Travel Nurse RN - Progressive Care Unit - $2,092 per week in New Albany, IN

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: RN Duration: 13 weeks Shift: First Shift Hours per Shift: 12 hours (6:30 AM - 7:00 PM) Experience: No experience required License: Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the applicable state Certifications: BLS Must-Have: - Accepts responsibility for words, actions, attitude, and results while meeting deadlines and performance expectations. - Warmly greets all internal and external customers, promoting a high level of satisfaction by providing information about what to expect, actively listening, and intentionally following up on questions and concerns, including taking corrective action when necessary.

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: RN Duration: 13 weeks Shift: First Shift Hours per Shift: 12 hours (6:30 AM - 7:00 PM) Experience: No experience required License: Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the applicable state Certifications: BLS Must-Have: - Accepts responsibility for words, actions, attitude, and results while meeting deadlines and performance expectations. - Practices effective, clear, and respectful communications (both verbal and written) and demonstrates attentiveness through active listening and engaged body language. - Collaborates, respects, and cooperates with all co-workers, valuing differences and addressing concerns directly, while actively contributing to the vision and results of the team. - Warmly greets all internal and external customers, promoting a high level of satisfaction by providing information about what to expect, actively listening, and intentionally following up on questions and concerns, including taking corrective action when necessary. - Shows an understanding and knowledge of computer systems and applications or ability to be trained. - Ability to communicate and collaborate with other care team members. - Ability to assess age-specific patient safety issues and implement appropriate safety devices for all patients. Description: The RN implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person and the creation of a caring environment focused on healing and wellness. Nursing practices are based on evidence and current research as well as hospital policies and procedures, regulatory standards, and professional guidelines. Clinical decision-making incorporates all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity. Nursing excellence is promoted through helping relationships among nursing staff and across other disciplines. Coordinates, ensures, and provides direct patient care activities on the unit. Activities include provision of nursing rounds, assessments, treatments, and facilitating admission, transfer, and discharge processes. Provides patient- and family-centered education and care coordination. Implements patient care therapies and procedures with empowerment and clinical autonomy within scope of practice. Explains procedures, treatments, and processes to patients and families. Recognizes, responds to, and communicates changes in patient condition appropriately. Conducts and documents ongoing assessments and response to procedures and therapies using the nursing process. Delegates tasks appropriately and oversees team members in the performance of patient care activities. Monitors accuracy and completeness of delegated patient care provided by other team members. Identifies and addresses educational needs of patients according to their level of comprehension. Facilitates the patient discharge process by executing discharge orders timely and assuring the performance of discharge teaching. Provides input into patient/nurse assignments based on staffing, unit activity, and patient acuity. Demonstrates active participation in unit-based activities in support of organizational values and priorities. Promotes a positive group dynamic and healing environment through actions and words. Assures nursing excellence in accordance with accepted standards, evidence-based practice, current research, and caring philosophy. Actively participates in quality improvement activities and core measures. Uses a holistic perspective regarding patient care.