Travel Nurse RN - Medical-Surgical - $2,095 per week in Geneva, NY

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: RN Specialty: Med/Surg Duration: 14 weeks Shift: Full-Time Hours per Shift: 3x12 (day/night variable shifts) Experience: Minimum 2 years in a Med/Surg environment as a Registered Nurse License: State RN Licensure Certifications: BLS, ACLS (AHA only), NIHSS Must-Have: 2 years' experience as RN Description: The Registered Nurse applies knowledge of nursing theory, technical skills, and communication skills in delivering high-quality compassionate care to patients and families. The Registered Professional Nurse assesses patient needs, 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.

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: RN Specialty: Med/Surg Duration: 14 weeks Shift: Full-Time Hours per Shift: 3x12 (day/night variable shifts) Experience: Minimum 2 years in a Med/Surg environment as a Registered Nurse License: State RN Licensure Certifications: BLS, ACLS (AHA only), NIHSS Must-Have: 2 years' experience as RN Description: The Registered Nurse applies knowledge of nursing theory, technical skills, and communication skills in delivering high-quality compassionate care to patients and families. The Registered Professional Nurse assesses patient needs, 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. The RN provides care to adult, adolescent, and geriatric populations with medical conditions. The Registered Nurse is accountable for patient and family education to assist in understanding self-care beyond hospitalization, including lifestyle changes to support health and healing. The RN is expected to promote comfort and provide emotional support in a healing environment. The RN applies nursing knowledge and skill in the delivery of care. The RN assesses patient and family needs through active listening, social perceptiveness, and analyzing data or information obtained through direct observation, assessment, technology, or health team communication. The RN creates a developmentally and age-appropriate, culturally relevant, individualized plan of care to address identified health problems. In collaboration with the patient, family, physician, and healthcare team members, the RN sets goals and monitors patient progress. The RN adjusts the plan based on patient response or changes in condition and reprioritization of needs. The RN promotes, advocates for, and protects the health, safety, and rights of the patient. The RN encourages mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members to achieve the best possible patient outcome. The RN teaches others as appropriate and delegates tasks and interventions consistent with the individual's education, training, and scope of practice. The RN understands the personal responsibility to safeguard public safety through compliance with infection prevention strategies. The RN motivates the patient and family by teaching them what is needed to continue care and healing at home. The RN assesses patient and family learning styles and structures sessions to maximize understanding. The RN seeks teachable moments during the care delivery process to emphasize pertinent information. The RN asks questions to evaluate retention of key points in the self-care process. The RN provides tools and information to assist the patient’s family after discharge. The RN documents the education provided and the patient and family response to the education. The RN systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice and uses results of quality improvement activities to initiate changes in individual nursing practice and care delivery. The RN engages in self-evaluation of practice, identifying strengths and areas for professional development. The RN takes accountability to increase knowledge and enhance skills. The RN uses logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. The RN's practice reflects the importance of making meaningful connections with patients and families. The RN seeks to develop a helping, trusting, and caring relationship by being present during patient interactions, listening, communicating, engaging, and anticipating patient and family needs. The RN strives to understand what is most important to the patient and family, acknowledging that they are the central focus of all care and services. The RN embraces the importance of creating a healing environment as a key element of professional nursing practice. The RN demonstrates skill in the application of interventions including medication administration. Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens is reasonably anticipated. Required tasks involve potential contact with blood, body fluids, and tissues.