Travel Nurse RN - Neurology - $2,079 per week

Certification Details Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS Job Details Position Template Facility Name: Mercy Hospital Southeast Floor: Neurology Unit Location Address: 1701 Lacey St, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 Position Information: Facility Department/Cost Center: 18-406088 Role: RN Specialty: Neurology Unit Number of Openings: 1 Shift: Night – 3X12 Weekly Guaranteed Hours: 36 Weekend Hours: As Needed Call Requirements: None specified Years of Experience: 1 Float Requirements: Must float as needed Job Requirements Delivers Nursing Care by developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families/support person to understand patient conditions, medications, and self-care skills; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives Essential Functions Assures quality care by adhering to professional standards, healthcare organization policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and The Joint Commission standards Maintains cooperative relationships among healthcare team members Maintains safe, secure, and healthy patient care environment by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations; adhering to organization standards and policies, and to legal regulations; alerting others regarding potential concerns Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records Protects healthcare organization value by keeping information confidential; cautioning others regarding potential breaches Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions to appropriate healthcare team member Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, and management Provides patient care by reviewing providers orders; communicating the nursing care plan and all pertinent information to other members of the health care team; coordinating with other healthcare providers; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families/support person; conferring with providers Resolves patient issues by conferring with parties involved Maintaining standards of professional nursing care Promotes a culture of safety by maintaining awareness of patient’s safety needs at all times; acts as a patient advocate by voicing concerns, using chain of command as necessary; adheres to safety practices i.e. safety huddles, bedside shift report Develops nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories; examining patients; documenting patient physical condition, psychological status, and influencing social factors; conferring with family/support person; developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions, schedules, and timetables Administer medications, wound care, and numerous other personalized interventions and monitor patients for reactions or side effects Preparing patient for and assisting with exams as needed. Explaining procedures/treatment/discharge to patient and family members to alleviate apprehension and to verify understanding of procedure/discharge IV therapy competency including care for central lines Recognize adverse signs and symptoms and quickly react in emergency situations Appropriate supervision and delegation of duties to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel and other ancillary staff Assures compliance with Joint Commission standards regarding National Patient Safety Goals and other areas of accreditation Other specified duties as assigned for patient care and unit specific competencies Any other duties as needed to drive to the Vision, fulfill the Mission, and abide by the Values of the organization Schedule Information Shift: Night – 3X12 Weekly Guaranteed Hours: 36 Weekend Hours: As Needed Unit Specific Information Unit Details: Neurology Unit Number of Beds: Not specified Patient Ratios: Not specified Equipment: Not specified EMR: EPIC Must Have Skills/Experience: Not specified Type of Patients on Unit: Not specified Scrub Color: Black Scrub IV therapy competency including care for central lines Additional Details Float Requirements: Must float as needed Preferred Skillset/Experience: None specified Personality Fit: Not specified Any unacceptable attire: Not specified