and nursing procedures to individuals, as prescribed.
• Observes, monitors, and records individuals' symptoms, conditions, and care, including diet and physical activity; and identifies and reports individuals' responses to medication or changes in health status.
• Serves as the nursing representative on a treatment team; provides information on nursing needs; and consults and coordinates with treatment teams and other health care disciplines to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate individuals' care.
• Makes clinical rounds to assess individuals' nursing care needs and observe and participate in the provision of nursing services.
• Provides health teaching, counseling, and education to individuals, families, and other groups; and develops health improvement programs.
• Implements infection control protocols and procedures and provides related consultation and instruction to staff.
• Maintains and updates charts, records, and other documentation, consistent with agency, State, and federal requirements; and may collect data and perform related activities to support medical research.
• Monitors inventories and ensures that standards for medications, solutions, supplies, and equipment are maintained to meet nursing care needs.
• Delegates responsibility for appropriate nursing activities, skills, and/or procedures to nursing and direct care staff; and makes clinical rounds to assess individuals' nursing care needs and observe and evaluate the provision of nursing services.
• Acts as liaison to outside agencies and providers to ensure continuity of care and the necessary follow-up for individuals; advocates for individuals' needs; and may provide instruction to providers on individuals' discharge plans.
• May perform the full range of supervisory duties over Graduate Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and direct care staff; provide information to Registered Nurse Supervisors; and prepare to contribute to the preparation of reports and performance evaluations for lower-level staff involved in nursing care activities.

Preferred Qualifications: One year of post-licensure clinical nursing experience. Experience with the geriatric population in a long-term care setting. Experience with serving the Veteran population.

Hours:

Day Shift (7:00 am - 3:30 pm, Monday-Friday) 2 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) openings

Night Shift (11:00 pm–7:30 am, Monday–Friday) 2 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) openings

Weekend Days & Holiday Day Shifts (7:00 am–3:30 pm, Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays) 3 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) openings

Annual Salary Starting at $124,000

Benefits & Compensation

EGA offers a competitive pay rate and a robust benefits package. Our benefits package includes vacation, sick leave, holidays, 3 medical plan options, dental, vision, free basic term life insurance, voluntary supplemental life insurance, short-term and long-term…