Travel Nurse RN - Med/Surg / Telemetry - $2,088 per week in Lexington, KY

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Registered Nurse Duration: 13 weeks Shift: First Shift Hours per Shift: 12 hours (7a-7p) Experience: No experience required License: Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the applicable state Certifications: BLS Must-Have: - Accepts responsibility for words, actions, attitude, and results while meeting deadlines and performance expectations. - Warmly, personally, and professionally greets all internal and external customers, promoting a high level of satisfaction by providing information about what to expect, actively listening, and intentionally following up on questions and concerns, including taking corrective action when necessary.

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Registered Nurse Duration: 13 weeks Shift: First Shift Hours per Shift: 12 hours (7a-7p) Experience: No experience required License: Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the 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, personally, and professionally greets all internal and external customers, promoting a high level of satisfaction by providing information about what to expect, actively listening, and intentionally following up on questions and concerns, including taking corrective action when necessary. - Shows an understanding of computer systems and applications and/or ability to be trained. - Ability to communicate/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. This practice centers 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 hospital and 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. Responsibilities include: - Assessment of patient needs through comprehensive evaluation in accordance with the RN's scope of practice. - Considering the patient’s culture, age, and developmental level. - Identifying patient risk factors and presenting complaints. - Obtaining health information from family or others as necessary. - Collecting objective and subjective data. - Verifying initial admission assessments obtained by other healthcare team members. - Developing a problem list, prioritizing patient needs based on input from the inter-professional team when appropriate. - Designing actions and interventions relevant to patient culture and age. - Determining desired outcomes in coordination with the patient and family in accordance with the medical plan of care. - Fully implementing patient care therapies and procedures with empowerment and clinical autonomy. - Explaining procedures, treatments, and processes to patients and families. - Initiating action to alleviate patient stress and discomfort. - Recognizing, responding to, and communicating changes in patient condition appropriately. - Conducting and documenting ongoing assessments and responses to procedures and therapies using the nursing process. - Delegating tasks appropriately and overseeing team members in the performance of activities regarding patient care. - Monitoring the accuracy and completeness of delegated patient care provided by other team members. - Identifying and addressing educational needs of patients related to prioritized problems according to their level of comprehension. - Facilitating the discharge process by executing discharge orders in a timely manner. - Providing input into patient/nurse assignments in consideration of available staffing, unit activity, and patient acuity. - Demonstrating active participation in unit-based activities that support organizational values and priorities. - Promoting a positive group dynamic and healing environment through actions and words. - Assuring nursing excellence in accordance with accepted standards, evidence-based practice, current research, and a caring philosophy. - Actively participating in department and/or unit quality improvement activities and core measures. - Using a holistic perspective regarding patient care.