Travel Foot & Nail Care RN – Sign-On Bonus

Trinity Health; Eagle (ID); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-competitive pay

Generous PTO

Comprehensive benefits from day one

Retirement matching

College savings plans

Life insurance plans

Employee Assistance Programs

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Saint Alphonsus Health System in Idaho is seeking a Registered Nurse with a focus on foot care to join our team. You will collaborate with Podiatry providers to develop and adapt individualized treatment plans, perform assessments, and provide education and health promotion to patients about foot care, footwear, and overall foot health.

The position travels to clinics in Nampa, Caldwell, and Fruitland with a M-F, 8-5 schedule.

Qualifications

• Must have an RN license in Idaho issued prior to hire date.
• All colleagues must provide licensure or proof of application for an Oregon RN license within 6 months of the hire date.
• Certification as a WOCN or CFCS (BSN required) or eligible for certification within six months of hire.
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers certification from either AHA, ARC or the Military Training Network is required at hire, unless currently certified in ACLS and/or PALS as defined in the SAHS Certification Crosswalk.
• Valid Driver’s License and access to a reliable vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Meets health system’s Guiding Behaviors and Caring Standards including interpersonal communication and professional conduct expectations.
• Obtain health history.
• Perform focused lower extremity assessments.
• Describe and identify safe techniques for cutting nails, debridement of nails and hyperkeratotic tissue (callous, corns), blister care.
• Identify proper, safe use of nail clippers, curettes, rasp or file and manual sanding files.
• Prepares and or obtains cultures and pathology specimens.
• Use of testing modalities Monofilament, tuning fork and doppler.
• Describe appropriate sterilization / disinfection protocols per IFU instructions and prevention of cross contamination.
• Understand and describe potential chronic conditions of diabetes.
• Provide routine and preventive medical foot care education.
• Ensure follow-up treatment based on needs if individual patients.
• Provide backup clinic nurse services as needed.
• Assists provider with diagnostic/therapeutic procedures, assuring in safe, clean, competent manner/environment. Assists with patient assessment in coordination with a licensed provider.
• Maintains a clean, safe, well-stocked nursing area, including patient exam room.
• Maintains a complete, accurate, and legible patient medical record.
• Obtains continuing education to maintain clinical expertise and RN clinical ladder.
• Prepares, administers, and evaluates the effectiveness of medications.
• Provides clinical triage/communication as defined by protocol or per provider instructions.
• Assists provider with examinations and treatments.
• Administers oral, rectal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular, and Z-Track medications. Intravenous medications after I.V. course. Allergens administered only under the direction of a provider.
• Documents patient care observations and activities according to professional standards.
• Assists or leads in emergency situations.
• Maintains a clean, well-stocked patient care area, observing aseptic techniques and other regulatory mandates, i.e., OSHA, CLIA, etc.
• Maintains confidentiality regarding patient and business functions of the organization, i.e., HIPPA.
• Routes billing information as appropriate.

Skills

RN license Idaho

Oregon RN license in process

WOCN/CFCS certification

BLS certification

Valid Driver’s License

Education

RN licensure Idaho

Oregon RN license in process

BSN required or eligible within six months

Job description

Saint Alphonsus Health System in Idaho is seeking a Registered Nurse with a focus on foot care to join our team. You will collaborate with Podiatry providers to develop and adapt individualized treatment plans, perform assessments, and provide education and health promotion to patients about foot care, footwear, and overall foot health.

The position travels to clinics in Nampa, Caldwell, and Fruitland with a M-F, 8-5 schedule.