Travel Nurse RN - Progressive Care Unit - $2,092 per week in New Albany, IN

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Medical Services Duration: 13 Weeks Shift: First Shift Hours per Shift: 12 Hours Experience: No experience required License: Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license Certifications: BLS Must-Have: - 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 and collaborate with other care team members. - Ability to assess age-specific patient safety issues and implement appropriate safety devices for all patients. Description: The Registered Nurse implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person. The role focuses on creating a caring environment centered on healing and wellness. Nursing practices are based on evidence, research, and established policies and procedures. Clinical decision-making incorporates all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity. Nursing excellence is promoted through helping relationships with nursing staff and other disciplines. This position involves coordinating, ensuring, and providing direct patient care activities on the unit. Responsibilities include conducting nursing rounds, assessments, and treatments. Facilitating admission, transfer, and discharge activities is also essential. Providing patient and family-centered education is a critical aspect of the role. Care coordination and individualized treatment planning are conducted as applicable. The RN performs and documents comprehensive assessments in accordance with the scope of practice. Consideration is given to the patient’s culture, age, and developmental level. Identifying patient risk factors and obtaining health information from family or others is required. Collecting objective and subjective data is essential for holistic care. The RN develops a problem list, prioritizing patient needs based on inter-professional team input. Actions and interventions are designed based on the patient’s culture and age. Desired outcomes are determined in coordination with the patient and family in accordance with the medical plan of care. Patient care therapies and procedures are fully implemented with clinical autonomy. The RN explains procedures and treatments to patients and families. Initiating action to alleviate patient stress and discomfort is part of the role. Recognizing, responding to, and communicating changes in patient conditions is essential. Ongoing assessments and responses to procedures and therapies are conducted according to policy and established standards. The RN delegates tasks appropriately and oversees team members in patient care activities. Monitoring the accuracy and completeness of delegated patient care is vital. Identifying and addressing educational needs of patients is part of individualized care planning. Facilitating the patient discharge process is conducted in a timely manner. Providing input into patient/nurse assignments considering available staffing is expected. Demonstrating active participation in unit-based activities supports organizational values. Promoting a positive group dynamic and healing environment through actions is encouraged. Assuring nursing excellence in accordance with accepted standards and evidence-based practice is mandatory. Active participation in quality improvement activities and core measures is part of the job. Using a holistic perspective regarding patient care is essential.