Travel Nurse RN – PCU – $2,558 per week in Albuquerque, NM

Job Description

Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Progressive Care Unit
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 3×12 Hour
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: Two years current experience in an 18-plus bed telemetry/progressive care unit required. Must have successfully completed at least one 13-week travel assignment.
License: State Nursing License or Compact State Nursing License
Certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS Certifications Required. BLS and ACLS must be completed through recognized organizations such as the American Heart Association, American Health and Safety, or American Red Cross.
Must-Have: Must pass a Basic Cardiac Arrhythmia/Dysrhythmia Assessment (BCA) exam prior to or during the first week of assignment.

Description:
Utilizes the nursing process to provide direct patient care to an assigned group of patients during a shift.
Ensures safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable care of patients.
Provides direct patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting individual patient needs, actions taken, and patient responses.
Coordinates patient care through collaboration with the patient, family, and healthcare team.
Initiates, utilizes, and documents appropriate protocols and standards of care.
Administers medication and treatments as prescribed by a physician or standard protocols and documents according to policy.
Identifies and meets patient and family learning and discharge needs on admission and throughout the episode of care.
Assumes responsibility for the clinical supervision of LPNs and non-licensed assistive personnel.
Completes patient population, age-specific, procedure, and protocol education and competency testing per unit standards.
Must be a team player, flexible, and accustomed to a fast-paced environment.
Epic EMR experience preferred.
Associate’s Degree in Nursing required.