Travel RN-L&D - FlexStaff-Contracts- $3,046/week

FlexStaff•Norwalk, CT

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a 13-week contract position for a Travel RN specializing in Labor and Delivery (L&D). The role involves performing an age-specific plan of care for a designated group of 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 direct the activities of the patient care unit team.

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.
ACLS certification required.
Intermediate AWHONN certification required.
Advanced NRP certification required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, preferred.
C-EFM certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Assesses the patient’s physiologic health status, including conducting patient interviews, explaining policies and procedures, reviewing charts, assessing various body systems, determining mobility and skin condition, assessing pain levels, and communicating/documenting findings.
Assesses the patient’s psychosocial health status, including eliciting perceptions of care, determining coping mechanisms, identifying cultural requirements, and communicating/documenting psychological status and care plans.
Identifies patient outcomes by developing criteria for measurement, identifying actual/potential patient problems, assessing teaching needs, and developing outcome statements and individualized patient goals.
Formulates the plan of care and establishes priorities necessary to achieve expected outcomes, including identifying care activities, 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, administering treatments, correctly using equipment, providing emotional support, applying scientific principles, making accurate observations, documenting treatments and responses, managing emergencies, providing a calm atmosphere, participating in discharge planning, and providing discharge instructions.
Evaluates care provided for patient outcomes by demonstrating ability to measure effectiveness, performing variance analysis, designing/implementing/evaluating systems for improvement, and maintaining accurate documentation.
Collaborates with other care team members in planning and carrying out treatment regimens, providing direction to other team members, collaborating with physicians, interpreting and implementing treatment regimens, assisting physicians, keeping management informed of patient condition changes, and using clinical judgment in delegating assignments.
Performs grade I-IV Decubitus Care, including preventive skin care, applying dressings and compresses, performing irrigations, and other related skin care procedures.
Administers medications correctly and safely by identifying medication actions, dosages, and side effects, meeting medication administration standards, demonstrating preparation of solutions and IV drips, administering and documenting medications correctly, administering IVP medication per policy, and educating patients on drug and food interactions.
Participates in patient and family education by explaining conditions, communicating assessment data, recognizing and utilizing teaching opportunities, providing discharge planning and referrals, and evaluating the effectiveness of teaching.
Performs related duties, as required.