Travel Nurse RN – Pay Starts At $71 Per Hour – L&D (Tiger Flex)

University of Missouri Health Care•Columbia, MO

14h•$71 - $89•Onsite

About The Position

We’re looking for nurses to join our Tiger Flex Program—a contract-based nursing program offering the perks of travel nursing without the travel. This position is responsible for delivering exceptional nursing care to patients by utilizing strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status, implement clinical nursing interventions to modify symptoms, and develop and implement patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes and ensure a safe and therapeutic environment. This position requires the ability to float to designated nursing unit clusters or shifts to meet staffing needs. This position may be required to access and administer medications within their scope of practice and according to state law. Tiger Flex Details (full details in HR-5043): Full-time Tiger Flex (non-benefit eligible): Will work as a contracted Tiger Flex nurse within Staffing Support Services for 36 hours per week. The RN Tiger Flex nurse must work two shifts every other weekend. The RN Tiger Flex nurse must work at least 50% of holidays within the employee’s 12-week contract. Holidays are outlined in policy HR-4002. RN Tiger Flex wages, shift differentials, and clusters are outlined in the Tiger Flex RN Compensation Guide. The additional rewards established are calculated by pay period. Current full-time employees must meet the Float Pool Qualifying Period (1 year or more) to join the Tiger Flex program. · MUHC RN’s (internal transfers) may not return to their home department within 12-months of entering the Tiger Flex Program. · A Tiger Flex nurse who commits to working as a full-time benefits eligible Staff Nurse at MU Health Care will receive a $2500 reward paid out in 4 equal installments of $625. This reward will be paid effective the 2nd pay period after beginning full-time employment as a benefit eligible employee and will be paid monthly going forward. Receipt of a separate Sign-On Incentive in accordance with MUHC HR-5027: Sign-On Incentive Program will render an employee ineligible to receive this reward.

Requirements

Missouri Board of Nursing RN or Nurse Licensure Compact multi-state RN. When primary state of residency changes, compact state RNs must apply under new state of residency within thirty (30) days.
One (1) year of acute care RN experience.

Nice To Haves

Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

Responsibilities

Assess the patient's condition and nursing needs, sets goals, and prescribes appropriate nursing actions to meet those goals and the physical, psychological, social, and rehabilitative needs of the patient, including discharge planning.
Assess, intervene, and reassess the patient's self-report/symptoms of pain promptly. Utilize an appropriate tool for assessment and reassessment.
Demonstrate an understanding of medications with regards to action and side effects. Report pertinent information to appropriate individual. Educate patients and significant others about their medications.
Demonstrate the ability to evaluate effectiveness of nursing interventions in accomplishing goals and intended patient care outcomes.
Maintain the standards of nursing care and implements the policies and procedures of the hospital and assigned nursing unit.
Participate in meetings, in-services, and quality and performance improvement groups.
Report pertinent observations and reaction regarding patients to the appropriate person (i.e. physicians, head nurse, charge nurse, and/or nursing supervisor) and records those observations accurately and concisely.
Provide quality care to patients and work with multi-disciplinary team to ensure the highest patient satisfaction.
May complete unit/department specific duties as outlined in department documents.

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