Travel Nurse RN – ICU/Critical Care – $2,004 per week in Chapel Hill, NC

Job Description

Job Title: Clinical Nurse
Profession: RN
Specialty: Intensive Care Unit
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Nights
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: One year of nursing experience
License: Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state
Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification
Must-Have: Nursing Diploma or ADN/ASN from an accredited school of Nursing

Description:
Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards.
Reporting and accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director.
Responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care utilizing the nursing process in a hospital setting.
Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self.
Attends education programs based on identified learning needs.
With assistance, uses patient education materials relevant to patient population.
Assesses readiness to learn of the patient/family/caregivers.
Assesses developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn.
Identifies expected patient outcomes.
Seeks guidance as needed in revision of plan of care.
Participates in discussions with members of the interdisciplinary team in evaluation of patient care.
Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.
Demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems.
Performs bedside point of care testing as required for patient care plan.
Utilizes standards, policies, and procedures in delivery of care.
Organizes and prioritizes care according to patient/family needs.
Consults with appropriate resources regarding patients with complex care issues.
Develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations.
Achieves goals and objectives within identified time frame or renegotiates with supervisor.
Is knowledgeable about activities that facilitate collaboration.
Participates in development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities.
Effectively uses communication systems.
Participates in promoting cost-effective care.
Gives feedback to co-workers.
Is aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the healthcare environment.
Promotes a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment for all.
Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care.
Includes appropriate physical, psychosocial, education, and safety needs.
Synthesizes assessment data into a meaningful whole prior to communication.
Assesses and anticipates discharge needs of individual patients and families.
Develops relationships with families that promote their ability to advocate for the patient and their own needs.
Collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care.
Makes use of available multidisciplinary resources in planning care.
Begins to use full range of communication as a means to convey planning.
Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic issues in planning patient care.
Demonstrates ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
Reads journals that contain studies or articles applicable to practice.
Brings ideas and questions to the staff for assessment of applicability.