Travel RN in Penasco, New Mexico at Giving Home Health Care
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Job Description
Join our dynamic healthcare team serving communities across New Mexico. We are seeking experienced Travel RNs to provide high-acuity patient care with flexible scheduling and ongoing contract opportunities across multiple service areas.
Position Details:
Minimum of three (3) 12-hour shifts per week
6-week contract assignments
$65/hour + mileage reimbursement
Schedules provided in 6-week increments
Opportunity to extend every 6 weeks based on operational needs
Mileage reimbursement is provided for qualifying travel assignments:
Mileage begins after 50 one-way miles. $0.41 per mile for the first 500 miles, $0.21 per mile after 500 miles.
Travel & Scheduling Expectations:
This position offers a higher pay rate because it requires full flexibility and availability to support staffing needs across various locations throughout New Mexico.
Travel nurses may be assigned to multiple patients and communities during a contract period, including travel between regions based on operational needs and patient coverage demands.
Please note: Schedules may include weekdays, weekends, day shifts, nights, and holidays.
Weekly schedules may vary and are not guaranteed to remain consistent
Assignments are based on areas with the greatest patient care need
Travel nurses do not maintain permanent patient assignments
Nurses may temporarily support patient homes until permanent coverage is secured, then rotate to a different assignment as needed
Transition Opportunity:
If travel nursing demand decreases, contractors may have the opportunity to transition into a standard 1099 nursing role, including:
Picking up high-acuity shifts
Managing a lower-acuity caseload
Please note: Pay rate and mileage structure may change upon transition from the travel contract role.
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- Execute physician prescribed plans of care.
- Complete compliant documentation of the care provided in the system of record.
- Manage and administer prescribed medication, treatment, and therapies.
- Conduct patient assessments, coordination of care.
- Perform various activities associated with daily living.
- Monitor vitals and GI intake and output.
- Assess skin integrity and administer wound care.
- Monitor for changes in the patient’s condition such as weight loss/gain, self-care abilities, and indicators of disease progression.
- Communicate with family members, physicians, case managers, and other prescribed individuals regarding the health of the patients.
- Provide education and training to the patient, their family, and/or the Home Health Aide.
- Work with patients to be done one-on-one in the patients home to provide for a comfortable environment.
- Collaborate with and supervise Certified Nursing Assistants and Personal Care Attendants.
- Perform other personal care services as necessary to meet the patient’s needs.
$65 - $65 an hour