Emergency Temporary Nursing Services

The vendor required to provide emergency temporary nursing services for include:
- Registered nurse (RN)
•    Supervises professional and ancillary employees in the administration of efficient nursing care of residents and makes recommendations to the nursing administrator and nurse shift supervisor. 
•    Gives counsel and applies procedures to safeguard life and health. 
•    Provide first level supervision and evaluation to the nursing care staff. 
•    Documents, communicates and reports administrative and clinical issues in a clear and concise manner to appropriate personnel. 
•    Assesses, plans interventions, evaluates and implements resident plans of care. 
•    Ensures updates are specific and timely. 
•    Confers with licensed personnel regarding resident conditions, changes in care needs, treatment, notification of health care providers (MD/ARNP), and disposition to external facility. Assigns clinical staff based on knowledge, skills and expertise to meet identified resident and patient care needs. 
•    Participates in all aspects of direct care including responding to emergency situations. 
•    Document pertinent medical information in residents’ clinical record. 
•    Update resident representatives of changes in condition. 
•    Participates in staff education and serves as a preceptor in new employee orientation. 
•    Administers medication and treatment as prescribed. 
•    Accepts and accounts for prescription drugs and related paraphernalia. 
•    Explains medication purposes, dosages and possible side effects to patients. 
•    Participates as a member of patient’s individual treatment team. 
•    Attends in-service training programs. 
•    Participates in drills for and responds to facility emergencies. 
•    Utilizes standard infection control procedures. 
•    Accepts work in a neighborhood as assigned per shift as necessary to maintain optimal staffing levels.
- Licensed professional nurse (LPN)
•    Performs nursing practice under the direction of a registered nurse or physician. 
•    Performs acts requiring knowledge and skills such as are taught or acquired in approved schools for practical nursing. 
•    Observes and cares for the ill, injured or infirmed within scope of his education and clinical skills. 
•    Collects nursing assessment data. 
•    Gives counsel and applies procedures to safeguard life and health. 
•    Administers medication and treatment as prescribed. 
•    Explains medication purposes, dosages and possible side effects to residents. 
•    Accepts and accounts for prescription drugs and related paraphernalia. 
•    Observes and reports skin breakdown. 
•    Collects, labels and records sputum, urine or stool specimens for laboratory analysis. 
•    Teaches and delegates to others the performance of nursing care activities. 
•    Supervises unlicensed assistive personnel in the performance of resident care activities. 
•    Participates as a member of the resident’s individual treatment team. 
•    Assists medical and other professional staff. 
•    Consults with registered nurses, ARNP or physician on situations beyond the scope of his education and clinical skills. 
•    Participates in emergency drills and responds to facility emergencies. 
•    Document pertinent medical information in resident’s clinical record. 
•    Update resident representative of changes in condition. 
•    Accepts and accounts for drugs and related paraphernalia. 
•    Communicates with resident’s family members. Reports unusual incidents with staff or residents to supervisor. 
•    Utilizes standard infection control procedures. 
•    Accepts work in a neighborhood as assigned per shift as necessary to maintain optimal staffing levels.
- Certified nursing assistant (CNA)
•    Performs sub-professional and non-technical tasks in the personal care of residents. 
•    Assists residents with personal hygiene such as bathing, dental and oral care, hair and nail care dressing, and incontinence care. 
•    Assists residents with bowel and bladder functions by escorting to bathroom, providing bedpans, performing catheter care, etc. 
•    Checks and records food and fluid intake, bowel movements and urine output. 
•    Assists with meals and nourishments. 
•    Measures and records temperatures, blood pressures, pulses, oxygen saturations, and respiration and records on resident’s chart. 
•    Participates in treatment team meetings. 
•    Attends in-service training programs. 
•    Report unusual incidents of staff or patients to a licensed nurse. 
•    Participates in drills and responds to facility emergencies. 
•    Changes and transports soiled and contaminated linens. 
•    Turns and repositions physically dependent residents to maintain comfort and relieve pressure every two hours per facility protocol. 
•    Aid residents in preparation for activities and programs within and outside the center. 
•    Assist residents in transferring by lifting them manually or by use of mechanical lifts as needed. 
•    Utilize standard infection control procedures. 
•    Accepts work in a neighborhood as assigned per shift as necessary to maintain optimal staffing levels.
- Certified medication aide (CMA)
•    Performs delegated duties in medication administration, treatment and care of patients and residents under the direction of a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse; and performs other duties as required. 
•    Prepares, administers and charts medications and treatments within the scope of their practice. 
•    Performs medical treatments under supervision of a licensed nurse. 
•    Takes temperatures, blood pressures, oxygen saturations, and respirations and records on patient’s chart. 
•    Participates in treatment team meetings. 
•    Provides first aid for minor injuries. 
•    Accepts and accounts for drugs and related paraphernalia. 
•    Attends in-service training programs. 
•    Reports unusual incidents with staff or patients to a licensed nurse. 
•    Participates in drills for and responds to facility emergencies. 
•    Assists residents in personal hygiene such as bathing, dental and oral care, hair and nail care. 
•    Observes and reports skin breakdown. 
•    Assists residents with bowel and bladder functions by taking them to restrooms, providing bedpans or portable commodes, and performing catheter care. 
•    Collects, labels and records sputum, urine or stool specimens for laboratory analysis. 
•    Changes and transports soiled and contaminated linens. 
•    Assists residents in dressing and undressing. 
•    Turns and repositions physically dependent residents to maintain comfort and relieve pressure every two hours per facility protocol. 
•    Aids residents in preparation for activities and programs within and outside the center. 
•    Assists residents in transferring by lifting them manually or by mechanical lifts as needed. 
•    Records residents’ food and fluid intake, bowel movements and urine output. 
•    Accepts work in a neighborhood as assigned per shift as necessary to maintain optimal staffing levels.