Local Contract Nurse RN - Med Surg

Local Contract Nurse RN – Med Surg – $25 per hour

Title:

Local Contract Nurse RN – Med Surg

Location:

St. Albans, VT

Department:
Med Surg

Employment Type:

Local Contract

Start Date:

01/19/2026

Duration: 10 weeks (estimated)

Shift: 11:00 PM – 07:00 AM (overnight)

Weekly

Hours:

40 hours per week (8-hour shift)

Minimum Guarantee: 40 hours per week

Under the direction of the Center Nurse Executive/Infection Preventionist/Designee, the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) delivers efficient and effective nursing care while achieving positive clinical outcomes and patient/family satisfaction. He/she will function within the standards of practice as accorded by his/her Certification. The CNA performs various patient care activities and related non-professional services essential to caring for personal needs and comfort of patients.

The Certified Nursing Assistant may also be responsible for specimen collection for point-of-care testing, where scope of practice and state/federal regulations permit.

• Provides patient care in a manner conducive to safety and comfort. Patient care includes, is not limited to:
  • Assists patient with or performs Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
  • Obtains and records Vital Signs and weights per policy
  • Assists patients with ambulation and transfers
  • Positions patients in correct body alignment in and out of bed
  • Applies adaptive equipment as ordered
  • Cares for personal belongings
  • Assists physician and/or licensed nurse with treatments and procedures as needed
• Makes both occupied and unoccupied beds
• Accompanies patients when transported outside the center for appointments as requested
• Ensures patients are ready for scheduled rehab therapy and transports patients to rehab area
• Notifies licensed nurse if patient identification is missing
• Participates in the care planning process and implements care according to care plan
• Performs skin treatments, as permitted by state regulation
• Applies simple clean dressings, slings, stockings, and support bandages under direction of the licensed nurse, as permitted by state regulation
• Feeds or assists patients with meals and provides additional nourishment and hydration per care plan; records patient’s oral intake and output
• Uses Point Click Care (PCC - POC) according to the Clinical System Processes, if applicable
• Answers call light or bell promptly, delivers messages, cleans areas of spillage or accidents
• Maintains infection prevention and control precautions practices according to policy
• Participates in orientation of new nursing assistants
• Reports changes in patient’s condition, patient/family concerns or complaints to charge nurse and/or supervisor
• Collects and bags soiled linen and delivers to dirty linen area
• Obtains clean linens and supplies from supply areas, cleans utility rooms, kitchen areas and all other nursing areas, as assigned
• Cleans patient equipment as assigned
• Transfers patient’s belongings and equipment as directed, and assists with postmortem care
• Assists with patient discharge as requested
• Assists with orientation of newly hired CNAs
• Promotes a culture of safety to ensure healthy practice and living environment
• Collaborates and coordinates with other departments to provide timely effective care consistent with individual’s needs, choices and preferences
• Contributes to an environment that is respectful, team‑oriented, and responsive to the concerns of staff, patients and families
• Participates in quality improvement activities as requested
• Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive Protected Health Information (PHI) at all times
• Stays and works beyond scheduled shift if needed to meet state staffing requirements and/or needs of patients
• Performs other duties as requested
• Collects nasal specimens for point-of-care testing, following established procedures and manufacturer recommendations
• Maintains specimen integrity by following appropriate infection control practices
• Utilizes appropriate personal protective equipment (gloves, gown, respirator, face shield/eye protection) for specimen collection
• Ensures appropriate labeling of specimens collected
• Completes required documentation timely and accurately
• Successfully completes point-of-care…