Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Overlook Medical Center 100 Madison Avenue Summit, NJ
WCS Healthcare Partners
3x12 hrs, Nights

Join WCS Healthcare Partners as a Travel RN in the ICU. This role requires a dedicated and skilled nurse ready to provide exceptional patient care in a high acuity environment. You will work night shifts from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM, ensuring the highest standards of care for patients from Pediatric to Geriatric stages. This is an excellent opportunity for those seeking a dynamic and rewarding travel nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Assessment Skills:
  • Possess competent knowledge of all normal stages of growth and development from Pediatric to Geriatric and deliver patient care appropriately.
  • Perform thorough assessments that are systematic, comprehensive, and accurate.
• Clinical Skills:
  • Consistently demonstrate competent clinical skills.
  • Perform direct patient care activities in support of patient care delivery and team concept.
  • Provide competent and appropriate nursing care to the population of the unit.
  • Demonstrate knowledge and skill of emergency equipment and procedures.
• Documentation:
  • Maintain complete and accurate documentation.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of documentation guidelines.
  • Assume primary responsibility for documenting components of the nursing process and patient's progress toward meeting outcomes in the patient's chart, including patient education.
• Professionalism:
  • Demonstrate professional practice responsibility.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of policies and procedures and identify areas for clinical and professional growth.
• Patient Satisfaction:
  • Consistently respond to patients, families, and co-workers in a professional, courteous, and positive manner.
  • Promote an environment where the patient and family is at the center and the patient care team works cooperatively toward their goals and objectives.
  • Maintain confidentiality according to HIPAA guidelines.
• Safety:
  • Consistently follow the National Patient Safety Goals including following Universal Protocol and identifying patients utilizing 2 patient identifiers.
  • Demonstrate use of safe transfer techniques and proper body mechanics for self and patients.
• Unit Specific Job Function:
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the conditions/diagnoses, procedures, and equipment encountered for surgical patients.
  • Individualize patient care according to the procedure and type of anesthesia across the continuum of care.
  • Assess patient reaction and understanding of procedure/instructions.
• Responsibility and Accountability:
  • Contribute to the perioperative team by assuming responsibility and accountability for directing patient care.
  • Prioritize the care of patients depending on their needs and any changes in their condition.
• Patient Education and Chart Completion:
  • Assess patient's understanding of surgical procedure/instructions.
  • Actively include the patient and family members in teaching.
  • Perform pre-operative and postoperative assessment and education.
• Duties Specific to PAT RN:
  • Support the completion of patient testing in a timely manner.
  • Evaluate Pre-Admission Testing (PAT) orders for appropriateness and for potential omissions based on proposed surgery, patient age, and current state of health.

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of ICU experience – Required
• Must have ICU experience (High Acuity SDU)
• RN License – Required
• BLS – Required
• ACLS – Required
• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
• Associate's or Bachelor's Degree – Preferred
• Physical requirements as defined by Occupational Safety/OMS