Travel Medical-Surgical Telemetry RN - 2,352 per week - Hattiesburg - PRIDE Health

Description

PRIDE Health is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 9 weeks
• 42 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Summary:
The Registered Nurse performs under the direct supervision of the Patient Care Coordinator and is delegated an assignment by the Patient Care Coordinator to achieve quality patient care.  The Registered Nurse shall implement the nursing process in an organized, systematic manner to include assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation in collaboration with the Patient Care Coordinator, Physicians, and ancillary staff, as evidenced by documentation in Patient Care Record, direct observation by Nurse Manager and patient evaluations of care.  The Registered Nurse is responsible to the Patient Care Coordinator for patient care and ultimately accountable to the Nurse Manager.  Other duties may be assigned to the Registered Nurse by the Patient Care Coordinator and/or Patient Care Manager.

Performance Expectations:

•    Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served, and  to assess and intervene appropriately when a patient condition worsens and requires
immediate attention; also demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age specific needs, and to provide the care needed.

•    Demonstrates ability to perform all technical skills required for each unit's population by rendering professional nursing care including administering medications, starting intravenous access, maintenance of Intravenous lines and Foley catheters, venipuncture, administration of  blood products, restraint application and monitoring, sterile dressing, and performs both complex and routine treatments as ordered by physician

•    Demonstrate the technical aptitude for working and troubleshooting equipment used including but not limited to traction, wound vacuum systems, sequential compression devices, continuous passive motion machines, telemetry monitoring devices, blood glucose monitoring devices, and specialty beds.

•    Demonstrates the aptitude for safely positioning and assisting patients using a variety of devices such as but not limited to abduction pillows, splints, slings, braces, neck collars, walkers, crutches and immobilizers.

•    Demonstrates thorough, concise and timely documentation, bedside shift reports and verbal communication. Communicates pertinent patient information to all health care team members. 
Maintains own clinical skills staying current in skills, ongoing competencies, equipment and certifications required in specific nursing area.

•    Embraces and practices WE CARE philosophy in all aspects of patient, visitor, co-worker, employee, and non-employee interactions

•    Implements a systematic and comprehensive plan of care to provide individualized care, prompt intervention when clinical changes occur, and prevention of complications in patients in need of cardiac monitoring, stroke care, and medical-surgical care.

•    Communicates effectively with others in an appropriate and timely manner. Adheres to and promotes the established values of the organization, i.e. customer service, safety and compliance standards.

•    Demonstrates the ability to promote a culture of caring through compassionate care, teamwork, and courtesy in all interactions with customers, both internal and external.

•    Demonstrates financial responsibility by using supplies in a cost efficient manner, ensuring that patients are discharged in a timely manner, and keeping incremental overtime to a minimum.

Pride Health Job ID # Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 42 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

About PRIDE Health

PRIDE Health is the minority-owned healthcare recruitment division of Pride Global—an integrated human capital solutions and advisory firm. With our robust and abundant travel nursing and allied health employment options across the U.S., PRIDE Health will allow you to help change the way the world lives and heals as it connects you with the industry's leading healthcare organizations.

Pride Global offers eligible employee's comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Holiday Pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• 401k retirement plan
• Cancelation protection
• Referral bonus
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits