Travel RN- Registered Nurse NICU FlexStaff- $3k+/week

Northwell Health • Poughkeepsie, NY

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a 13-week assignment for a Registered Nurse in the NICU. The role requires BLS & Advanced NRP certification. The nurse will perform an age-specific plan of care for a designated group of patients using the nursing process, collaborate with physicians and other health team members, and utilize leadership skills and clinical judgment in coordinating patient care and directing 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.
• Advanced NRP certification.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assesses the patient’s physiologic health status, including conducting patient interviews, explaining policies and procedures, assessing various body systems, determining mobility and skin condition, assessing pain levels, and communicating/documenting the patient’s status and plan of care.
• Assesses the patient’s psychosocial health status, including eliciting perception of care, determining coping mechanisms, identifying cultural/ethnic requirements, and communicating/documenting psychological status and care plan.
• Identifies patient outcomes by developing criteria for measurement, identifying actual/potential patient problems, identifying patient teaching needs, and developing outcome statements and individualized patient goals.
• Formulates the plan of care and establishes priorities by identifying care activities, coordinating cost-effective use of resources, documenting the plan of care, and collaborating 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, using equipment correctly, providing emotional support, applying scientific principles, making accurate observations, keeping accurate documentation, acting effectively in emergencies, providing a calm atmosphere, communicating with family/caretakers, participating in discharge planning, and providing discharge instructions.
• Evaluates care provided for patient outcome by measuring effectiveness of care, performing variance analysis, designing/implementing/evaluating systems to improve care, keeping accurate documentation, and using appropriate documentation methods.
• Collaborates with other care team members in planning and carrying out treatment regimens, providing direction to other members of the care team, accurately interpreting and implementing physician orders, assisting physicians, keeping management/physicians informed of patient condition changes, and delegating assignments to support staff.
• Performs grade I-IV Decubitus Care, including preventive skin care measures, applying simple dressings with aseptic technique, applying warm & cold compresses, performing irrigations, and performing other necessary skin care procedures.
• Administers medications correctly and safely by correctly identifying medication, action, dosage, side effects, meeting medication administration standards, demonstrating preparation of solutions and IV drips, administering and documenting medication correctly, administering IVP medication per policy, and educating patients on drug and food interactions.
• Participates in patient and family education by explaining conditions, communicating assessment data, recognizing and utilizing teaching opportunities, providing early discharge planning and 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