Registered Nurse Memory Care/Long-Term Care
Augusta, ME
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse - Memory Care / Long Term Care

Location: Augusta, Maine
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Overview

Seeking a Registered Nurse for a 13-week travel contract in a long-term care setting specializing in memory care. The unit primarily cares for patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer's, deconditioned rehab patients, and a small number of comfort care beds.

Patient Population

• Moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease
• Deconditioned rehabilitation
• Comfort care (limited staffing by travelers)

Staffing Ratios & Environment

• RN/LPN ratio: 1:38 (days and nights, low acuity)
• CNA ratio: Days 1:9, Nights 1:19
• Typically 2 nurses per hall ("Neighborhood") with 5-6 CNAs per hall
• Currently experiencing staffing shortages due to a COVID outbreak

Typical Duties

• Approximately 14-17 admissions per month, rare discharges
• Patient rounding and documentation
• Administering certain medications including narcotics (med aides do not pass narcotics)
• Diabetic and fall assessments, monthly assessments
• Managing CNAs and coordinating with all staff during meals due to high dysphagia acuity
• Rarely performing treatments; nurses handle oxygen therapy and occasional nebulizers or metered dose inhalers

Schedule & Work Conditions

• 12-hour shifts (6:45 AM - 7:15 PM)
• Every other weekend required
• Holiday rotation with permanent staff
• No call or standby requirement
• Floating within neighborhoods and occasionally to comfort care units
• Scrub dress code: Any clean, professional color; no logos or camouflage
• Orientation: 2 days EMR training, 2 days unit training (more if needed)
• COVID precautions: N95 masks required; COVID vaccine required by state mandate

Required Qualifications

• Active Maine RN license
• BLS certification
• Minimum 1 year of previous long-term care experience

Team & Support

• Interdisciplinary team includes PT/OT/SLP, case managers, social workers, and dieticians
• Managers and supervisors available by phone
• Physician available after hours by call
• No respiratory therapist on-site 24/7; nurses provide oxygen therapy and treatments

Additional Information

• EMR system: My Unity
• Medication dispensing system off-site
• Facility has approximately 120 beds/residents

Note: Prior travel experience is not explicitly required for this position.