Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg
Milwaukee, WI
Froedtert Health
3x12 hrs, Nights

Title:  RN - Medical Surgical
Location:  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Contract: 13 weeks
Schedule: 12 hour nights, float as needed, every other weekend
Requirements: 2+ years experience as an RN | BLS required | Epic experience required | Travel experience Required
 
Join the Direct Temp contract talent pool at Froedtert Health, working through RightSourcing a premier contingent management partner! The Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin regional health network is a partnership between Froedtert Health and the Medical College of Wisconsin supporting a shared mission of patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health network operates eastern Wisconsin's only academic medical center and adult Level I Trauma Center at Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, an internationally recognized training and research center engaged in thousands of clinical trials and studies. The Froedtert & MCW health network, which includes five hospitals, more than 1,700 physicians and nearly 40 health centers and clinics, draws patients from throughout the Midwest and the nation.

Job Summary:
The Registered Nurse collects comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health and/or the situation.

Job Responsibilities:
-Analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnoses or the issues.
-Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the patient or the situation.
-Develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes.
-Implements the identified plan.
-Evaluates progress toward the attainment of outcomes.
-Integrates evidence and research findings into practice.
-Utilizes current evidence-based nursing knowledge, including research findings, to guide practice.
-Incorporates evidence when initiating changes in nursing practice.
-Participates, as appropriate to educational level and position, in the formulation of evidence-based practice through research.
-Contributes to a quality nursing practice.
-Uses creativity and innovation in nursing practice to improve care delivery.
-Identifies aspects of practice important for quality monitoring.
-Uses benchmarks to measure/monitor the quality, safety, and effectiveness of nursing practice.
-Uses the PDSA model to improve the quality of nursing practice and outcomes.
-Participates on and/or leads interprofessional teams to evaluate clinical care or health services.
-Participates in and/or leads efforts to minimize costs and unnecessary duplication.
-Identifies problems that occur in day-to-day work routines to correct process inefficiencies.
-Consistently responds to patient call lights/needs in a timely manner.
-Utilizes appropriate resources to plan and provide nursing services that are safe, effective, and financially responsible.
-Assesses individual patient care needs and resources available to achieve desired outcomes.
-Identifies patient care needs, potential for harm, complexity of the task, and desired outcomes when considering resource allocation.
-Delegates elements of care to appropriate health care workers in accordance with any applicable legal or policy parameters or principles.
-Identifies the evidence when evaluating resources.
-Advocates for resources, including technology, that enhance nursing practice.
-Modifies practice when necessary to promote positive interaction between patients, care providers, and technology.
-Works in an aligned partnership with the Flow Coordinator, Shift Coordinator, and other hospital leaders to effectively manage all dynamics of patient flow.
-Other duties as assigned.
-The registered nurse practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.
-Promotes a practice environment that reduces environmental health risks for workers and patients.
-Assesses the practice environment for factors such as sound, odor, noise, and light that threaten health.
-Advocates for the judicious and appropriate use of products in health care.
-Communicates environmental health risks and exposure reduction strategies to patients, families, colleagues, and communities.
-Utilizes scientific evidence to determine if a product or treatment is an environmental threat.
-Participates in strategies to promote healthy communities.
-Assesses her or his own communication skills in encounters with patients, families, and colleagues.

Required Skills & Experience:
-Attains knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice.

Required Education:
-Professional knowledge of nursing theory and practice at a level normally acquired through completion of education at an accredited School of Nursing to be eligible for licensure as a Registered Nurse.

Preferred Education:
-Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.

Required Certifications & Licensure:
-Current state of Wisconsin Registered Nurse License or a Multi-state Nursing License from a participating state in the NLC (Nurse Licensure Compact).

RightSourcing (a part of Magnit) expected pay package may vary and/or include certain benefits like: Stipends (for clinical traveler workers only), Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K