week- FlexStaff

FlexStaff•Rhinebeck, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a 13-week contract position for a Travel Registered Nurse specializing in Medical-Telephony. 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 in coordinating and implementing procedures and treatments, utilizing leadership skills and clinical judgment to direct patient care activities.

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, plus specialized certifications as needed.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, preferred.

Responsibilities

Assesses the patient’s physiologic health status, including conducting patient interviews, explaining policies, reviewing charts, assessing various body systems, determining mobility and skin condition, assessing pain management, and communicating/documenting the patient’s health status and plan of care.
Assesses patient’s psychosocial health status, including eliciting perception of care, determining coping mechanisms, identifying cultural/ethnic requirements, and communicating/documenting psychological status and care plan.
Identifies patient outcomes by developing criteria for measurement, identifying actual/potential patient problems, assessing teaching needs, and developing patient outcome statements and goals.
Formulates the plan of care and establishes priorities necessary to achieve expected outcomes, 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 patient safety, exercising professional skills, reassessing patients, administering treatments, using equipment correctly, providing emotional support, applying scientific principles, making accurate observations, documenting patient status and responses, managing emergencies, providing a calm environment, communicating with families, participating in discharge planning, and providing discharge instructions.
Evaluates care provided for patient outcome by measuring effectiveness of care, performing variance analysis, designing/implementing/evaluating systems to improve care, and maintaining accurate documentation.
Collaborates with other care team members in planning and carrying out treatment regimens, providing direction to other members of the care team, collaborating with physicians, interpreting and implementing treatment regimens, assisting physicians, keeping management/physicians abreast of changes, and using clinical judgment in delegating assignments.
Performs grade I-IV Decubitus Care, including preventive skin care, applying simple dressings, applying compresses, performing irrigations, and performing other related procedures.
Administers medications correctly and safely by identifying medication details, meeting medication administration standards, demonstrating preparation of solutions and IV drips, administering and documenting medications correctly, 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.