Travel - Registered Nurse - Operating Room - FlexStaff - $3,246 /wk

This is a travel nursing position for a Registered Nurse in the Operating Room. You will perform comprehensive nursing care for a designated group of patients using the full nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. You will collaborate with physicians and other healthcare team members to coordinate and implement procedures and treatments, using clinical judgment and leadership skills to direct patient care activities.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients' physiologic health status by conducting patient interviews, reviewing charts, assessing gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and neurological systems, determining mobility and sensory deficits, assessing pain levels, and communicating findings through proper documentation
• Assess patients' psychosocial health status by eliciting perceptions of care, determining coping mechanisms and knowledge levels, identifying cultural and ethnic requirements, and documenting psychological status and care plans
• Identify patient outcomes by developing measurement criteria, identifying actual and potential problems, assessing teaching needs, and establishing individualized patient goals
• Formulate and prioritize plans of care by identifying care activities, coordinating cost-effective use of supplies and equipment, and collaborating with physicians and healthcare team members
• Implement plans of care by maintaining patient safety, exercising professional nursing skills, reassessing and revising care as needed, administering treatments correctly, using equipment appropriately, providing emotional support, applying scientific principles, making accurate observations, maintaining accurate documentation, responding effectively to emergencies, and coordinating discharge planning
• Evaluate care provided by measuring effectiveness, performing variance analysis, designing systems for care improvement, and maintaining accurate documentation
• Collaborate with the care team by working with physicians on patient plans, accurately implementing treatment regimens, assisting with procedures, communicating changes in patient condition, and delegating assignments appropriately
• Perform decubitus care including preventive skin care measures, applying simple dressings using aseptic technique, applying warm and cold compresses, performing irrigations, and performing other skin care procedures as necessary
• Administer medications correctly and safely by identifying medication actions, dosages, and side effects, meeting medication administration standards, preparing local solutions and IV drips, administering and documenting medications correctly, administering IVP medications per department policy, and educating patients and families about drug and food interactions
• Participate in patient and family education by explaining patient conditions, communicating assessment data to care team members, utilizing health teaching opportunities, planning for early discharge, and evaluating teaching effectiveness

Required Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing
• Minimum 1-2 years of professional nursing experience in the related specialty
• Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State and/or Connecticut
• BLS certification
• Specialized certifications as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Compensation

• $3,246 per week

Note on Compensation

The salary range listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining base salary, factors such as location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget, and internal equity may be considered.