Travel RN- Registered Nurse (L&D)- FlexStaff- $3k+/week
About The Position
The Travel Registered Nurse in Labor & Delivery performs age-specific care for an assigned group of patients using the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse collaborates with physicians and other healthcare team members to coordinate and implement procedures and treatments, and uses clinical judgment and leadership skills to coordinate patient care and direct or delegate unit activities. This is a 13-week assignment. The posting advertises compensation of $3,000+ per week; it also notes that compensation may depend on factors such as location, specialty, experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget, and internal equity, and may be modified. The role includes assessing patients’ physiological and psychosocial health, identifying needs and desired outcomes, establishing individualized plans of care and priorities, implementing prescribed treatments safely, and evaluating care effectiveness. The nurse provides education and emotional support to patients and families, documents care and responses, coordinates discharge planning and referrals, collaborates with physicians and care team members, delegates appropriate activities, provides skin and decubitus care, and administers medications safely.
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 certification required.
- ACLS, Advanced NRP, Intermediate AWHONN, and C-EFM required.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ physiological health, including relevant systems, mobility, sensory deficits, skin condition, pain, and response to care; document status and the plan of care.
- Assess patients’ psychosocial health, coping mechanisms, understanding, expectations, and cultural or ethnic needs; communicate and document findings and care plans.
- Identify actual or potential patient problems, teaching needs, criteria for outcomes, and individualized patient goals.
- Formulate and document plans of care, set priorities, coordinate supplies, equipment, and medications, and collaborate with physicians and other health team members.
- Implement plans of care; maintain patient safety; perform and reassess care and treatments; use necessary equipment; document treatment, activity, condition, and responses; respond effectively to emergencies; support patients and families; and coordinate discharge planning and instructions.
- Evaluate care and patient outcomes, document effectiveness, conduct variance analysis, and participate in designing and evaluating systems to improve unit care.
- Collaborate with physicians and care team members in planning and carrying out treatment; assist with treatments and diagnostic procedures; communicate changes in patient condition; and delegate and oversee appropriate assignments to other care team members.
- Perform decubitus care and preventive skin care, including simple dressings, compresses, and irrigations in accordance with facility procedures.
- Administer medications safely and correctly, including preparing solutions and IV drips, administering IV push medication in accordance with policy, documenting medications, and educating patients about drug and food interactions.
- Provide patient and family education, use available teaching resources, evaluate understanding, and document teaching effectiveness.
- Perform related duties as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
