Travel Nurse RN - Med / Surg / Telemetry - $2,167 per week in Washington, DC

Job Title : Registered Nurse Profession : RN Specialty : Medical / Surgical Tele Duration : 13 weeks Shift : Day Shift Hours per Shift : 12 Experience : Minimum years of experience required License : Valid nursing license Certifications : Relevant certifications required Must-Have : Must live 50 miles away Description : Fulfills the needs of the patients, families, and community by performing a variety of patient care functions and tasks in accordance with licensure, certification, training, and regulatory requirements. Delivers care to patients in a competent, capable, caring, and efficient manner. Applies knowledge of growth and development over the life span necessary to provide age-appropriate care. Demonstrates the ability to obtain information and interpret it in terms of the patients' needs. Demonstrates an understanding of the range of treatment needed by these patients. Makes initial assessments and determines appropriate nursing needs of assigned patients, as evidenced by appropriate documentation. Performs initial and ongoing assessments on all assigned patients, including a review of systems, as evidenced by appropriate documentation. Completes admission assessments in the time frame established, according to policy and procedures.