Travel Nurse RN - Med/Surg / Telemetry - $2,061 per week in New York City, NY

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Telemetry Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Night Shift Hours per Shift: 11.5 hours Experience: Minimum 2 years RN experience, 2 years Telemetry or Med-Surg experience License: Client Registered Nurse License Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Must-Have: Patient care, critical thinking, patient assessment, interdisciplinary collaboration, patient education Description: Registered Professional Nurse who provides safe, competent quality care based on nursing theory and research to a designated group of patients and significant others. Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to create and implement quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities, and nursing research studies.

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Telemetry Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Night Shift Hours per Shift: 11.5 hours Experience: Minimum 2 years RN experience, 2 years Telemetry or Med-Surg experience License: Client Registered Nurse License Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Must-Have: Patient care, critical thinking, patient assessment, interdisciplinary collaboration, patient education Description: Registered Professional Nurse who provides safe, competent quality care based on nursing theory and research to a designated group of patients and significant others. Delivers patient care by integrating the principles of Relationship Centered Care and through the application of the nursing process based upon theory, research, and evidence-based practice. Assesses and evaluates patient care needs and applies 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 and delegates to others as appropriate. Educates patients and caregivers about their plan of care, promotion of health, and prevention of disease while anticipating needs and readiness to learn. Communicates effectively and professionally with patients, families, and all members of the Interdisciplinary Patient Care Team. Manages assignments within the Care Delivery Model of Modified Primary Nursing. 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 and evidence-based procedures. Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to create and implement quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities, and nursing research studies. Contributes to quality and safety practices and required compliance measures. Facilitates patient throughput on a shift basis. Encourages and demonstrates a spirit of scholarship, inquiry, life-long learning, and innovation for self and others. Participates in shared decision-making through specialty practice councils, nursing department committees, and unit initiatives.