RN LTC Long Term Care

Unit Notes
Department: LTC RN
*Certifications Required: BLS*

- Type of Facility: Long Term Care
- # of Beds/Residents: 26 bed
- EMR: Matrix
- Ratios: Nurses 1: 10 on day 1:19 nights
- Common diagnosis / Types of patients: Heart disease diabetes dementia
- Job Duties: Nurse act as charge and pass meds and perform wound care.
- Experience or Must have skills: LTC experience
- Are there IVs or titratable drips: NO
- Area there Tele monitors If so do you have monitor techs on this unit Do RNs read strips: NONE
- Are RNs required to attend team conferences for acute inpatient rehab: NO
- DON/Charge Nurse/House Supervisor: DON no supervisors
- Physician availability after hours: By phone on-call
- Interdisciplinary Team: no rehab beds only LTC
- PT/OT/SLP Pulmonary or Cardiac Rehab Case Managers Social Workers Dieticians: PT as needed Social worker designee
- Is RT on-site 24/7: NONE
- Oxygen Therapy /Equipment (ie Cpap Bipap High Flow): Concentrators and portable concentrators
- Pharmacy on-site Medication dispensing system: Off site
- Shifts & Scheduling: 12hr shifts 7-7 No blocked schedule & no self-scheduling
- Weekend Requirements: EOW
- Holiday Requirements: Every other major holiday
- Call or Standby Requirement: NONE
- Floating Requirements: NONE
- Scrub Color/Dress Code: NONE must be clean and presentable
- How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation: 2-3


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