Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $2,329 per week
Company: Altru Health System
Location: Grand Forks
Posted on: September 26, 2024
Job Description:
- Certification Details
- Registered Nurse - North Dakota Board of Nursing (NDBON) or
Compact State Agreement - Prior to start date
- Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) -
Within 90 days of start date
- Job Details
- Positions available: 2
- Contract length: 13 weeks
- The hours will be 36 hour rotating A/P shifts.
- The Registered Nurse provides direct nursing care in accordance
with established policies, procedures and protocols of the
organization.
- The nurse maintains the knowledge and skills necessary to
provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on the
assigned unit.
- The nurse facilitates the coordination of patient care within
the interdisciplinary care team and provides patient education to
assure safe patient discharge.
- Performs daily rounds on all patients assuring quality customer
service by coordinating and taking action on any requirements not
met.
- Develops a plan of care based on assessment that reflects the
patient's physical, psychological, social, educational,
developmental and rehabilitative needs based on patient's age,
ethnic origin, economic status, lifestyle, creed or philosophical
beliefs.
- Assesses the patient's condition and nursing needs, sets goals,
and prescribes appropriate nursing actions to meet those goals and
the physical, psychological, social, and rehabilitative needs of
the patient, including discharge planning.
- Assesses, intervenes, and reassesses the patient's
self-report/symptoms of pain promptly and takes appropriate action
according to standard operating procedure.
- Identifies the early warning signs of a change in a patient's
condition and responds appropriately to a deteriorating patient,
including contacting responsible clinicians as indicated by
standard operating procedure.
- Reports pertinent observations and reactions regarding patients
to the appropriate multidisciplinary team member and records those
observations accurately and concisely.
- Establishes and maintains communication and utilizes
educational opportunities with patients and other significant
individuals.
- As early as possible, begins discharge planning, appropriate
education and counseling based on identified needs to optimize
patient/family understanding.
- Evaluates and documents according to standard operating
procedure.
- Assigns or delegates, within the scope of practice, education
and experience, the responsibility for performance of nursing
interventions to other persons for which that person has the
necessary skills and competence to accomplish safely.
- Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs
of the department/organization.
- Job Requirements
- Must hold an unencumbered nursing license prior to start.
- Schedule Information
- Contract length: 13 weeks
- Hours: 36 hour rotating A/P shifts.
Keywords: Altru Health System, Grand Forks , Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $2,329 per week, Healthcare , Grand Forks, North Dakota
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