Registered Nurse Med/surg - Victorville, United States - Nurse On Demand

Description

We are seeking a highly capable medical-surgical nurse to join our team.

In this role, you will be providing bedside care for pre-and post-surgery patients, monitoring vital signs, and administering prescribed medications.

To ensure success, medical-surgical nurses should possess extensive knowledge of various health conditions and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

An outstanding medical-surgical nurse will be someone whose expertise translates into exceptional patient care.


Medical-Surgical Nurse Responsibilities:

• Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care plans in consultation with healthcare professionals.
• Evaluating medical information, as well as providing direct and individualized bedside nursing care to preand postsurgery patients.
• Preparing, administering and recording prescribed medications.
• Changing dressings, inserting catheters, and starting IVs.
• Adjusting specialized medical equipment as needed, as well as interpreting and recording measurements.
• Monitoring patients' vitals and reporting adverse reactions to medications in a timely manner.
• Collaborating on discharge planning with the healthcare team.
• Answering questions and educating patients and their families on surgical procedures and postsurgery care.
• Maintaining and updating patient files, medical charts, and health records.
• Adhering to best nursing practices, standards, and protocols.

Medical-Surgical Nurse Requirements:

• Stateapproved nursing licensure.
• At least two years' experience as a medicalsurgical nurse in a similar facility.
• Competency in electronic patient management systems such as MediTech.
• Extensive experience in monitoring a broad range of medical conditions.
• Indepth knowledge of best practices in medicalsurgical nursing.
• Exceptional analytical, organizational, and problemsolving skills.
• Superb interpersonal, communication, and collaboration abilities.
• Availability to work shifts that rotate between days, nights, weekends, and public holidays.

Job Types:
Contract, Per diem


Pay:
From $60.00 per hour


Medical specialties:

• Medical-Surgical
• Telemetry

Physical setting:

• Hospital

Standard shift:

• Day shift
• Night shift

Weekly schedule:

• Choose your own hours

Application Question(s):

• Start date?

Experience:

• Telemetry

: 1 year (required)

- medical-surgical: 1 year (required)


License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (preferred)
• Night Shift (preferred)
• Overnight Shift (preferred)

Work Location:
In person