Temporary Staffing Services

The Vendor is required to provide temporary staffing services for the care of our resident population of the agency.
- Required temporary staffing services are generally known in advance, however there are instances where unforeseen events, such as staff illness, preclude advance knowledge of need.
- Proposed staffing services should be provided by a flat hourly rate.
- This attestation will ensure there has been no convictions for the following crimes: A felony for child abuse or neglect, spousal abuse, any crime against children or adults, including but not limited to: violent or sexually-related crime against a child or adult, or a crime which may indicate a person might be reasonably expected to pose a threat to an adult; and felony for physical assault, battery, or drug-related offense committed in the past five years.
- An attestation of the applicant's fitness for duty, meaning the applicant is free of any known infectious diseases. Physical and/or drug test as applicable by state law
- These incidents will be treated as liabilities of the patient for the services rendered.
- The vendor and staff must comply with the facility policies.
- Provide temporary services, to include but not limited to Registered Nurse (RN), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) to support the agency nursing team.
- RN and LPN Position Requirements:
•    Conduct physical assessments, including psychiatric or admission assessments.
•    Administer medications
•    Processing of physician orders
•    Monitoring vital signs
•    Testing blood glucose levels
•    Completing treatments
•    Conducting pain assessments
•    Changing dressings
•    Completing Management of the Milieu
•    Utilizing the electronic health record (EHR) of agency to obtain clinical information and for timely documentation of resident care
•    Communicate both verbally and in writing to report related findings
•    Utilize principles of infection control and universal precautions to foster resident treatment, recovery and/or prevention of infection
- LNA Position Requirements:
•    Providing residents with basic information, assisting with interpersonal relationships and facilitating the adjustment of residents to their living environment
•    As directed by a nurse, assisting in planning and providing for daily needs of the residents with Activities of Daily Living (ADL) or minor treatment procedures
•    Supervising residents in various groups for patient enjoyment and maintenance of skills and current level of functioning
•    Reporting related findings through verbal and written communication to their shift supervisor
•    Provides for the needs of residents, such as cleanliness, nourishment, emotional comfort and activities such as sensory simulation as directed by a nurse
•    Provides basic nursing care, taking vital signs, collecting specimens for routing lab examinations
•    Utilize principles of infection control and universal precautions to foster resident treatment, recovery and/or prevention of infection
•    Accurate and timely documentation in electronic medical records.