Extended Team - Emergency Department RN, Nights

Work Shift

Night (United States of America)

Previous Travel experience strongly preferred.

A 13 week contract is required during surge season (Oct-March) BEFORE a candidate can be considered for PRN shifts during non-peak months.

• Team Members are required to complete: 1 (one) 13-week assignment between Oct 1st
  - March 31st (surge season) each year, with the option to work additional 8-13 week contracts in between.
• While on assignment, Team Members will be scheduled 36 hours/week.
• Team Members function under a contingency staffing model as a PRN Team Member (since only held to 1 contract per year), with no guaranteed hours, and no benefits offered.
• All scheduling is done at the unit level, with no self scheduling.
• Team Members are required to work 3 (three) Mondays and/or Fridays, and 3 (three) Saturdays and/or Sundays in a 4-week scheduling period.

The Extended Assignment Travel RN
- Emergency Department is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team of licensed and unlicensed caregivers who ensure that patients, families, and significant others receive individualized high quality, safe patient care. They practice in a clinical environment that is administered by Nurse Managers and other leaders and is supported through the Well Star Shared Governance Model. The framework for practice is steered by the Well Star Professional Practice Model, 5-Star Nursing and evidence-based practice and research.

RN competencies are derived from these models and supported by the Well Star Core Competencies. It is expected that all Internal Agency RN Clinical Nurses are licensed, knowledgeable and uphold the practice of nursing as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and implements the Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics Standards put forth by the American Nurses Association.

As a member of the patient services team, it is expected that the individual maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by effectively communicating information, responding to request, building rapport, participating in team problem solving methods, and upholding system policies and procedures while supporting service excellence goals.

• Perform the Nursing Process (assessment; diagnosis; identification of outcomes, planning, implementation and evaluation) in the performance of clinical care using evidence-based practice, analytic and critical thinking, and ensuring that care is individualized; coordinate care through effective partnerships recognizing that caring is central to achieving optimal patient care outcomes.
• Provide relationship-based patient-centered care that is consistent with population specific characteristics, and adapt service delivery to reflect an understanding of cultural diversity.
• Always partner with the patient and significant others (as appropriate) using appropriate methods for setting and purpose (e.g., bedside shift report; interdisciplinary rounds; just in time and planned patient teaching; keeping the patient and significant others updated and making the patient's goals the focus of the plan of care).
• Practice using current clinical practice standards.

• Coordinate the delivery and documentation of safe quality patient care that promotes the professional care delivery model.
• Engage in diverse and inclusive interdisciplinary communication methods (interdisciplinary rounds, case review, etc.).
• Complete timely documentation and promote a respectful, inclusive clinical environment.
• Demonstrate teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a fiscally responsible manner and promoting the recruitment and retention of all healthcare team members.
• Participate and support performance improvement inclusive of all stakeholders, research and research utilization to promote safe, quality patient care including initiating and/or leading such activities and promoting an inter/intra-disciplinary process.
• Actively support or participate in shared governance at all levels in the system.

• Complete all initial and ongoing…