Travel Nurse RN - Medical-Surgical - $1,700 to $1,850 per week in San Marcos, TX

Travel: RN - Medical / Surgical IMC
San Marcos, TX
13 weeks
SHIFT: NIGHTS 7P-7A

Position is for IMC Med/Surg

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 One*** Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Consistent with the ANA Scope 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.

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  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

• Current BLS ceritification required (AHA only)
• Current ACLS certification required (AHA only)
• 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.

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  Work Schedule:

  7PM - 7AM