LTC RN
Danbury, North Carolina
Novant Health Community Hospital of Stokes Rapid Response

Travel/Contract Registered Nurse Job Summary

Role Overview

• Specialty: Registered Nurse
• Location: Danbury, North Carolina
• Setting: Long-term care / geriatrics
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night shift, 3x12 hours, 18:45–07:15
• Hours per week: 36
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend
• Call: None
• Float: None

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in North Carolina
• Long Term Care (2 years of experience)
• Long Term Care experience within the last year
• BLS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Traveler experience (unit will accept 1st time traveler as long as they have skilled experience)
• Long Term Acute Care experience
• Experience with Point-Click Care

Preferred Qualifications

• Community hospital experience
• Previous charge experience
• Teaching hospital experience
• Trauma level I experience
• Trauma level II experience

Unit Details

• Average daily census: 36
• Bed count: 40
• Staffing: 2 CNAs; after 11:00 PM, one nurse on the unit
• On-call MD available after hours

Clinical Skills Highlighted

• Geriatric nursing care
• Blood pressure, pulse, blood glucose, and neurological assessments
• Medication administration, IV therapy, venipuncture
• Wound care and pressure ulcer prevention
• Foley catheter care, feeding tube care, ostomy care
• Respiratory support including oxygen, BiPAP/CPAP, and nebulizer treatments
• Infection control, isolation precautions, fall prevention, and seizure precautions

Scheduling / Orientation

• Hospital orientation occurs during the first week
• Traveler must be available for classes each day during orientation

Dress Code

• Navy blue scrubs

Important Notes

• RTO after booking is not allowed
• Additional RTO or call-offs on unit may result in cancellation and DNR