Travel Nurse RN – Med/Surg – $1,912 per week in Cape Girardeau, MO

• Job Title:** Registered Nurse (RN)
• Job Specialty:** Neurology Unit
• Job Duration:** 13 weeks
• Shift:** Night (19:00-07:00), 3×12 hours per week
• Guaranteed Hours:** 36 hours per week
• Experience:** Minimum 2 years
• License:** Registered Nurse license
• Certifications:** BLS, ACLS
• Must-Have:** Ability to float as needed

Job Description

• Deliver nursing care by developing nursing diagnoses, establishing care objectives, and defining interventions.
• Provide comprehensive support to patients, families, and support persons for understanding conditions, medications, and self-care skills.
• Re-evaluate care objectives by noting changing conditions and needs.
• Maintain quality care in adherence with professional standards, healthcare organization policies, and applicable legal requirements.
• Contribute to maintaining a safe, secure, and healthy patient care environment, adhering to infection control, medication administration, and storage procedures.
• Document patient care services by recording in patient and department records.
• Monitor and report symptoms or changes in patient conditions to appropriate healthcare team members.
• Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
• Modify treatment plans as indicated by patient responses and conditions.
• Provide health education on disease prevention and management.
• Resolve patient issues by conferring with involved parties, promoting a culture of safety, and adhering to safety practices.
• Develop nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories, examining patients, and documenting key information.
• Administer medications, wound care, and other personalized interventions, while monitoring for reactions or side effects.
• Prepare patients for exams and assist as needed, explaining procedures and discharge instructions to alleviate apprehension and ensure understanding.
• Maintain IV therapy competency, including care for central lines, and quickly react in emergency situations by recognizing adverse signs and symptoms.
• Supervise and delegate duties to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel and other ancillary staff.
• Ensure compliance with Joint Commission standards regarding National Patient Safety Goals.
• Perform other specified duties as assigned to uphold patient care and unit-specific competencies.
• Drive the Vision, fulfill the Mission, and abide by the Values of the organization.