Travel RN Registered Nurse L&D RN $3k+/week– FlexStaff

Northwell Health • Carmel, IN

7d • $3,000 • Onsite

About The Position

This is a 13-week contract position for a Travel RN Registered Nurse in Labor & Delivery (L&D). The role involves 36 hours per week and requires BLS, ACLS, Intermediate AWHONN, Advance NRP, and C-EFM certifications. 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.
• Specialized certifications as needed.

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, reviewing charts, assessing various body systems, determining mobility and skin condition, assessing pain, and communicating/documenting the patient’s status and plan of care.
• Assesses 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 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, 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, documenting treatments and patient responses, 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, 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 treatment regimens, providing direction to other team members, collaborating with physicians, interpreting and implementing treatment regimens, 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, 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, meeting standards on medication administration exams, demonstrating preparation of solutions and IV drips, administering and documenting medications 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