Travel - Registered Nurse - Operating Room - FlexStaff - $3,246 /wk

Northwell•Norwalk, CT

10h

About The Position

The Registered Nurse performs an age-specific plan of care for a designated group of patients 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 individualized outcomes, establishing care priorities, implementing and evaluating care, administering medications, providing patient and family education, and collaborating with care team members. The nurse also performs skin and decubitus care and related duties as 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 certification required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
Specialized certifications as needed.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physiologic health status, including relevant health systems, mobility, sensory deficits, prostheses use, skin condition, pain, and pain management; communicate and document assessments and the care plan.
Assess patients’ psychosocial health status, including their expectations, coping mechanisms, knowledge, ability to comprehend, and cultural or ethnic requirements; document psychological status and care planning.
Identify patient outcomes, develop measurement criteria, identify actual and potential problems, assess teaching needs, and establish individualized goals.
Formulate and document plans of care, set priorities, coordinate cost-effective use of supplies, equipment, and medications, and collaborate with physicians and other health team members.
Implement the plan of care, maintain patient safety, administer prescribed treatments, use necessary equipment, provide emotional support, perform procedures safely, observe and report patient conditions, and maintain accurate documentation.
Respond effectively to emergency situations, promote a calm and restful environment, communicate with families or caretakers, participate in discharge planning, coordinate referrals, and provide discharge instructions.
Evaluate care and patient outcomes, document effectiveness, perform variance analysis for performance improvement, and design, implement, and evaluate systems to improve unit care.
Collaborate with care team members and physicians in planning and carrying out treatment regimens; assist with treatments or diagnostic procedures and report changes in patient condition or treatment.
Use clinical judgment to delegate assignments to Patient Care Associates, Support Care Associates, and Clerical Service Associates, and ensure assignments are completed in a timely manner.
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 and document medications safely, demonstrate knowledge of medication actions, dosages, side effects, and patient implications, prepare local solutions and IV drips, administer IV push medication according to policy, and educate patients about drug and food interactions.
Provide patient and family education, communicate pertinent assessment information to care team members and appropriate agencies, use available teaching resources, plan for discharge and referrals, and evaluate and document the effectiveness of teaching.
Perform related duties as required.