Long Term Care RN
Cook, Minnesota
Cook Hospital

LTC/SNF RN

Location: Cook, Minnesota Contract Length: 13 weeks Hours: 36 per week Shifts: Days, Nights

Overview

• Short-term rehab, long-term care, and skilled nursing unit with 1 unit and 28 private rooms (no locked memory unit)
• Typical census: 23-28 residents
• Common diagnoses: dementia, COPD, CHF, DM, HTN, and more
• Accepts first-time travelers

Required Qualifications

• 2 years of specialty experience
• BLS certification
• COVID vaccination

Responsibilities

• Initial assessments, medication pass, admissions
• Skin, pain, and wound assessments; wound care and pressure ulcer prevention/treatment
• Charge duties, including overseeing CNAs
• Assisting other staff as needed; family involvement and communication

Staffing and Ratios

• Ratio: 1:23-28
• 8-hour shifts, 1 shift per day
• Charge position: RN or LPN

Schedule

• Day shift: 0600-1430
• Evening shift: 1415-2245
• Night shift: 2230-0700
• May be asked to rotate between shifts
• May be mandated to stay 4 hours past shift for overtime per union rules
• Weekends: every other weekend (EOW)
• May be asked to work the holiday rotation
• No call or standby requirement
• No floating requirement
• Scrub color: any color

Support and Resources

• Physician availability 24/7 on the hospital side
• Pharmacy on-site (hospital side), with bubble packs
• Interdisciplinary team (PT, OT) with a daily meeting
• Mechanical total lift system
• Not required to attend acute inpatient rehab team conferences

Orientation

• Half day general orientation
• 1-2 days with an educator
• 1-3 days with a preceptor on the designated shift