Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $2,584 per week

Lifeline Healthcare Professionals is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

• Specialty: Med Surg
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 05/20/2024
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Description
In this role, you will be providing bedside care for pre-and post-surgery patients, monitoring vital signs, and administering prescribed medications. To ensure success, medical-surgical nurses should possess extensive knowledge of various health conditions and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. An outstanding medical-surgical nurse will be someone whose expertise translates into exceptional patient care.

Responsibilities
• Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care plans in consultation with healthcare professionals.
• Evaluating medical information, as well as providing direct and individualized bedside nursing care to pre-and post-surgery patients.
• Preparing, administering and recording prescribed medications.
• Changing dressings, inserting catheters, and starting IVs.
• Adjusting specialized medical equipment as needed, as well as interpreting and recording measurements.
• Monitoring patients' vitals and reporting adverse reactions to medications in a timely manner.
• Collaborating on discharge planning with the healthcare team.
• Answering questions and educating patients and their families on surgical procedures and post-surgery care.
• Maintaining and updating patient files, medical charts, and health records.
• Adhering to best nursing practices, standards, and protocols.

Requirements
• State-approved nursing licensure.
• Competency in electronic patient management systems such as e-MDs Chart and Mediexcel.
• Extensive experience in monitoring a broad range of medical conditions.
• In-depth knowledge of best practices in medical-surgical nursing.
• Exceptional analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Superb interpersonal, communication, and collaboration abilities.

Lifeline Healthcare Professionals Job ID #26301909. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN:Med Surg,20:00:00-08:00:00

Lifeline is a premier healthcare staffing company with a dual focus. We seek to both support our customers with the highest quality staff within the medical field today and at the same time give the healthcare worker the respect and consideration they have come to deserve. We recognize the contributions these tireless and extremely hardworking individuals give to their profession each day and many if not all of us benefit from their focus and dedication. It is our goal to find the best people for the role they are best suited to fill with the result being that our customers are best served and delighted with our people.

Benefits

• License and certification reimbursement
• Weekly pay
• Referral bonus
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits