Travel Nurse RN - Med/Surg / Telemetry - $2,077 per week in Richmond, KY

Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) Profession: Nursing Specialty: Telemetry Duration: 13 weeks Shift: First Shift Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: No experience required License: Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in applicable state Certifications: BLS Must-Have: - Accepts responsibility for words, actions, attitude, and results while meeting deadlines and performance expectations. - Warmly greets all internal and external customers, promoting a high level of satisfaction by providing information about expectations, actively listening, and intentionally following up on questions and concerns, including taking corrective action when necessary.

Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) Profession: Nursing Specialty: Telemetry Duration: 13 weeks Shift: First Shift Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: No experience required License: Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in applicable state Certifications: BLS Must-Have: - Accepts responsibility for words, actions, attitude, and results while meeting deadlines and performance expectations. - Practices effective, clear, and respectful communication (both verbal and written) and demonstrates attentiveness through active listening and engaged body language. - Collaborates, respects, and cooperates with all co-workers, valuing differences and addressing concerns directly while actively contributing to the vision and results of the team. - Warmly greets all internal and external customers, promoting a high level of satisfaction by providing information about expectations, actively listening, and intentionally following up on questions and concerns, including taking corrective action when necessary. - Shows an understanding and knowledge of computer systems and applications or the 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 RN implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person and the creation of a caring environment focused on healing and wellness. Nursing practices are based on evidence and current research as well as department policies and procedures, regulatory standards, and professional guidelines. Clinical decision-making incorporates all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity. Nursing excellence is promoted through helping relationships among nursing staff and across other disciplines. The RN is responsible for coordinating, ensuring, and providing direct patient care activities on the unit through various activities. This includes provision of nursing rounds, assessments, and treatments, as well as facilitating admission, transfer, and discharge activities. The RN will provide patient and family-centered education, care coordination, and individualized treatment planning as applicable. The RN performs and documents a comprehensive assessment in accordance with scope of practice and hospital policies. They consider the patient's culture, age, and developmental level. The RN identifies patient risk factors and presenting complaints, obtaining health information from family or others as necessary. They collect objective and subjective data, verify initial admission assessments, and develop a problem list prioritizing patient needs. The RN will implement patient care therapies and procedures in accordance with established policies, procedures, professional guidelines, and patient culture. They explain procedures, treatments, and processes to the patient and family. The RN initiates action to alleviate patient stress and discomfort. They recognize, respond to, and communicate changes in patient condition appropriately. The RN conducts and documents ongoing assessments, overseeing team members in the performance of activities regarding patient care. They monitor the accuracy and completeness of delegated patient care and identify educational needs of patients. The RN facilitates the patient discharge process by executing discharge orders in a timely manner, assuring performance of discharge teaching, and coordinating plans with relevant personnel. They provide input into patient and nurse assignments in consideration of available staffing and patient acuity. The RN demonstrates active participation in unit-based activities in support of organizational values and priorities. They promote a positive group dynamic and healing environment through words and actions. The RN assures excellence in accordance with accepted standards, evidence-based practice, current research, and a caring philosophy. They actively participate in quality improvement activities and core measures, including patient satisfaction, patient falls, and documentation audits. The RN uses a holistic perspective regarding patient care.