Travel Nurse RN - Medical-Surgical - in Peoria, IL

registered nurse (rn) | medical-surgical location: peoria, il agency: prime staffing pay: $2,391 per week shift information: nights - 3 days x 12 hours contract duration: 13 weeks start date: asap

travelnursesource is working with prime staffing to find a qualified med/surg rn in peoria, illinois, 61636!

:  shift: night nights; 7:00pm - 7:30amcandidate must have trauma 1 and epic experience. 3x12 hr description: job staff registered nurse (rn) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility for a group of patients for a designated time frame and provides care to these patients via the utilization of the nursing process, nursing trends, technology, financial and human resources within the philosophy of the institution.essential

functions:

-performs all responsibilities and duties required by unit as specific to the scope of service.

-implements procedures and theories related to the specific area of practice.

-maintains up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to assure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team.

-completes initial assessment upon patient admission and develops appropriate plan of care in accordance with unit standards and that is based on patient and family needs.

-implements plan of care, nursing interventions, and patient care procedures.

-modifies plan of care based upon continuous evaluation.

-takes responsibility for patient and employee safety by reporting and/or correcting safety hazards and incidents.

-communicates with others directly and in private when necessary to resolve issues.

-offers constructive feedback to assist in the professional development of peers, and confers with colleagues to expand knowledge base.

-identifies own learning needs and takes initiative to begin appropriate solution.

-fulfills all requirements of departmental competencies.department specific job functions:

-receives patient bedside shift report from an rn at the beginning of each shift, ensuring the inclusion of the patient input, visual validation of a safe patient room environment at the time of shift change and updating of the patient communication board found in each patient room.

-delegates patient care tasks/responsibilities to assigned hcts and validates completion of delegated tasks throughout the shift.

-completes and documents basic rn patient care activities such assessments, interpretation of vital signs, ensure physician order completion, admission/discharge of patients, hourly rounding completion on each assigned patient, care plan documentation and patient education.

-meets carle med/surg rn documentation standards for each assigned patient.

-rn will provide patient medications utilizing the patient 5 rights: right patient, right medication, right route, right dose and right time.

-maintains patient safety as the highest priority level: ensuring safety measure compliance such as fall precautions, pressure ulcer prevention, isolation precautions and patient ambulation safety.

-maintains a positive attitude at all times on unit that promotes a healthy work environment and a healing patient environment.

-keeps a diligent focus on prompt answering of patient call lights to ensure effective triage and completion of patient requests/medical needs.

-uses critical thinking to evaluate the overall patient condition and uses nursing judgement to identify and act on changes in patient status.

-effectively communicates within the healthcare team to promote interdisciplinary collaboration, effective patient care coordination and patient safety.

-effectively manages time to enable the quick admission/discharge process for observation status patients and facilitates completion of patient testing to move patients quickly towards discharge disposition. Null schedule ; 7:00pm - 7:30amcandidate must have trauma 1 and epic experience.skills: required skills & experience:

-minimum one (1) year of relevant nursing experience.preferred skills & experience:

-n/a null required skills: [ "nursing process", "patient assessment", "care plan development", "nursing interventions", "patient care procedures"] additional skills: [ "safety hazard reporting",…