Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg
Johnson City, NY
Integrated Healthcare Services
3x12 hrs, Nights

Job Opportunity: Staff Nurse

Location: Johnson City, New York
Employment Type: Clinical - Nursing

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for protecting, promoting, and optimizing health and abilities, preventing illness and injury, and alleviating suffering through diagnosis, treatment, and advocacy. The RN ensures compliance with professional standards and promotes a patient-centered, caring, and healing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, delegate, coordinate, implement, and evaluate nursing care for a group of patients.
• Serve as a primary or accountable nurse as assigned.
• Educate patients and families on health promotion and disease management.
• Administer medications safely following policy guidelines.
• Participate in resource management including staffing and supplies.
• Comply with nursing practice standards, regulatory requirements, and policies.
• Engage in Nursing Shared Governance, improvement initiatives, and peer review.
• Pursue professional development and complete mandatory education.
• Integrate nursing research and evidence-based practice.
• Support learning for new employees and students.

Required Skills & Experience

• Years of Specialty Experience: Minimum 5 years of direct nursing experience.
• Nursing (RN) experience ranging from 6 months to 3 years.
• Management experience from 0 to 3 years.
• Strong collaboration, communication (verbal & written), judgment, critical thinking, organizational skills, planning, problem solving, quality focus, reliability, and safety/risk management.

Education & Licensure

• Required: Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing.
• Current New York State RN License.
• BLS Certification (AHA, HSI, or American Red Cross).

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN).
• Previous clinical nursing experience in acute care or ambulatory settings.
• Professional certification in a related nursing specialty.
• Relevant skills certifications such as ACLS, PALS, TNCC as required by unit.

Contract Length

Not specified.

Prior Travel Experience

Not required or not specified.