Temp - LNA - Long Term Care (Nights) Claremont NH

Bestica • Claremont, NH

2d

About The Position

The LNA delivers basic nursing and restorative care in a long-term care facility, following facility policies and procedures and working under the supervision of LPNs and RNs. The role includes attending report before resident care and informing licensed personnel about significant observations, environmental conditions, supply and equipment needs, and performance problems.

The LNA assists residents with personal hygiene, bathing, grooming, dressing, protocol-based skin care, mobility, range of motion, turning, positioning, support, and transfers. The role also includes assistance with nutrition and bodily waste, such as feeding, hydration, toileting, bowel and bladder training, input and output, and caloric counts.

The LNA helps maintain resident and staff safety, responds to emergencies according to facility policy, protects resident rights and confidentiality, follows infection-control practices and nursing standards, and provides care consistent with Resident Care Plans. The LNA respects residents’ spiritual beliefs and encourages participation in care according to their physical and mental abilities.

This is a temporary assignment in Claremont, New Hampshire. A COVID vaccination series is required; declinations and exemptions are not accepted. The facility will not consider travelers who reside within 50 miles. The traveler must be willing to work the Labor Day holiday, including the preceding weekend if needed or scheduled. Weekend work is required every other weekend; there is no on-call requirement.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of current experience.
• Must be willing to float.
• Active New Hampshire license at the time of submission.
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association.
• COVID vaccination series; declinations and exemptions are not accepted.
• Must reside more than 50 miles from the facility.
• Must be willing to work the Labor Day holiday, including the preceding weekend if needed or scheduled.
• Must work every other weekend.
• Submission profile must include a resume, skills checklist, references, copy of BLS (AHA), license verification, permanent address, and any requested time off.
• Requested time off during the assignment must be disclosed and verified at upload; no more than 5 days will be accepted, and requests after upload will not be approved.

Nice To Haves

• Previous travel experience.
• Experience in a rural or small facility.

Responsibilities

• Attend report before beginning resident care and communicate significant observations, environmental conditions, supply and equipment needs, and performance problems to licensed personnel.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene, including bathing, grooming, and dressing, and administer specified skin care treatments according to facility protocol and the Resident Care Plan.
• Assist residents with ambulation, movement, range of motion, turning, positioning, supporting, and transferring.
• Assist residents with feeding, hydration, toileting, bowel and bladder training, input and output, and caloric counts.
• Respond to emergencies according to facility policy, including fire drills, wandering or confused residents, and resident falls.
• Maintain resident safety and protect resident rights, privacy, and confidentiality.
• Learn and follow Resident Care Plans, nursing standards, and nursing department and facility policies and procedures.
• Use infection-control techniques at all times.
• Respect residents’ spiritual belief systems and encourage participation in care appropriate to their physical and mental functioning.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed