Travel Nurse RN - Med/Surg / Telemetry - $1,750 to $1,764 per week in Winston-Salem, NC

Registered Nurse (RN) | Med/Surg / Telemetry
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Agency: TalentBurst, Inc.
Pay: $1,750 to $1,764 per week
Shift Information: 3 days x 12 hours
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Primary Purpose

The Registered Nurse – Resource Team provides comprehensive nursing care through skillful assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation in accordance with facility or department policies, procedures, and/or protocols under the supervision of the nursing leader. The RN Clinical Nurse/RT assists in maintaining a safe work environment and performs all related job responsibilities in a safe manner. The Registered Nurse – Resource Team maintains clinical and professional competency as appropriate to the population of patients served.

Must be available to provide nursing services in all patient care areas of expertise and knowledge, at all elected facilities.

A registered nurse's practice is guided by the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements.

Major Responsibilities

• Collects pertinent data and information relative to the healthcare consumer's health or the situation.

• Analyzes the assessment data to determine the actual or potential diagnoses, problem, and issues.

• Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the healthcare consumer or the situation.

• Develops a plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected, measurable outcomes.

• Implements the identified plan, coordinates care delivery, and employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment.

• Delegates elements of care to appropriate healthcare workers in accordance with any applicable legal or policy parameters or principles.

• Evaluates progress toward attainment of goals and outcomes.

• Practices ethically.

• Practices in a manner that is congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.
• Communicates effectively in all areas of practice.

• Collaborates with healthcare consumers and other key stakeholders in the conduct of nursing practice.

• Leads within the professional practice setting and the profession.

• Seeks knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice and promotes futuristic thinking.
• Integrates evidence and research findings into practice.

• Contributes to quality nursing practice.

• Evaluates one's own and others' nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules and regulations.

• Utilizes appropriate resources to plan, provide, and sustain evidence-based nursing services that are safe, effective, and fiscally responsible.

• Practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.

• Participate in committees, shared governance, or facility decision making activities, developing and nurturing research to positively affect clinical outcomes and promotion.

• Models the Atrium Health mission, vision, and value.

• Supports and contributes to the Patient Centered Care Philosophy by understanding that every teammate is a Caregiver whose role is to meet the needs of the patient.

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Job Title:

Registered Nurse – Resource Team

Job

Code:

910CCS

Minimum Job Requirements

Education

Graduate from an accredited School of Professional Nursing.

Certification / License

Valid, active unencumbered Nursing license approved by the Georgia Licensing Board for GA locations and

Alabama Licensing Board for AL locations.

BLS required.

ACLS required.

Work Experience

1. years of nursing experience in specialty area required.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Patient Population Served

Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and demonstrates the skills and competency appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the patient population served.

Protected Health Information

• Will limit access to protected health information (PHI) to the information reasonably necessary to do the job.
• Will share information only on a need-to-know basis for work purposes.

• Access to verbal, written and electronic PHI for this job has been determined based on job level and job responsibility within the organization. Computerized access to PHI for this job has been determined as described above and is controlled via user ID and password.

Machines, Tools, and Equipment

All related medical equipment and supplies .

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing, and pulling. Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies. Must speak English in good, understandable terms. Intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch. Finger dexterity.

Critical thinking and ability to concentrate. Must be able to respond quickly to changes in patient and/or unit conditions.

Physical Abilities Testing required.

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Job Title:

Registered Nurse – Resource Team

Job

Code:

910CCS

Preferred Job Requirements

Education

BSN preferred

Certification / License

Experience

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Additional education, training, certifications, or experience may be required within the department by the nurse leader.

JOB DESCRIPTION

RN - MedSurg/Tele

• About Facility:
  • 1 Medical Center Blvd. Winston-Salem, NC 27103
  • 885 licensed beds
  • Level 1 Trauma Designation
  • Teaching Hospital: Yes, Academic Medical Center
  • Chest Pain Center
  • Stroke Center
• Unit Information:
  • Beds: 20 beds total, 10 in 5A and 10 in 5B
  • Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years of MedSurg experience
  • Will you accept a first-time traveler? No
• Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:
  • Transitional Care Unit
  • General MedSurg: CHF, COPD, kidney/liver/GI/respiratory issues, CIWA patients, infections, wounds, etc.
  • Mostly medical patients seen on this unit, but any service line can admit, so could see some general surgeries and other patients
• Patient Ratios:
  • 1:5
• Required License, National Certification, Certs:
  • BLS, ACLS
• Skills required:
  • Trachs, chest tubes, IV starts, wound care, dressing changes, wound vacs, drains, cardiac rhythm interpretation (will check off on strips during shift), central line blood draws
  • Non-titrating Drips (required): Heparin, Lasix, Protonix
  • Non-titrating Drips (preferred): Cardizem, Amiodarone (please note in offer if they have this experience. Can teach here if no experience)
• Support within the Department:
  • 1 CNA for 5A, 1 CNA for 5B
  • 1 Charge to cover both areas, could take patients if needed
  • Receptionist/HUC? No
  • Phlebotomy 24/7 – RNs could collect labs as well
  • RT 24/7
  • Hospitalist 24/7
  • Residents 24/7
  • Telemetry monitoring/tech? Bedside monitors w/ central monitor at nurses' station
• Technology/Equipment:
  • EMR: EPIC
  • IV Pump: Alaris
  • Med dispensing: Omnicell
• Floating:
  • Could float within scope of practice at hospital
• Orientation (facility and unit):
  • NEO
  • 2 shifts on unit to orient
• Scheduling:
  • Weekend rotation: Every other
  • On call? No
  • Holiday Expectations: 50% of holidays in contract
  • Approval of RTO: ok to approve up to 7 days
  • Shift times: 0630-1900
  • Schedule cycle: Scheduler will make schedule 6-week increments. Travelers will be plugged into holes in the schedule
  • Do not allow traveler overtime unless approved through upper leadership (not common)
• Other notes:
  • Scrub Color: Royal Blue
  • Parking: Free

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