Travel Nurse RN - Med/Surg / Telemetry - $2,074 per week in Paducah, KY

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Telemetry Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Third Shift Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: No experience required License: Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the applicable state Certifications: BLS required Must-Have: Accepts responsibility for words, actions, attitude, and results while meeting deadlines and performance expectations. Practices effective, clear, and respectful communications (both verbal and written) and demonstrates attentiveness through active listening.

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Telemetry Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Third Shift Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: No experience required License: Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the applicable state Certifications: BLS required Must-Have: Accepts responsibility for words, actions, attitude, and results while meeting deadlines and performance expectations. Practices effective, clear, and respectful communications (both verbal and written) and demonstrates attentiveness through active listening. Collaborates, respects, and cooperates with all co-workers, valuing differences and addressing concerns directly. Warmly greets all internal and external customers, promoting a high level of satisfaction. Shows an understanding and knowledge of computer systems and applications or ability to be trained. Ability to communicate and collaborate with other care team members. Ability to assess age-specific patient safety issues and implement appropriate safety devices for all patients. Description: The Registered Nurse implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person. A caring environment focused on healing and wellness is created. Nursing practices are based on evidence and current research. Clinical decision-making incorporates the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity. Nursing excellence is promoted through help among nursing staff and across other disciplines. Coordinates, ensures, and provides direct patient care activities on the unit. Conducts nursing rounds, assessments, and treatments. Facilitates admission, transfer, and discharge activities. Provides patient and family-centered education. Performs and documents a comprehensive assessment in accordance with RN's scope of practice. Considers the patient’s culture, age, and developmental level. Identifies patient risk factors and presenting complaints. Obtains patient health information from family or others as necessary. Collects objective and subjective data. Verifies initial admission assessment, if obtained by others. Develops a problem list, prioritizing patient needs based on inter-professional team input. Designs actions and interventions relevant to the patient’s culture and age. Determines desired outcomes in coordination with the patient and family. Explains procedures, treatments, and processes to the patient and family. Initiates action to alleviate patient stress and discomfort. Recognizes, responds to, and communicates changes in patient condition appropriately. Conducts ongoing assessments and documents responses to procedures and therapies. Delegates tasks appropriately and oversees team member performance regarding patient care. Monitors the accuracy and completeness of delegated patient care provided by other team members. Identifies and addresses educational needs of patients. Facilitates the patient discharge process by executing discharge orders timely. Provides input into patient/nurse assignments considering staffing and patient acuity. Participates in unit-based activities in support of organizational values. Promotes a positive group dynamic and healing environment through words and actions. Assures nursing excellence in accordance with accepted standards and research. Actively participates in quality improvement activities and core measures. Uses a holistic perspective regarding patient care.