Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit; ICU​/Critical Care - in Brooklyn, NY

Registered Nurse (RN) | Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Agency: Prime Staffing
Pay: $3,143 per week
Shift Information: Days - 5 days x 8 hours
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: 8/3/2026

Travel Nurse Source  is working with Prime Staffing to find a qualified ICU/Critical Care RN in Brooklyn, New York, 11203!

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Shift: Days MUST HAVE A WOUND CARE CERTIFICATE.Days - 5x8 - Occasionally work holiday and/or weekend hour

Description:

POSITION SUMMARY The Wound and Ostomy RN is responsible for providing direct and indirect patient care in inpatient care areas. RN is expected to competently perform the patient care responsibilities within the assigned work setting. Responsibilities include the systemic collection and assessment of data in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to provide therapeutic care for the patient and/or family. RN performs all required elements of a nursing assessment, functional assessment and utilization of patient/family specific assessment as required.

RN considers factors related to safety, effectiveness and cost in planning and delivering care. The RN decisions and actions on behalf of patients are determined in an ethical manner. Care is provided in collaboration with other nursing staff members; RN delegates and supervises care in accordance with nurse practice acts and the professional nursing role.

A. Provide wound and ostomy nursing care.
1) Demonstrate expertise in wound and ostomy nursing and the nursing process through provision of nursing care. a. Provide direct care in hospital. Systematically assesses the needs of the patient through interview (including history taking), observation, and physical examination (may be selective or total examination).b. Secures information about the medical plan of care and previous health care experience, example: when applicable, secure a nursing history from the health care team.c. Notes progress in meeting defined outcomes on multidisciplinary plan of care.d. Plans and organizes individual nursing care for an identified group of patients.e. Administers individual nursing care, independently applying both simple and complex techniques and processes that are specific to the needs of the patient.f. Evaluates the nursing care administered to patients by self.

Delegates care in accordance with Nurse Practice Acts and care guidelines.g. Evaluates and documents patient responses to prescribed interventions.h. Completes delegated patient and family teaching including providing patient and family with information about unit and hospital policies, procedures, and provisions for self‑care and participation in decision‑making.i. Elicits patient and family participation in care in keeping with physiological and psychological readiness.j. Instructs the patient and/or family on subjects such as disease process, risk factors, and prevention of complications to help them plan for care in the hospital and after discharge following prescribed teaching plans.k. Anticipates from present evidence, nursing and/or medical problems which may arise and initiate preventive measures.l. Assesses nutritional status of patients and communicates with the healthcare team.m. Reports patient and family progress in meeting defined outcomes to physicians and members of other health care disciplines.n. Skillfully uses the range of equipment, medicines, and other modalities, such as CPR, as well as the procedural and educational resources pertinent to assigned work area.

Demonstrates knowledge of purpose and expected outcomes.o. Provides concise communication regarding the patient s progress to nursing staff members and other health care practitioners. Examples: intra- and inter-unit; inpatient unit to clinic, or operating room, hospital to home or other health care facility.p. Possesses knowledge of the principles of growth and development for the appropriate age group(s) q. Demonstrates the ability to assess data reflective of the patient s status in relation to the appropriate age group(s).r. Demonstrates the ability to interpret relevant information needed to identify each patient s nursing care…