RN or LVN Traveler Skilled Nursing Home

About the role

Lovington Healthcare is a Long-Term Care Facility seeking Charge Nurses for 12-hour shifts (6PM-6AM or 6AM-6PM) at their Lovington, New Mexico location. This is a travel, full-time position starting ASAP for a 13-week duration with possible renewal. Competitive wages offered; multi-state licensees welcome. New graduates are welcome and will be trained.

Responsibilities

• Ensures delivery of high-quality, positive clinical outcomes, and resident/family satisfaction during supervisory shift
• Serves as a resource to all staff within the facility regarding the quality of services provided
• Provide direct resident care when required
• Demonstrates the ability to administer medications and treatment timely and according to facility policy
• Demonstrates ability to receive, transcribe, and carry out physician orders, if allowed by Nurse Practice Act
• Effectively manages nursing personnel on shift to limit use of overtime and agency personnel
• Assesses the work performance of nursing staff as it relates to unit standards of care and goals
• Conducts regular staff meetings on each shift and provides updates to DON

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved Licensed Vocational program and licensed in the state of practice, required
• Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility preferred
• Current BLS/CPR certification (All SNFs; ALFs as required by state)