TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified Med/Surg RN in Urbana, Illinois, 61801!
Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Medical/Surgical
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Night
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: Minimum three (3) years of relevant nursing experience
License: RN License in good standing
Certifications: BLS (American Heart Association)
Must-Have: Nursing care, documentation, patient assessment, plan of care development, nursing interventions
Description:
The staff Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility for a group of patients for a designated time frame.
The RN provides care to these patients through the utilization of the nursing process, nursing trends, technology, financial, and human resources within the philosophy of the institution.
Performs all responsibilities and duties required by the unit as specific to the scope of service.
Implements procedures and theories related to the specific area of practice.
Maintains up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to ensure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team.
Completes initial assessments upon patient admission and develops appropriate plans of care based on patient and family needs.
Implements the plan of care, nursing interventions, and patient care procedures.
Modifies the plan of care based upon continuous evaluation.
Takes responsibility for patient and employee safety by reporting and/or correcting safety hazards and incidents.
Communicates with others directly and in private when necessary to resolve issues.
Offers constructive feedback to assist in the professional development of peers and confers with colleagues to expand knowledge base.
Identifies own learning needs and takes the initiative to begin appropriate solutions.
Fulfills all requirements of departmental competencies.
Receives bedside shift report from an RN at the beginning of each shift, ensuring the inclusion of patient input and visual validation of a safe patient room environment.
Delegates patient care tasks and responsibilities to assigned healthcare team members and validates completion of delegated tasks throughout the shift.
Completes and documents basic RN patient care activities such as assessments, interpretation of vital signs, ensuring physician order completion, admissions/discharges, and patient education.
Meets established documentation standards for each assigned patient.
Provides patient medications utilizing the five rights of medication administration: Right Patient, Right Medication, Right Route, Right Dose, and Right Time.
Maintains patient safety as the highest priority by ensuring compliance with safety measures such as fall precautions, pressure ulcer prevention, isolation precautions, and patient ambulation safety.
Maintains a positive attitude on the unit that promotes a healthy work environment and a healing patient environment.
Keeps a diligent focus on promptly answering patient call lights to ensure effective triage and completion of patient requests and medical needs.
Uses critical thinking to evaluate the overall patient condition and applies nursing judgment to identify and act on changes in patient status.
Effectively communicates within the healthcare team to promote interdisciplinary collaboration, effective patient care coordination, and patient safety.
Effectively manages time to enable quick admission and discharge processes for patients and facilitates completion of patient testing to move patients quickly toward discharge disposition.