Travel Nurse RN - Neuro - $2,200 per week in Urbana, IL

Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) Profession: Nursing Specialty: Neuro Med/Surg Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Day Hours per Shift: 12 hours Experience: Minimum three (3) years of relevant nursing experience License: Active RN License in good standing Certifications: BLS (American Heart Association) Must-Have: CARE PLAN DEVELOPMENT CRITICAL THINKING NURSING PATIENT CARE PATIENT ASSESSMENT Description: The staff Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility for a group of patients for a designated time frame. The RN provides care to these patients via the utilization of the nursing process, nursing trends, technology, financial and human resources within the philosophy of the institution. Performs all responsibilities and duties required by the unit specific to the scope of service. Implements procedures and theories related to the specific area of practice. Maintains up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to assure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team. Completes initial assessment upon patient admission and develops appropriate plan of care in accordance with unit standards based on patient and family needs. Implements plan of care, nursing interventions, and patient care procedures. Modifies plan of care based upon continuous evaluation. Takes responsibility for patient and employee safety by reporting or correcting safety hazards and incidents. Communicates with others directly and privately if necessary to resolve issues. Offers constructive feedback to assist in the professional development of peers. Confers with colleagues to expand knowledge base. Identifies own learning needs and takes initiative to begin appropriate solution. Fulfills all requirements of departmental competencies. Receives patient Bedside Shift Report from an RN at the beginning of each shift. Ensures inclusion of patient input and visual validation of a safe patient room environment at the time of shift change. Updates the patient communication board found in each patient room. Delegates patient care tasks and responsibilities to assigned healthcare team members. Validates completion of delegated tasks throughout the shift. Completes and documents basic RN patient care activities such as assessments, interpretation of vital signs, and ensuring physician order completion. Documents admission and discharge of patients, hourly rounding completion on each assigned patient, care plan documentation, and patient education. Meets documentation standards for each assigned patient. Provides patient medications utilizing the five rights: Right Patient, Right Medication, Right Route, Right Dose, and Right Time. Maintains patient safety as the highest priority level. Ensures compliance with safety measures such as fall precautions, pressure ulcer prevention, isolation precautions, and patient ambulation safety. Maintains a positive attitude at all times to promote a healthy work environment and a healing patient environment. Keeps a diligent focus on prompt answering of patient call lights to ensure effective triage and completion of patient requests and medical needs. Uses critical thinking to evaluate the overall patient condition. Uses nursing judgment to identify and act on changes in patient status. Effectively communicates within the healthcare team to promote interdisciplinary collaboration, effective patient care coordination, and patient safety. Provides competent care for patients displaying mild to severe brain injury due to stroke, trauma, or surgery. Can specifically identify and respond immediately to neurological changes and/or seizure activity.