Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care - $2,196 per week in New York City, NY

Hours per Shift: 11.5 hours Experience: Minimum 2 years of critical care experience in highly acute ICUs Must have experience with Rapid Response Team Skilled in ultrasound-guided IVs is preferred License: NYS RN License Certifications: BLS ACLS Must-Have: Critical Care experience with Rapid Response Team Description: The Clinical Nurse is a Registered Professional Nurse who provides safe and competent quality care based on nursing theory and research. Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to create and implement quality improvement projects and evidence-based practice activities.

Job Title: Clinical Nurse Profession: Registered Nurse Specialty: Intensive Care Unit Duration: 9 weeks Shift: 3x11.5 Hours per Shift: 11.5 hours Experience: Minimum 2 years of critical care experience in highly acute ICUs Must have experience with Rapid Response Team Skilled in ultrasound-guided IVs is preferred License: NYS RN License Certifications: BLS ACLS Must-Have: Critical Care experience with Rapid Response Team Description: The Clinical Nurse is a Registered Professional Nurse who provides safe and competent quality care based on nursing theory and research. Delivers patient care by incorporating the tenets of the professional practice model of Relationship Centered Care. Applies the nursing process based on theory, research, and evidence-based practice. Assesses and evaluates patient care needs while applying critical thinking skills in patient care management. Integrates relevant assessment and intervention skills in the delivery of nursing care. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary healthcare team in developing, implementing, and evaluating the plan of care. Prioritizes all aspects of patient care including teaching, rounding, coaching, and planning after hospital care. Educates patients and caregivers about their plan of care, transition of care, promotion of health, and prevention of disease. Communicates effectively and professionally with patients, families, and all members of the patient care team. Manages assignments within the Care Delivery Model of Modified Primary Nursing. Role models the tenets of Relationship Centered Care through facilitation of patient care actions. Considers the patient's values, preferences, cultural diversity, expressed needs, and knowledge in all aspects of care. Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with patients and families. Uses evidence-based practices to enhance understanding of patients' perceptions of care. Initiates service recovery for patients and family members who have concerns. Demonstrates caring, respect, compassion, empathy, and active listening through dialogue and actions. Conducts Purposeful Hourly Rounding on assigned patients addressing key aspects of care. Practices safe and efficient patient-centered care, identifying and escalating barriers and opportunities for improvement. Demonstrates clinical skills and knowledge crucial to quality and safety in the patient population served. Implements process improvement strategies based on institutional evidence and procedures. Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to create and implement quality improvement projects and evidence-based practice activities. Contributes to quality and safety practices and compliance measures. Implements principles of high reliability to avoid high-risk behaviors for patient safety. Documents nursing practice accurately and thoroughly in compliance with standards of care. Facilitates patient throughput on a shift basis. Contributes to the environment of care to support clinical colleagues, patients, and families. Advances clinical competence in nursing practice. Projects a professional image to colleagues and communicates with caring and respect. Incorporates ethical principles into decision making for patients and families. Encourages a spirit of scholarship, inquiry, and lifelong learning for self and others. Participates in shared decision-making through specialty practice councils and department committees.