Travel Registered Nurse, RN, PACU

Trinity Health•Saint Joseph, MI

6d•Onsite

About The Position

FirstChoice is Trinity Health’s mobile staffing solution, placing Registered Nurses in short- and long-term assignments throughout the health system. This position is for a Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) travel nurse at Trinity Health Livingston. Assignments may be regional or nationwide, with travel and per-diem opportunities available. Nurses are expected to float throughout the hospital and, as needed, across multiple hospital locations or regions. The listed assignment is 13 weeks, starts ASAP, and is scheduled for four 10-hour day shifts per week, with a gross hourly rate of $61. The nurse provides professional nursing care by assessing patients, identifying desired outcomes and solutions, planning and implementing care, and evaluating results. The role requires independent and appropriate practice within the nurse’s license, knowledge, experience, and specialty; accountability for delegation and decisions; collaboration with stakeholders; and participation in quality improvement. Nurses should be adaptable, willing to take on additional responsibilities, receptive to new ideas and cultural differences, and able to manage competing priorities.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Valid RN licensure authorized in the applicable state(s) of practice or employment.
For specialties other than Med Surg, Tele, and PCU, at least two years of recent clinical experience; PACU falls under the stated remaining specialties.
Maintain credentials required for the specialty area, such as ACLS or TNCC.
BLS, ACLS, and PALS must be obtained through the American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

Float throughout the hospital and/or across multiple hospital locations or regions.
Apply the standard elements of professional nursing practice: assess, identify outcomes and solutions, plan, implement, and evaluate.
Practice independently and appropriately within licensure, scope of knowledge, experience, and practice area.
Maintain accountability for delegation, choices, decisions, and outcomes.
Collaborate with key stakeholders and contribute to quality and improvement practices and outcomes.
Demonstrate agility and willingness to take on new and additional responsibilities.
Embrace new ideas and cultural differences while managing competing priorities.