Travel RN All Specialties $2902/week– FlexStaff
About The Position
The Travel RN provides age-specific nursing care to a designated group of patients using the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role collaborates with physicians and other health team members to coordinate and implement procedures and treatments, and uses leadership skills and clinical judgment to coordinate patient care and direct or delegate activities of the patient care unit team. This is a 13-week contract requiring 36 hours per week. The nurse assesses patients’ physiologic and psychosocial health, identifies outcomes and individualized goals, formulates and implements plans of care, evaluates the effectiveness of care, and collaborates with the care team. The role also includes decubitus and other skin care, safe medication administration, patient and family education, discharge planning, documentation, and related duties.
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 certification required.
- ACLS, PALS, and TNCC certifications required, as stated in the posting.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ physiologic health status, including relevant body systems, mobility, sensory deficits, prosthesis use, skin condition, and pain; communicate and document findings and the plan of care.
- Assess patients’ psychosocial health status, including expectations, coping mechanisms, comprehension, and cultural or ethnic needs; document psychological status and care plans, including appropriate support services.
- Identify actual and potential patient problems, teaching needs, criteria for measuring outcomes, and individualized patient outcome statements and goals.
- Formulate and document plans of care, establish priorities, coordinate cost-effective use of supplies, equipment, and medication, and collaborate with physicians and other health team members.
- Implement plans of care, maintain patient safety, perform and reassess care, administer prescribed treatments, use patient-care equipment, document responses, respond effectively to emergencies, provide emotional support, and coordinate discharge planning and instructions.
- Evaluate care effectiveness and patient outcomes, conduct variance analysis, document care, and design, implement, and evaluate systems to improve unit care.
- Collaborate with physicians and other care team members, interpret and implement prescribed treatment regimens, assist with treatments and diagnostic procedures, report changes in patient condition, and delegate and oversee assignments to care team associates.
- Perform grade I–IV decubitus care and other skin care, including preventive measures, simple dressings, warm and cold compresses, and irrigations.
- Administer medications safely and correctly, including IV push medications and IV drips; document administration and educate patients and significant others about drug and food interactions.
- Participate in patient and family education, communicate pertinent assessment information to the care team and appropriate agencies, identify teaching resources, plan for discharge and referrals, and evaluate and document teaching effectiveness.
- Perform related duties as required.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
