Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry
Richmond, KY
Integrated Healthcare Services
5x8 hrs, Days

Job Title: RN-MedSurg/Tele
Location: Richmond, KY

Job Summary: The Registered Nurse (RN) implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person and the creation of a caring environment focused on healing and wellness. Nursing practices are based on evidence and current research as well as hospital and department policies and procedures, regulatory standards, and professional guidelines. Clinical decision-making incorporates all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity. Nursing excellence is promoted through helping relationships among nursing staff and across other disciplines. Responsibilities include coordinating, ensuring, and providing direct patient care activities on the unit through nursing rounds, assessments, treatments, facilitating admission, transfer, and discharge activities, patient and family-centered education, care coordination, and individualized treatment planning.

Required Qualifications:
• ADN or ASN
• Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the applicable state
• BLS, ACLS, NIHSS certification and Annual Dysrhythmia Competency Validation.
• No prior experience required
• Ability to assess age-specific patient safety issues and implement appropriate safety devices
• Effective communication and collaboration skills
• Knowledge of computer systems and applications or ability to be trained

Preferred Qualifications:
• BSN
• Previous nursing experience

Additional Information:
• Accepts responsibility for words, actions, attitude, and results while meeting deadlines and performance expectations
• Practices effective, clear, and respectful communication
• Promotes a high level of satisfaction among internal and external customers
• Actively contributes to the vision and results of the team