Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $1,876 per week in San Marcos, TX

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Telemetry Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Nights Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: Minimum 1 year in related nursing specialty preferred License: RN License in the state of Texas or compact Certifications: BLS required (AHA only), ACLS required (AHA only) Must-Have: Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing preferred Description: The competent nurse practices independently and demonstrates awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patients and families in accordance with their level of practice.

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Telemetry Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Nights Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: Minimum 1 year in related nursing specialty preferred License: RN License in the state of Texas or compact Certifications: BLS required (AHA only), ACLS required (AHA only) Must-Have: Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing preferred Description: The competent nurse practices independently and demonstrates awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care with the ability to establish long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation. Meets expectations of the applicable competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders. Consistent with nursing standards of practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation for assigned patients. Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patients and families in accordance with their level of practice. Using appropriate protocols, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side effects and effectiveness of the prescribed treatment. Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given. Assesses learning needs and provides education to patients, family members, and/or caregivers; identifies issues and resources.