Travel Nurse RN - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care - $3,080 per week
Company: Tact Staff
Location: New York
Posted on: October 19, 2024
Job Description:
Tact Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN PACU - Post Anesthesia
Care for a travel nursing job in New York, New York.Job Description
& Requirements
- Specialty: PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/11/2024
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours
- Employment Type: Travel - 1he Clinical Nurse is a Registered
Professional Nurse who provides safe, competent quality care based
on nursing theory and research to a designated group of patients
and significant others. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
PATIENT CARE 1. Delivers patient care by incorporating the tenets
of the professional practice model of Relationship Centered Care
and through the application of the nursing process based upon
theory, research, evidence-based practice, and approved
organizational nursing standards. 2. Assesses and evaluates patient
care needs and applies critical thinking skills in patient care
management. 3. Integrates relevant assessment and intervention
skills in the delivery of nursing care. 4. Collaborates with the
interdisciplinary healthcare team in the development,
implementation, and evaluation of the plan of care. 5. Prioritizes
all aspects of patient care including teaching, rounding, coaching,
and planning "after hospital care" and delegating to others as
appropriate. 6. Educates patients and caregivers while anticipating
needs and readiness to learn, about their plan of care, transition
of care, promotion of health, and prevention of disease. 7.
Communicates effectively and professionally with patients, family
and all members of the Interdisciplinary Patient Care Team. 8.
Manages assignments within the Care Delivery Model of Modified
Primary Nursing and demonstrates allocation of material resources
effectively. PATIENT EXPERIENCE 1. Role models the tenets of Mount
Sinai Relationship Centered Care (MSHRCC) through facilitation of
the following actions including, but not limited to, Admission
Welcome, Bedside shift Report, HELP (High Risk Medications,
Equipment, Lines/Drains/Airway, Pain and Plan of Care) AM/PM Care,
5 Minute Sit Down, Purposeful Hourly Rounding, Medication Review,
Discharge Wrap Up, and MD/RN Unit Collaboration. 2. Considers the
patient's values, preferences, cultural diversity, expressed needs
and knowledge in all aspects of care. 3. Establishes and maintains
a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family. 4. Uses
evidence-based practices to increase understanding of patients'
perceptions of care. 5. Initiates service recovery for patients and
family members who have concerns and escalates to Clinical Nurse
Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager/Nursing Shift Manager or Patient
Relations as needed. 6. Demonstrates caring, respect, compassion,
empathy and active listening through dialogue, body language and
actions. 7. Supports staff use of evidence-based practices to
increase understanding of patients' perceptions of care. 8.
Conducts Purposeful Hourly Rounding (PHR) on assigned patients
addressing the 4 Ps. QUALITY AND SAFETY 1. Practices safe and
efficient patient-centered care, identifying and escalating
barriers and opportunities for improvement. 2. Demonstrates
clinical skills and knowledge crucial to quality and safety in the
patient population served. 3. Implements process improvement
strategies based on institutional, evidence-based ensure and
procedures. 4. Engages in formal and informal peer and
institutional review processes. 5. Collaborates with
interdisciplinary teams to create and implement quality improvement
projects, evidence-based practice activities and nursing research
studies. 6. Contributes to quality and safety practices and
required compliance measures. 7. Implements principles of high
reliability to identify and avoid high risk behaviors to provide a
safe environment for patients. 8. Escalates potential safety
hazards or gaps from best practice following institutional chain of
command protocol. 9. Utilizes institutional information technology
by documenting nursing practice to support quality and performance
improvement initiativesOPERATIONS 1. Performs charge nurse duties
as assigned. 2. Coordinates with the Clinical Coordinator/Clinical
Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager/Nursing Shift Manager to
ensure supplies are appropriately utilized and inventory is
sufficient for patient care. 3. Escalates material or staffing
resource deficits to charge nurse, Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant
Nurse Manager or Nursing Shift Manager. 4. Demonstrates patient
focused and cost effective approaches to patient care in terms of
equipment, staff, supplies and all other resources. 5. Documents in
an accurate and thorough manner in compliance with hospital,
regulatory and legal requirements and standards of care. 6.
Facilitates patient throughput on shift basis. PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT 1. Contributes to the environment of care to support
clinical colleagues, patients and their families and members of the
healthcare team. 2. Advances clinical competence in nursing
practice to progress from novice to expert. 3. Projects a
professional image to colleagues and communicates with styles and
methods that demonstrate caring, respect, compassion and empathy.
4. Incorporates ethical principles into decision making for patient
and family. 5. Encourages and demonstrates a spirit of scholarship,
inquiry, life-long learning and innovation for self and others. 6.
Acquires knowledge and skills relative to the role, patient
population, clinical specialty and local and/or global health
community needs. 7. Participates in shared decision making through
specialty practice councils, nursing department committees and unit
initiatives. Skills: NYS RN License BLS, ACLS 2 years of post op
management/medicated drips experience Minimum 2 years RN experience
1 year travel experience for Travel positions, not required for Per
Diem positions EPIC experience highly preferred Avg Unit Census = 6
6 Beds in Unit Staffing Guidelines 1:1-2 4x10, 5x8 Schedule with on
call requiredBachelor of Science with a major in nursing preferred.
Associate degree in nursing is considered only with relevant
experience and/or active matriculation in a BSN Program Required:
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)Tact Medical Staffing Job ID
#490366. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per
week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be
determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse - PACUAbout Tact
StaffOur nurses choose Tact assignments because it provides the
opportunity to take on--new challenges in their careers while they
travel across the United States and gain enriching experiences on a
professional and personal level.--Our dedicated team of staffing
consultants will work with you and be your advocate as you choose
to embark on new assignments. Our team is committed to providing
our nurses and allied professionals with the most rewarding
healthcare assignments and choices at primer healthcare
institutions--nationwide. Let us handle the details; you choose the
job and location that are right for you.Be Adventurous,--Make a
Difference, Travel with Tact.--Be Adventurous ---Becoming a travel
nurse or allied professional is not only a professional adventure,
but a personal adventure as well. It is an opportunity to challenge
yourself, to explore a new place, and try amazing food...Make a
Difference-----Nurses and allied professionals make such a huge
difference in so many lives. The care and compassion you show to
your patients, does not go unnoticed. We know how important your
jobs is, which is why we take our job as recruiters so seriously.
Being able to place nurses and allied professionals in hospitals,
where you are doing something as crucial as saving lives, is
something we feel thankful to be able to do.--Travel with
Tact-----From the moment we receive your resume we begin trying to
build a relationship with you. We know the importance of becoming
your friend, before becoming your recruiter. Building friendly, yet
professional relationships allows us to discover what you truly
want... and don't want in a travel assignment.
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