Travel Nurse RN - Acute Care
Chariton, IA
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3x12 hrs, Nights
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EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE� Current Iowa licensure as a Registered Nurse� Minimum of 2 year acute care experienceHealthcare Provider BLS certificationACLS certification preferred� Mandatory Abuse Reporter Certification within 6 months of hire� Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English well.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF JOB� Under limited supervision, provides direct patient care� Plans, directs, and evaluates total nursing care for Med-Surg patients as directed� Relates effectively with other shifts for continuity of care; maintains satisfactory relations with other departmentsESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS� Ability to maintain confidentiality; and both a high standard of courtesy and cooperation in dealing with co-workers, patients, and visitors, and satisfactory job performance despite the stress of a hospital work environment.� Incorporates Mission, Vision, and Core Values into department, and ensures departmental employees and self adhere to these.� Regular and predictable work attendance� Wears appropriate apparel for the position and displays nametag upon such apparel.� Provides the best possible nursing care by planning, organizing, and directing the nursing functions of patients on the unit, including giving direct patient care� Is resourceful and calm in emergencies� Keeps physicians, nurses and other staff informed of patient needs, and problems on the unit as necessary� Utilizes gathered data in determining priorities for patients� physical, psychological, educational and discharge needs in formulating the plan of care� Identifies problems and guides personnel to their solution� Creates a working climate that provides growth and job satisfaction of coworkers� Administers medications and intravenous solutions skillfully and correctly� Maintains the standards of accurate and complete recording and reporting� Arranges to have needed supplies and equipment on hand� Carries out nursing interventions safely and accurately utilizing knowledge, judgment and skill to implement physicians� orders and the nursing plan of care� Evaluates patient/family responses to implementation of the plan of care and modifies plan of care based on these responses� Prioritizes workload� Performs documentation in the patient�s record accurately, concisely and in a timely manner� Demonstrates effective communication skills� Supports and enforces infection control policies and procedures� Participates in orientation and in-service training for personnel� Maintains professional patient confidentiality� Displays concern and initiative� Observes and supports hospital policies, procedures, and skills� Is prompt and efficient with minimal absences� Cooperates and maintains good rapport with nursing staff, medical staff, other departments, patients, and visitors� Works independently with limited direct supervision using the Nurse Practice Act, LCHC policies, nursing standards and professional judgment� Works rotating shifts, weekends and holidays as scheduled� Attend meetings and in-services as required.� Other duties as assigned.