RN Internal Agency 13 week Contract ICU Geneva General Hospital

Finger Lakes Health•City of Geneva, NY

6h•$60 - $65•Onsite

About The Position

UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health is offering 13-week travel contracts for RNs at Geneva General Hospital. This position is for the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
Current NYS license to practice as a Registered Nurse
BLS, ACLS, PALS Basic Coronary Care certifications
1-year ICU experience required.
Moderate Sedation Competency
Analytical skills to assess, prepare, implement and evaluate the outcomes of the plan of care of patients / families.
Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
Ability to deal with people in a professional and courteous manner.
Ability to meet deadlines, manage multiple priorities and enhance the spirit of teamwork through effective role modeling.
Excellent interpersonal, communication and organization skills.
Computer literacy

Responsibilities

Applies knowledge of nursing theory, technical and communication skills in delivering high quality compassionate care to patients and families.
Assesses patient need, develops a plan of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, provides direct care, evaluates patient progress, and coordinates the care delivery throughout the patients episode.
Develops specialized skill to care for critically ill unstable patients.
Develops a strong working knowledge of life support machines, cardiac monitoring systems and other life preserving medical equipment and nursing interventions essential for a critical care nurse.
Is accountable for patient family education to assist the patient and family in understanding self care beyond hospitalization including lifestyle changes to support health and healing.
Is expected to promote comfort, and provide emotional support in a healing environment.