Travel - Registered Nurse - Infusion - FlexStaff - $3,006 /wk
About The Position
The Registered Nurse performs an age-specific plan of care for a designated patient group using the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse collaborates with physicians and other health team members to coordinate and implement procedures and treatments, and uses leadership skills and clinical judgment to coordinate patient care and direct or delegate activities of the patient care unit team. The role includes assessing patients’ physiologic and psychosocial health, identifying outcomes and teaching needs, establishing individualized goals and priorities, implementing and evaluating care, and collaborating with the care team. The nurse administers medications and prescribed treatments, documents care and patient responses, supports patients and families, participates in discharge planning and education, and performs skin-care and decubitus-care procedures. Other related duties may be required.
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
- Assess patients’ physiologic health, including gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and neurological status; mobility, sensory deficits, prostheses use, skin condition, and pain.
- Assess patients’ psychosocial health, coping mechanisms, knowledge, comprehension, cultural and ethnic needs, expectations, and support needs.
- Identify actual and potential patient problems, teaching needs, measurable outcomes, and individualized patient goals.
- Formulate and document plans of care, establish priorities, coordinate supplies, equipment, and medications, and collaborate with physicians and other health team members.
- Implement and revise plans of care; maintain patient safety; administer prescribed treatments; use patient-care equipment; provide emotional support; document treatments and patient responses; respond to emergencies; and participate in discharge planning and instructions.
- Evaluate care outcomes, document effectiveness, perform variance analysis for performance improvement, and contribute to systems that improve care in the unit.
- Collaborate with physicians and other care team members to implement treatment regimens, assist with treatments and diagnostic procedures, report changes in patient condition, and delegate and oversee assignments to patient-care and support staff.
- Perform grade I–IV decubitus care, preventive skin care, simple dressings using aseptic technique, warm and cold compresses, irrigations, and other skin-care procedures as necessary.
- Administer medications safely; identify medication actions, dosages, side effects, and patient implications; prepare local solutions and IV drips; administer and document medications, including IV push medications according to department policy; and educate patients about drug and food interactions.
- Educate patients and families about conditions and care, communicate pertinent assessment information to team members and appropriate agencies, use health-teaching resources, arrange referrals for post-hospital care, and evaluate and document teaching effectiveness.
- Perform related duties as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
