TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified Med/Surg RN in Gardner, Massachusetts, 01440!
Job Title: Med-Surg Adult Nurse
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Medical-Surgical
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Night
Hours per Shift: 8
Experience: 0 years minimum; 1 year of med-surg experience preferred
License: Current RN License in Massachusetts
Certifications: ACLS upon hire required
Must-Have: Acute telemetry experience, ACLS upon hire
Description:
MUST HAVE acute telemetry experience and ACLS upon hire.
Provides patient care based on standards of care, standards of practice, protocols, and established policies and procedures.
Respects each patient as an individual and provides care that fosters the patient's sense of dignity and positive self-regard.
Provides patient and family teaching based on identified learning needs, readiness to learn, and barriers to learning.
Collaboratively plans and prepares patient and family for discharge, incorporating support systems and resources as necessary.
Appropriately delegates and supervises nursing interventions performed by others.
Appropriately prioritizes patient care.
Seeks assistance as needed from appropriate resources and recognizes the need for emergency intervention.
Provides thorough, timely, and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions, and patient responses according to established standards.
Provides timely and thorough report on assigned patients to other healthcare team members to ensure integration of services and continuity of patient care.
Promotes learning for colleagues and self.
Functions as preceptor, instructor, or trainer and attends professional development programs.
Proactively identifies risks to patient safety and opportunities to reduce medical or healthcare errors.
Identifies ethical issues in care and develops plans to address them.
Safely administers medications and intravenous therapy in accordance with physician's orders, protocols, policies, and procedures.
Assesses patient pain level upon admission and as necessary, depending on diagnosis utilizing the numerical pain scale.
Reassesses effectiveness of pain control and notifies physicians as needed.
Documents assessment and patient's response to medication.
Responsible for obtaining supporting information and completing required documentation related to medication reconciliation for use by the attending physician.
Interprets and documents patient cardiac rate, rhythm, and configuration and initiates appropriate treatment plan based on physician orders.
Institutes appropriate measures in life-threatening situations.
Evaluates and takes appropriate action for patients with chest pain or other cardiac-related symptoms.
Participates actively in daily multidisciplinary rounds for planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating patient care.
Recognizes normal and abnormal laboratory and diagnostic results and timely notifies the physician of changes.
Provides ongoing assessment and teaching to the surgical patient and family.
Utilizes current standards and protocols.
Recognizes normal and deviant progress patterns and reports problems or concerns to the physician in a timely manner.
Utilizes pain management devices and other techniques to ensure proper pain relief.
Sets up, maintains, and troubleshoots other equipment related to the surgical patient.