Travel Nurse RN - Transplant - $2,187 per week in Chapel Hill, NC

Job Title: Clinical Nurse Profession: RN Specialty: Transplant Unit Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Days Hours per Shift: M–F 8:00 a–4:30 p Experience: Minimum of 1 year in an ambulatory setting License: Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification Must-Have: - Clinical nursing care - Nursing process - Patient care - Patient education - Patient assessment Description: Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards. Responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care utilizing the nursing process in a hospital setting. Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self. Attends education programs based on identified learning needs. Uses patient education materials relevant to patient population with assistance. Assesses readiness to learn of the patient, family, and caregivers. Assesses developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn. Identifies expected patient outcomes. Seeks guidance as needed in revision of plan of care. Participates in discussions with members of the interdisciplinary team in evaluation of patient care. Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care. Demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems, including population-appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety aspects of care. Performs bedside point-of-care testing as required for patient care plan. Utilizes healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies, and procedures in the delivery of care. Organizes and prioritizes care according to patient and family needs. Consults with appropriate resources in a timely manner regarding patients with complex care issues. Develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations with assistance. Achieves goals and objectives within identified time frame or renegotiates with supervisor. Participates in development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities. Effectively uses communication systems. Promotes cost-effective care. Provides feedback to colleagues. Is aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the healthcare environment. Promotes a safe and secure hospital environment for all. Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care. Includes appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs in assessments. Synthesizes assessment data into meaningful information prior to communication. Assesses and anticipates discharge needs of individual patients and families. Develops relationships with families to promote their ability to advocate for the patient and themselves. Collaborates with patients and families to prepare or update the plan of care. Makes use of available multidisciplinary resources in planning care. Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic issues in planning patient care. Demonstrates ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems. Reads journals containing studies or articles applicable to practice. Brings ideas and questions to the staff for evaluation of applicability.