Travel Nurse RN - Case Management
Chula Vista, CA
Med Ninjas
5x8 hrs, Days

Job Summary (List Format):

- Provides holistic, individualized care to patients and their families, helping them work towards self-identified goals.
- Performs comprehensive nursing assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to ensure safe, therapeutic, and efficient patient care.
- Promotes quality outcomes in patient care.
- Collaborates with healthcare team members and seeks additional resources in complex or high-risk situations.
- Advocates for patient and family needs to ensure excellent and satisfying care.
- Assesses and prioritizes patient and family needs, documenting all assessment data.
- Develops and documents individualized plans of care in collaboration with patients, families, and the healthcare team.
- Implements and adapts care plans using appropriate nursing interventions, seeking resources as needed.
- Evaluates patient and family progress towards goals, revising plans and interventions as necessary.
- Identifies and addresses patient/family educational needs through individualized educational plans, adapting for barriers and learning readiness.
- Assesses the effectiveness of patient and family education, revising approaches as needed.
- Recognizes and addresses barriers to communication, utilizing interdisciplinary expertise to establish therapeutic relationships.
- Adapts nursing interventions to meet the socio-cultural needs of patients and families.
- Encourages patient and family participation in care decisions, serving as an advocate for their rights.
- Accurately documents care and communications according to departmental guidelines and policies.
- Delegates and assigns tasks to other healthcare team members within their scope of practice and competency.
- Coordinates and integrates care with the healthcare team, ensuring effective communication and follow-through on care activities and referrals.
- Facilitates and participates in patient care conferences as needed to optimize care delivery.
- Works collaboratively with ancillary staff and the healthcare team to expedite patient progress and workflow.