Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit - Travel

Registered Nurse
- Intensive Care Unit
- Travel #26-05944

$65/hour Summit, NJ

Registered Nurse (RN) // ICU/CCU/MICU/SICU Onsite 13 weeks

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Job Description

Night Shift 12 hours/day 3 days/week

WCS Healthcare Partners is seeking an experienced and dedicated Registered Nurse for a travel assignment in the Intensive Care Unit. This position requires a compassionate and skilled professional who can provide high-quality care to patients in a high acuity setting. The ideal candidate will possess strong clinical skills, a commitment to patient safety, and the ability to work collaboratively with the healthcare team.

• Assessment
  
  Skills:
  
  
  • Possess competent knowledge of all the normal stages of growth and development from Pediatric to Geriatric and deliver patient care appropriately.
  • Perform thorough assessments that are systematic, comprehensive, and accurate.
• Clinical
  
  Skills:
  
  
  • Consistently demonstrate competent clinical skills.
  • Perform direct patient care activities in support of patient care delivery and team concept.
  • Provide competent and appropriate nursing care to the population of the unit.
  • Demonstrate knowledge and skill of emergency equipment and procedures.
• Documentation:
  • Maintain complete and accurate documentation.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of documentation guidelines.
  • Assume primary responsibility for documenting components of the nursing process and patient's progress toward meeting outcomes in the patient's chart, including patient education.
• Professionalism:
  • Demonstrate professional practice responsibility.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of policies and procedures and identify areas for clinical and professional growth.
• Consistently respond to patients, families, and co-workers in a professional, courteous, and positive manner.
• Promote an environment where the patient and family is at the center and the patient care team works cooperatively toward their goals and objectives.
• Maintain confidentiality according to HIPAA guidelines.
• Safety:
  • Consistently follow the National Patient Safety Goals including following Universal Protocol and identifying patients utilizing 2 patient identifiers.
  • Demonstrate use of safe transfer techniques and proper body mechanics for self and patients.
• Unit Specific Job Function:
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the conditions/diagnoses, procedures, and equipment encountered for surgical patients.
  • Individualize patient care according to the procedure and type of anesthesia across the continuum of care.
  • Assess patient reaction and understanding of procedure/instructions.
• Responsibility and Accountability:
  • Contribute to the perioperative team by assuming responsibility and accountability for directing patient care.
  • Prioritize the care of patients depending on their needs and any changes in their condition.
• Patient Education and Chart Completion:
  • Assess patient's understanding of surgical procedure/instructions.
  • Actively include the patient and family members in teaching.
  • Perform pre-operative and postoperative assessment and education.
• Duties Specific to PAT RN:
  • Support the completion of patient testing in a timely manner.
  • Evaluate Pre-Admission Testing (PAT) orders for appropriateness and for potential omissions based on proposed surgery, patient age, and current state of health.

• Required Skills &
  
  Qualifications:
  
  
  • Minimum 1 year of ICU experience –
    Required
  • Must have ICU experience (High Acuity SDU)
  • RN License –
    Required
  • BLS –
    Required
  • ACL S –
    Required
• Education:
  • Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
  • Associate's or Bachelor's Degree –
    Preferred
• Physical Requirements:
  • As defined by Occupational Safety/OMS

WCS Healthcare Partners is seeking an experienced and dedicated Registered Nurse for a travel assignment in the Intensive Care Unit. This position requires a compassionate and skilled professional who can provide high-quality care to patients in a high acuity setting. The ideal candidate will possess strong clinical skills, a commitment to patient safety, and the ability to work collaboratively with the healthcare team.

• Assessment
  
  Skills:
  
  
  • Possess competent knowledge of all the normal stages of growth and development from Pediatric to Geriatric and deliver patient care appropriately.
  • Perform…