Registered Nurse - Long Term Care
Sault St. Marie, Michigan
War Memorial Hospital

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (RN) - Long Term Care (LTC) (Nights)

Location: Sault St. Marie, Michigan
Employment Type: Temporary
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

The Registered Nurse provides professional and comprehensive nursing care within the scope of agency services, focusing on patients requiring skilled clinical care. Responsibilities include:

• Regularly assessing patient needs and providing skilled nursing services as prescribed by physician orders and nursing standards (20%)
• Initiating and revising plans of care for assigned patients (10%)
• Providing medication management and assessing therapeutic responses (35%)
• Coordinating patient care by evaluating outcomes and communicating changes to the care team (15%)
• Collaborating with Certified Nurse Aides (CNA) and interdisciplinary team members (15%)
• Notifying physicians of changes in patient condition and obtaining new orders as needed (5%)

Requirements

• Specialty: Registered Nurse (RN) with Long Term Care (LTC) experience
• Years of Experience: Minimum 2+ years in Long Term Care (LTC) required
• Licensure: Active Michigan RN license (LARA and/or Nursys verification required)
• Certifications: Current American Heart Association BLS certification required
• References: 2 supervisory reference forms completed within the last two years
• Skills Checklist: Current to within 1 year, pertinent to LTC specialty
• Scheduling: No special scheduling requests will be approved after submission; all requests must be made at time of application
• Location Restriction: Candidates must be outside a 100-mile radius of the facility (local candidates will not be considered)

Additional Information

• Facility uses Epic EMR system
• 49-bed hospital specializing in rural medicine with a focus on high-quality care and safety culture
• Dress code: Purple

Prior Travel Experience

• No explicit requirement for prior travel experience mentioned

This position is ideal for experienced RNs with LTC background seeking a temporary assignment in a rural hospital setting.