Travel RN Registered Nurse Ambulatory Surgery $3086/week– FlexStaff

Northwell Health•Carmel, IN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a 13-week contract position for a Registered Nurse in an Ambulatory Surgery setting. The role involves performing an age-specific plan of care for designated patients using the nursing process. The nurse will collaborate with physicians and other health team members, utilizing leadership skills and clinical judgment to coordinate patient care and delegate tasks.

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

Assesses the patient’s physiologic health status, including conducting patient interviews, explaining policies and procedures, reviewing charts, answering questions, assessing various body systems (gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, neurological), determining mobility and sensory status, assessing skin condition, adjusting the plan of care as appropriate, assessing pain level and management, and communicating/documenting the patient’s physiologic health status and plan of care.
Assesses the patient’s psychosocial health status, including eliciting perception of care, determining coping mechanisms, knowledge level, and ability to comprehend, 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’s need for teaching based on assessment, and developing patient outcome statements and individualized patient goals.
Formulates the plan of care and establishes priorities necessary to achieve expected outcomes, including coordinating cost-effective use of resources and documenting the plan of care in collaboration with physicians and other health team members.
Implements the plan of care by maintaining vigilance over patient safety, exercising professional skills, reassessing patients as needed, administering prescribed treatments, correctly using equipment, providing emotional support, applying scientific principles safely and efficiently, making accurate observations, keeping accurate documentation, acting rapidly in emergencies, providing a calm atmosphere, communicating effectively with family/caretakers, participating in discharge planning, and providing discharge instructions.
Evaluates care provided for patient outcomes by measuring effectiveness of care, 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 members of the care team, accurately interpreting and implementing physician's orders, assisting physicians during procedures, keeping the Patient Care Manager/designee and/or physician informed of patient status changes, and using clinical judgment in 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, and implications for the patient, meeting medication administration examination standards, demonstrating preparation of local solutions and I.V. drips, administering and documenting medication correctly, administering IVP medication per policy, and educating patients and significant others related to drug and food interactions.
Participates in patient and family education by explaining the patient's condition, communicating assessment data, recognizing and utilizing health teaching opportunities and resources, providing early discharge planning and appropriate referrals, and evaluating the effectiveness of teaching.
Performs related duties, as required.