Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $2,282 per week in Louisville, KY

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Telemetry Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Night Shift Hours per Shift: 12 hours Experience: Two years of acute care RN experience License: Registered Nurse Certifications: BLS, NIHSS Must-Have: Acute Care Nursing Description: A professional nurse is accountable for the care of a group of patients. Facilitates, coordinates, provides, and evaluates education specific to patient and family needs as appropriate to the care, treatment, and services provided during their stay and at discharge.

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Telemetry Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Night Shift Hours per Shift: 12 hours Experience: Two years of acute care RN experience License: Registered Nurse Certifications: BLS, NIHSS Must-Have: Acute Care Nursing Description: A professional nurse is accountable for the care of a group of patients. The Registered Nurse (RN) focuses on safe, effective patient and family-centered care, customer satisfaction, and quality outcomes. The RN is responsible for assisting in maintaining a financially stable unit. The RN promotes personal development with an emphasis on evidence-based practice and education supported by a Practice Governance framework. The RN supervises licensed and non-licensed staff members. Applying the caring processes of the Kristin M. Swanson Model of Care, the RN is responsible for assessing, developing, implementing, and evaluating the plan of care. The RN focuses on patient and family comfort, education, and satisfaction. The RN applies educational and professional experiences in the delivery of quality care and mentoring/precepting staff. Job Responsibilities: Performs assessments and reassessments per policy and procedure or as warranted by patient condition. Demonstrates the ability to make sound independent decisions. Initiates, prioritizes, and implements the plan of care and reviews and revises the plan as indicated. Collaborates with patients, families, and interdisciplinary services. Utilizes resources appropriately to support the needs of the organization, patients, and families. Monitors and documents the response to clinical interventions. Facilitates, coordinates, provides, and evaluates education specific to patient and family needs as appropriate to the care, treatment, and services provided during their stay and at discharge. Delegates tasks to licensed and non-licensed personnel. Functions as a mentor/preceptor. Demonstrates, encourages, and facilitates teamwork. Identifies and appropriately communicates opportunities for improvement. Participates in quality, safety, and service process improvement efforts and implements practice changes. Complies with regulatory standards and participates in the Practice Governance model.