Inpatient Medical Unit Registered Nurse
Winnebago, NE
Rang Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

We are seeking an experienced Travel In-Patient RN for our Medical unit for a 13-week Nights shift assignment. The ideal candidate will be adaptable, quick-thinking, and able to thrive in a high-acuity, fast-paced environment. You’ll be providing compassionate and efficient care to a diverse patient population alongside a supportive clinical team.

Job Purpose & Position Overview

The Inpatient Clinical Nurse possesses the ability to objectively assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care as a licensed Registered Nurse. The Registered Nurse also works in collaboration with the a multi-disciplinary medical team focused on providing “patient centered” care by identification of psycho-social needs, continuity of care related to disease prevention and chronic disease management and provides patient education to promote Health Literacy.

Specific Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Demonstrate the WCHS core mission, vision and values
• To function as primary care Nurse, and assume responsibility of charge nurse duties in order to provide optimal quality of patient care
• Completes comprehensive initial admission assessment
• Creates Nursing Care plan based on identified or remarkable initial objective assessment
• Provides interventions as ordered by the Medical Doctor, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant
• Evaluates patient response to intervention and promptly notifies Medical Provider of patient condition whenever necessary
• Obtains specimen collection
• Generates consults to appropriate discipline based on initial admission assessment findings
• Assists with Discharge planning
• Provides patient disease preventable vaccines before discharge
• Provides Discharge Instructions related to disease process and home management, and follow-up appointments with their Primary Care Provider to ensure continuity of care
• Demonstrates ability to float to area of need to meet patient demand (Outpatient, Emergency Room) and/or assists with Emergency Response Preparedness operations
• Makes decisions in matters of significance
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Qualifications/Skills:

• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Nebraska or multi state licensure in a nurse licensure compact state.
• Associate’s Degree in Nursing required. Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing preferred. STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS AVAILABLE.
• Certifications in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Physical Requirements:

• Normal to heavy work which includes the ability to lift up to 20-50 lbs. Lifting and/or transferring of patients may involve heavy lifting.
• Regularly required to walk, stand, and sit for extended periods of time and use hands to operate computer keyboard, phone, and various office or medical equipment.
• Manual dexterity with cooperatively free range of motion of all extremities including neck, fingers, hands, wrists, elbows, arms, shoulders, waist, legs, hips, knee joints, ankles, and feet is required.
• Fine motor skills required.

Mental Requirements:

• Reading, writing, calculating
• Above average social interaction skills
• Reasoning/Analysis
• Works with minimal to no supervision

Language Requirements:

• Must possess the ability to read, write, and speak the English language fluently.
• Must be able to continually and effectively employ professional verbal and written communications skills.
  
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