Travel: RN - Telemetry I

Job Title: Travel: RN - Telemetry I
Job Location: Alexandria, LA
Job Duration: 3 Months (possibility of extension)
Shift: 7:00am - 7:00pm

Job Summary:

• The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation.
• Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans.
• Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing.
• Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.

Responsibilities:

• Meets expectations of the applicable client Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Consistent with the ANA Product and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
• Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
• Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
• Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
• Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.

Job Requirements:

Education/Skills:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred.

Experience:

• 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred.

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications:

• BLS required.
• Current ACLS certification required.
• RN License in state of employment or compact.

Position Requirements:

Education/Skills:

• All newly hired experienced RNs must attend New Nurses Orientation within the first 30 days of hire.
• New hires are precepted by a designated trained staff member and initial on-boarding requirements are validated through successful completion of the designated organizational entry competency validation and a MedSurg specific competency validation.
• All newly licensed RNs may participate in a residency program or other specific orientation.
• Skills completion and competency completion will be achieved with the preceptor at the bedside and documented through the programs tracking software.
• Completion of all annual competency verification requirements.

Experience:

• One year of experience in a related nursing specialty preferred.

Unit Details:

• Type of patients on the unit: Cardiac and Telemetry Is not Stepdown unit.
• Temp to perm is a possibility.

Schedule Requirements:

• Weekend Requirement.
• Every other weekend.
• On Call Requirement.
• None.

Staffing:

• Nurse / Patient Ratio.
• 5:1-6:1 depending on staffing.

Work Type:

• Full Time.