Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room - $2,646 per week

LanceSoft is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Paducah, Kentucky.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 18 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Please note - this is for a Circulator Neuro RN. Schedule is Mon-Fri 630-1500 18-26 wk contract REDUCED FEES

Job Summary: The RN implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person and the creation of a caring environment focused on healing and wellness. Nursing practices are based on evidence and current research as well as hospital and department policies and procedures, regulatory standards, and professional guidelines. Clinical decision-making incorporates all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity. Nursing excellence is promoted through helping relationships among nursing staff and across other disciplines. Coordinating, ensuring, and providing direct patient care activities on the unit through: provision of nursing rounds, assessments, and treatments; facilitating admission, transfer, and discharge activities; provision of patient and family-centered education; care coordination and individualized treatment planning as applicable, etc. Job Responsibilities: -Assessment of Patient’s Needs -Performs and documents a comprehensive assessment in accordance with RNs’ scope of practice and hospital policies/procedures. -Considers the patient’s culture, age and developmental level. -Identifies patient risk factors and presenting complaint. -Obtains patient health information from family or others as necessary. -Collects objective/quantitative and subjective/qualitative data. -Verifies initial admission assessment, if obtained by other members of the healthcare team. -Develops a problem list, prioritizing patient needs based on input from the inter-professional team as appropriate. -Design actions and interventions relevant to patient’s culture and age. -Determines desired outcomes in coordination with patient and family in accordance with medical plan of care. -Fully implements patient care therapies and procedures with empowerment and clinical autonomy within scope of practice in accordance with established policies, procedures, professional guidelines, culture, and age of patient served. 

Required Skills & Experience: -No experience required. -Accepts responsibility for words, actions, attitude, and results while meeting deadlines and performance expectations. -Practices effective, clear, and respectful communications (both verbal and written) and demonstrates attentiveness through active listening and engaged body language. -Collaborates, respects, and cooperates with all co-workers, valuing differences and addressing concerns directly, while actively contributing to the vision and results of the team. -Warmly, personally, and professionally greets all internal and external customers, promoting a high level of satisfaction by providing information about what to expect, actively listening, and intentionally following up on questions and concerns, including taking corrective action when necessary. -Shows an understanding and knowledge of computer systems and applications and/or ability to be trained -Ability to communicate/collaborate with other care team members -Ability to assess age specific patient safety issues and implement appropriate safety devices for all patients. Preferred Skills & Experience: -Previous nursing experience. Required Education: -ADN or ASN. Preferred Education: -BSN Required Certifications & Licensure: -Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the applicable state. -BLS Preferred Certifications & Licensure: -N/A

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Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Medical benefits