Registered Nurse Memory Care/Long-Term Care
Augusta, Maine
MaineGeneral Rehabilitation and Long Term Care at Glenridge
$1,635-1,984/weekTNAA TotalMed RN will give you the best chance of placement for this opportunity
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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.
Augusta, ME
About
Augusta is Maine's capital city and the easternmost state capital in the U.S. Located in the central part of the state just an hour from Portland, the Kennebec River, often overlooked by the copper-domed capitol building, divides the city. A riverside trail stretches for 6.5 miles from the Memorial Bridge, providing an ideal place for a walk or a run, while Mill Park anchors the north entrance to the historic downtown. The park lies along the river with sloping hills popular for sledding in the winter, and from spring through fall, the park hosts a farmers' market. Downtown Augusta is fun to explore, with its picturesque waterfront and Victorian architecture housing shops, restaurants and brewpubs. Learn more about Augusta's and Maine's history in the Maine State Museum and the Old Fort Western Living Historic Museum, which sits within New England's oldest surviving fort, dating back to 1754.
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