Travel Nurse RN - Med / Surg - $2,272 per week in Urbana, IL

TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified Med / Surg RN in Urbana, Illinois, 61801!

Pay Information

$2,272 per week

About The Position

Job Title : Registered Nurse (RN)

Profession : Nursing

Specialty : Medical / Surgical

Duration : 13 weeks

Shift : Day

Hours per Shift : 12.5 hours

Experience : Minimum three (3) years of relevant nursing experience

License : State RN License in good standing

Certifications : BLS (American Heart Association)

Must-Have : Trauma Level 1 experience and EPIC experience

Description :

Performs all responsibilities and duties required by the unit as 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 ensure integration of information for use by the healthcare team.

Completes initial assessment upon patient admission and develops an 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 and / or correcting safety hazards and incidents.

Communicates with others directly and privately when 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 solutions.

Fulfills all requirements of departmental competencies.

Receives patient bedside shift report from another RN at the beginning of each shift, ensuring inclusion of patient input, visual validation of a safe patient room environment at shift change, and updating of the patient communication board found in each patient room.

Delegates patient care tasks / responsibilities to assigned healthcare team members and validates completion of delegated tasks throughout the shift.

Completes and documents basic RN patient care activities such as assessments, interpretation of vital signs, ensuring completion of physician orders, admission / 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, ensuring compliance with safety measures such as fall precautions, pressure ulcer prevention, isolation precautions, and patient ambulation safety.

Maintains a positive attitude on the unit that promotes a healthy work environment and a healing patient environment.

Keeps a diligent focus on promptly answering patient call lights to ensure effective triage and completion of patient requests and medical needs.

Uses critical thinking to evaluate overall patient condition and 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.

Effectively manages time to enable quick admission / discharge processes for observation status patients and facilitate completion of patient testing to move patients quickly towards discharge disposition.

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Job Requirements

Required for Onboarding

• ACLS
• BLS
• Pharmacology
• Skills Checklist
• Specialty Exam

About Cynet Health

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