TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified Med/Surg RN in Urbana, Illinois, 61801!
Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: RN
Specialty: Med/Surg
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Nights
Hours per Shift: 12 hours
Experience: Minimum one (1) year of relevant nursing experience
License: Illinois state RN License in good standing
Certifications: BLS (American Heart Association)
Must-Have: Trauma 1 experience, EPIC experience
Description:
The staff Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility for a group of patients for a designated time frame.
Provides care to these patients via the utilization of the nursing process and 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 assessment upon patient admission and develops an appropriate plan of care in accordance with unit standards based on patient and family needs.
Implements plan of care, nursing interventions, and patient care procedures.
Modifies 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 initiative to begin appropriate solutions.
Fulfills all requirements of departmental competencies.
Receives patient Bedside Shift Report from another RN at the beginning of each shift.
Ensures the inclusion of patient input and visual validation of a safe patient room environment at the time of shift change.
Updates the patient communication board found in each patient room.
Delegates patient care tasks/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, and ensures physician order completion.
Handles admission/discharge of patients and ensures hourly rounding completion on each assigned patient.
Meets documentation standards for each assigned patient.
Provides patient medications utilizing the five Rights: Right Patient, Right Medication, Right Route, Right Dose, and Right Time.
Maintains patient safety as the highest priority level.
Ensures compliance with safety measures such as fall precautions, pressure ulcer prevention, isolation precautions, and patient ambulation safety.
Maintains a positive attitude at all times on the unit, promoting a healthy work environment and a healing patient environment.
Keeps a diligent focus on prompt answering of patient call lights to ensure effective triage and completion of patient requests and medical needs.
Uses critical thinking to evaluate overall patient conditions and employs 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.
Manages time effectively to facilitate the quick admission/discharge process for Observation status patients.
Facilitates the completion of patient testing to move patients quickly towards discharge disposition.