Nurse - Per Diem (LPN / RN) Job at Nursing On Demand, Weymouth, MA

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  • Nursing On Demand
  • Weymouth, MA

Job Description

Position Summary:

As a per diem nurse, you may work in Assisted Living facilities where you can provide a wide range of care, such as med passes, head-to-toe assessments, oversight of staff, communication with family members, and other similar situations; training will be provided. You may also provide care in our patients’ homes; this range of care will vary depending on the needs of the patients.

 

The nurse will work with patients and their family members. They will provide patient education, treatment, and emotional support to help these individuals recover from injuries, illnesses, or other healthcare concerns. Our nurses will provide care to our most cherished individuals in our community (primarily adults and the elderly).

 

This is an opportunity for a conscientious, self-motivated nurse with excellent organizational skills to join us in reaching out to the community and providing hands-on experience to our patients and their families in our surrounding community. 

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities - EXAMPLE:

  • Med pass/administration.
  • Light wound care (generally related to skin breakdown).
  • Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, and their families. 
  • Promote patient’s independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills and patient’s limits.
  • Assess a patient through obtaining history, performing appropriate tests, making or collecting observations from the participant and caregivers.
  • Arranges for or directly implements care plan interventions and testing, treatment, or other provider orders.
  • Safely and effectively administers medications, tests and treatments as ordered of all patient medications with appropriate authorizations by the provider. 
  • Teaches patients and families health care regimens. Explains and provides information regarding disease and wellness, tests, results, medications, diet, exercise, and other aspects of the plan of care to patients.
  • Uses sound clinical judgment to accurately assess patient problems during visits and responds both with nursing interventions and by bringing concerns to the attention of the patient’s primary care team as appropriate.
  • Communicates clearly and professionally with patients and caregivers.
  • Maintain real-time documentation/reports during each visit, this should included thorough medical information. 
  • Provide care and compassion for our elders that have ailments – not limited to Dementia/ Alzheimer’s in our community and support the caregiver to prevent burnout. 
  • Documentation of nursing visits.
  • Other duties, as assigned.

 

Requirements:

  • Current Massachusetts RN or LPN license in good standing.
  • Current Massachusetts driver’s license and reliable transportation.
  • 1+ of year of nursing experience preferred, but not required. VNA experience a plus. 
  • Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
  • Experience with documenting in electronic medical record strongly preferred.
  • Must be a fluent communicator (English); bilingual is a plus. Excellent clinical skills, bedside manner, infection control, nursing skills, physiological knowledge, administering medications, medical teamwork, multi-tasking, listening, verbal communication, health promotion and maintenance.
  • Must be able to pass a criminal background check.
  • Must feel comfortable seeing our clients in their homes.

About Nursing On Demand:

We are a privately owned concierge nursing company that provides on-demand, skilled nursing care services as well as scheduled visits. We have two models of care: In-home care and temporary staffing in assisted livings and skilled nursing facilities. We proudly serve towns in the Boston and Cambridge vicinities/suburbs, we also provide care in the south and north shores of Boston.

Job Tags

Daily paid, Temporary work, Part time,

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