Travel Nurse On Call RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Espanola, NM
LanceSoft
3x12 hrs, Nights, On call

Job Summary: 
-Utilizes the nursing process to provide direct patient care to an assigned group of patients during a shift. 
-Ensures safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable care of patients. 
-Provides direct patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting individual patient needs, actions taken, and patient responses. 
-Coordinates patient care through collaboration with the patient/family and healthcare team. 
-Initiates, utilizes, and documents appropriate protocols and standards of care. 
-Administers medication and treatments as prescribed by physician or standard protocols and documents according to policy. 
-Identifies and meets patient and family learning and discharge needs on admission and throughout the episode of care. 
-Assumes responsibility for the clinical supervision of LPNs and non-licensed assistive personnel. 
-Completes patient population/age-specific/procedure and protocol education and competency testing per unit standards.

Skills:

Required Skills & Experience: 
-Must be a team player, flexible, and accustomed to fast-paced environment. 
-At least one 13 week previous travel assignment. 
-Two (2) years current experience required in specialty. 
-Selected candidates MUST SUCCESSFULLY PASS a BCA (Basic Cardiac Arrythmia) test. Candidates will not be able to start an assignment until they have passed this onsite administered test. Should they fail, candidates will have one opportunity to re-test, a second failure will result in contract cancellation and all applicable fees will be enforced.

Preferred Skills & Experience: 
-EPIC experience preferred; can train on-site.

Education:

Required Education: 
--One of the following is required: 
-Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN). 
-Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN).  
 
Preferred Education: 
-N/A 
 
Required Certifications & Licensure: 
-State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License.  
-BLS completed through American Heart Association, American Health and Safety, or American Red Cross. 
-ACLS completed through American Heart Association, American Health and Safety, or American Red Cross. 
-NIHSS.