Travel RN Registered Nurse Home Care- Contract- $3k+/week- FlexStaff

Northwell•Poughkeepsie, NY

About The Position

This is a 13-week contract Field RN position providing home care to patients while traveling between Ulster and Dutchess counties. The Registered Nurse develops and delivers age-specific plans of care using the nursing process, collaborates with physicians and other health team members to coordinate procedures and treatments, and applies clinical judgment and leadership in coordinating patient care and delegating team activities. The role includes assessing patients’ physiologic and psychosocial status, establishing individualized outcomes and care plans, implementing and evaluating care, administering medications and treatments, providing patient and family education, and coordinating discharge planning and referrals.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
Associate’s Degree in Nursing required.
At least 1–2 years of professional nursing experience in the related specialty.
Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State and/or Connecticut required.
BLS required, plus specialized certifications as needed.
Must be willing to travel between Ulster and Dutchess counties.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physiologic health, including relevant body systems, mobility, sensory deficits, prostheses, skin condition, pain, and response to care; communicate and document findings and the plan of care.
Assess psychosocial health, including care expectations, coping, knowledge, comprehension, and cultural or ethnic requirements; document psychological status and identify support resources as appropriate.
Identify actual and potential patient problems, develop outcome measures and individualized goals, and identify patient teaching needs.
Formulate and document prioritized plans of care, coordinate care activities and cost-effective use of supplies, equipment, and medication, and collaborate with physicians and other health team members.
Implement the plan of care, maintain patient safety, administer prescribed treatments, use necessary equipment, reassess patients and revise care as needed, document treatment and responses, respond effectively to emergencies, support patients and families, and coordinate discharge planning and instructions.
Evaluate care effectiveness and patient outcomes, document results, perform variance analysis for performance improvement, and participate in designing, implementing, and evaluating systems to improve care.
Collaborate with physicians and other care team members to plan and carry out treatment regimens; assist with treatments and diagnostic procedures; report changes in patient condition; and delegate and monitor assignments to care team members.
Perform grade I–IV decubitus care and other skin-care procedures, including preventive care, simple dressings, compresses, and irrigations.
Administer and document medications safely, prepare local solutions and IV drips, administer IV push medication according to policy, and educate patients and significant others about medication and food interactions.
Educate patients and families about conditions and care, communicate assessment information to the care team and appropriate agencies, use available teaching resources, arrange referrals for post-hospital care, and evaluate and document teaching effectiveness.
Perform related duties as required.