This is a Travel position. You must live more than 30 miles from the facility to be considered for this position.
Why You Should Apply:
Competitive Pay: Earn up to $1417 per week, or $59.06 per hour – plus benefits!*
Flexible Work Schedule: Enjoy a 27 week assignment 09/21/2026 - 03/27/2027 with a 24-hour work week and 2 shifts per week.
Location: Penn Yan, New York
Great Benefits: Medical, 401(k) with company match, and more!
* Pay package is based on 24 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined for travel positions.
Position Overview
Type of Position: Travel
Description:
Acute Med/Surg Registered Nurse – Part Time (2x12s)Shift Details
- Part Time — 2x12-hour shifts per week
- Day/night variable shift, scheduled as needed
- Rotational Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, and Holidays
- Every other weekend (EOW) required
- Holiday coverage required
- Contracts must run through holidays — 22 to 26 weeks
Licensure & Certifications Required
- NYS RN Licensure (required)
- BLS (required)
- ACLS (required)
Experience Required
- Minimum of one (1) year of experience as a Registered Nurse in a Med/Surg environment
Position Overview
- The Registered Nurse applies knowledge of nursing theory, technical, and communication skills in delivering high quality compassionate care to patients and families
- Assesses patient need, develops a plan of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, provides direct care, evaluates patient progress, and coordinates care delivery throughout the patient's episode
- Develops specialized skill in the area of cardiac care, including telemetry monitoring
- Accountable for patient and family education to assist in understanding self-care beyond hospitalization, including lifestyle changes to support health and healing
- Promotes comfort and provides emotional support in a healing environment
Application of Nursing Knowledge & Care Delivery
- Assesses patient and family needs through active listening, social perceptiveness, and analyzing data obtained through direct observation, technology, or health team communication
- Creates a developmentally and age appropriate, culturally relevant, individualized plan of care to address the nature and scope of identified health problems
- In collaboration with the patient, family, physician, and health care team members, sets goals and monitors the patient's progress
- Adjusts the plan of care based on patient response or change in condition and reprioritization of needs
- Demonstrates skill in application of nursing interventions, including medication administration
Quality, Safety & Professional Development
- Promotes, advocates for, and protects the health, safety, and rights of the patient
- Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice
- Uses the results of Quality Improvement activities to initiate changes in individual nursing practice and to influence care delivery
- Engages in self-evaluation of practice, identifying strengths and areas in which professional development would be beneficial
- Takes accountability to increase knowledge and enhance skill
- Uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems
Patient & Family Education
- Motivates the patient and family by teaching them what is needed to continue care and healing at home
- Assesses the patient and family learning styles and structures sessions to maximize understanding
- Seeks teachable moments during the care delivery process to emphasize pertinent information
- Asks questions to evaluate retention of key points in the self-care process
- Provides tools and information to assist the patient and family after discharge
- Documents the education provided and the patient and family response to the education
Teamwork & Leadership
- Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members to promote the best possible patient outcome
- Teaches others as appropriate and delegates tasks and interventions consistent with the individual's education, training, and scope of practice
- Complies with infection prevention strategies and maintains competencies required to care for the specific population in the area assigned
- Reports potential safety risks and inappropriate or questionable practices
- Promotes leadership awareness and fosters positive change
- Conducts rounds per protocol and uses tools and equipment needed to keep the patient and family informed, engaged, and safe
Patient-Centered Care & Healing Environment
- Nursing practice reflects the importance of making a meaningful connection with patient and family
- Seeks to develop a helping, trusting, and caring relationship by being present in the moment of interaction
- Listens, communicates, engages, and anticipates the patient and family needs
- Strives to understand what is most important to the patient and family, acknowledging that the patient and family are the central focus of all care and services
- Embraces the importance of creating a Healing Environment as a key element of professional nursing practice