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

Northwell Health • Poughkeepsie, NY

11h • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a 13-week contract position for a Field RN who will travel between Ulster and Dutchess counties. The role involves performing an age-specific plan of care for a designated group of patients using the nursing process. The nurse will collaborate with physicians and other health team members, utilizing leadership skills and clinical judgment to coordinate patient care and direct the activities of the patient care unit team.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Associate’s Degree in Nursing, required.
• Minimum 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.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assesses the patient’s physiologic health status, including gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and neurological systems, as well as mobility, sensory deficits, prostheses use, and skin condition. Assesses level of pain and pain management, and communicates/documents the patient’s physiologic health status and plan of care.
• Assesses the patient’s psychosocial health status, including perception of care, coping mechanisms, knowledge level, ability to comprehend, and cultural/ethnic requirements. Communicates and documents psychological status and care plan.
• Identifies patient outcomes by developing criteria for measurement, identifying actual/potential patient problems, assessing teaching needs, and developing patient outcome statements and individualized patient goals.
• Formulates the plan of care and establishes priorities necessary to achieve expected outcomes, coordinating cost-effective use of resources and documenting the plan of care in collaboration with physicians and other health team members.
• Implements the plan of care by maintaining vigilance over patient safety, exercising professional skills, reassessing patients, administering treatments correctly, using equipment appropriately, providing emotional support, applying scientific principles safely and efficiently, making accurate observations, documenting patient status and responses, acting effectively in emergencies, providing a calm atmosphere, communicating effectively with family/caretakers, participating in discharge planning, and providing discharge instructions.
• Evaluates care provided for patient outcome by measuring effectiveness, performing variance analysis, designing/implementing/evaluating systems to improve care, and maintaining accurate documentation.
• Collaborates with other care team members in planning and carrying out the treatment regimen, providing direction to other members of the care team, accurately interpreting and implementing physician orders, assisting physicians, keeping the Patient Care Manager/designee and/or physician informed of patient condition changes, and delegating assignments to Patient Care Associates, Support Care Associates, and Clerical Service Associates.
• Performs grade I-IV Decubitus Care, including preventive skin care, applying dressings with aseptic technique, performing irrigations, and other necessary skin care procedures.
• Administers medications correctly and safely by identifying medication action, dosage, side effects, and implications; meeting medication administration examination standards; demonstrating preparation of local solutions and I.V. drips; administering and documenting medications correctly; administering IVP medication per policy; and educating patients and significant others on drug and food interactions.
• Participates in patient and family education by explaining conditions, communicating assessment data, recognizing and utilizing teaching opportunities and resources, providing early discharge planning and appropriate referrals, and evaluating the effectiveness of teaching.
• Performs related duties as required.

Benefits

• The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees