Rehab RN
Fishersville, Virginia
Augusta Health

Skilled Nursing RN (SNF/LTC)

Location: Fishersville, Virginia Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks

Overview

• Short-stay long-term care (SNF) unit located inside an acute care hospital
• Patients are more medically complex than at an average long-term care facility
• Hospitalist available in the building 24/7
• Most patients are recovering from medical illness, debility, or surgery
• All patients are here for rehab; the unit has no long-term stay residents
• Average length of stay is 14 days
• Unit diagnoses include fractures, joint replacement, wound care, and weakness

Schedule

• Day shift, 3x12-hour shifts, 0700-1900
• 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Every other weekend

Role Responsibilities

• Only RN on duty
• Medication pass, admissions and discharges, wound care
• Attends weekly interdisciplinary team meeting
• Must be comfortable working independently, assisted by 1-2 CNAs
• Other nurses are available in the building, including an RN on the Inpatient Rehab unit down the hall

Unit Details

• Average daily census: 12
• Rooms: 12
• Beds: 17
• Staffing ratio: 1:13
• Scrub color: Navy blue

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Virginia
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Rehabilitation experience: 1 year, with experience within the last year
• Skilled Nursing experience
• PICC management
• Central line management
• Surgical wounds with drains
• Wound vac
• CPAP

Pre-Start Requirements

• Government-issued photo ID
• 7-year criminal background check within 30 days of start
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
• Negative 10-panel drug test within 30 days of start, including marijuana; zero-tolerance policy for THC, even with a medical marijuana card; failed onsite drug screen results in cancellation
• Physical exam within 1 year of start, renewed annually
• Tdap within 10 years or declination
• Negative TB test (QuantiFERON, T-SPOT, or negative 2-step PPD) within 1 year of start, plus annual TB questionnaire
• Measles, mumps, and rubella: 2 MMR vaccines or positive titer
• Hepatitis B: positive titer, vaccine series, or declination
• Varicella: 2 vaccines or positive titer; declination acceptable for negative titer
• Seasonal flu vaccine or exemption required (9/1-3/31); declinations not accepted; medical and religious exemptions allowed
• N95 fit test (3M 1870+ preferred), updated annually
• Two professional references
• Current application or resume
• Skills checklist for the applicable specialty, updated annually
• Facility onboarding documents, policy acknowledgements, and forms completed before start

Float and Eligibility

• May float to the Rehab Unit
• 50-mile travel radius required; local candidates not accepted