Registered Nurse - Facility Staffing

Company: Interim HealthCare
Location: Richmond
Posted on: January 12, 2021

Job Description:

General Purpose:Provides nursing care to patients in accordance with physician's orders, established standards of practice, and the policies and procedures of the contracting employer. Makes decisions that are based upon his/her education and experience in nursing.Minimum Education & Experience Requirements:* Registered--Nurse with an active license in the State of Virginia* Current CPR Certification* Updated PPD Test* Six months of experience in healthcare, home care, home health, hospital, and/or long-term care environment preferred* Pass criminal and abuse background checks, when required by the State(s) in which employed.Working Conditions & Physical Effort: * Work is performed in various health care settings and not limited to clinics, schools, hospitals, nursing homes, doctor's offices or occupational settings.* Work environment involves frequent exposure to communicable diseases, bloodborne pathogens and/or potentially infectious or hazardous materials and situations that require following extensive safety precautions and may include the use of protective equipment (e.g. face masks, goggles, latex or non-latex gloves).* Work environment may involve occasional exposure to potential electrical shock, and to x-ray/electromagnetic energy.* Able to spend varying amounts of time sitting, standing and walking.* Able to frequently lift, reposition, and transfer clients and to stand, bend, stoop, squat, kneel and reach freely and assist clients with standing and walking.* Sufficient endurance to perform the required physical and mental tasks over long periods of time.* Requires normal, correctable vision and hearing and the ability to identify and distinguish colors.* Requires excellent hand-eye coordination and fine motor function necessary to operate equipment safely and calculate/prepare medications and other procedures.* Able to successfully work in areas that are confined and/or crowded.* Medium physical activity may require frequent lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling up to 50 lbs.

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