Travel Nurse RN - Psychiatric - $2,520 per week
Company: Carle Health - 221 Northeast Glen Oak Avenue , Car
Location: Peoria
Posted on: September 25, 2024
Job Description:
- Job Details
- As a member of the interdisciplinary team, contributes
professional nursing knowledge and skills in the provision and
management of care to patients through the application of the
nursing process.
- Essential Functions: Promotes the use of evidence-based
practice through the nursing process, protocols and
procedures.
- Assesses patient's status through interview, observation and
physical assessment of actual problems and outcomes.
- Develops an individualized plan of care using a collaborative
approach with the patient/family and health care team.
- Uses appropriate interventions identified in the plan of care
to achieve expected patient outcomes.
- Systematically evaluates and documents patient's progress
toward expected outcomes/goals on an ongoing basis throughout the
shift.
- Modifies plan of care based on evaluation.
- Completes required documentation as appropriate, including
patient chart and event reports.
- Demonstrates professional accountability for own practice as
evidenced through seeking resources and continuing
self-development.
- Demonstrates technical knowledge of equipment and troubleshoots
when problems arise.
- Acquires and maintains current knowledge and skills in
evidence-based nursing practice.
- Promotes the professional development of self and team
members.
- Shares clinical knowledge through normal teaching and in
response to the learning needs of others.
- Demonstrates a practical problem-solving approach to patient
moving and handling issues (as applicable).
- Demonstrates skills to promote patient and staff safety through
appropriate use of lift equipment (as applicable).
- Possesses knowledge and skills necessary to obtain adequate lab
specimens for testing.
- Performs patient bedside lab testing and associated quality
control in compliance with medical provider's orders and hospital
lab procedures/policies.
- Coordinates the interdisciplinary care of the patient through
collaboration with team members and utilizes additional resources
when necessary.
- Analyzes clinical situations in a systematic way and acts to
obtain resources or correct problems to meet or exceed expected
outcomes or patient needs.
- Recognizes need for assistance and utilizes resources,
including physician and nurse to nurse (UAT) consultation in a
timely manner.
- Demonstrates ownership and persistence to ensure problem is
resolved in best way possible.
- Able to assume assignment of non-complex and some complex
patient management with some turnover in assignment.
- Consistently prioritizes work based on changes in patient
condition, changes in assignment and unanticipated
interruptions.
- Identifies and utilizes team resources to solve identified
problems or needs.
- Collaborates with the health care team in the organization of
tasks and activities for the patient's care from admission to
discharge according to the plan of care and to meet identified
expected outcomes.
- Works with other team members in delegating tasks and
activities appropriately.
- Provides goal-focused shift report.
- Advocates with physicians on patient's behalf when
necessary.
- Utilizes communication and teamwork strategies aimed at
promoting high team performance and achieving optimal patient
outcomes and unit productivity.
- Chooses an appropriate and meaningful communication style when
interacting with others.
- Gives and accepts constructive feedback to/from peers.
- Assesses and chooses teaching strategies appropriate to the
patient's/family's age specific needs.
- Job Requirements
- 3 or more years of relevant experience.
- Advanced reading, writing skills and basic oral skills.
- Ability to respond appropriately to customer/co-worker.
- Interaction with a wide variety of people.
- Maintain confidential information.
- Ability to communicate only the facts to recipients or to
decline to reveal information.
- Ability to project a professional, friendly, helpful
demeanor.
- Basic computer knowledge: Uses word processing, spreadsheet,
e-mail application, and web browser.
- Comfortable within a Windows OS and learning new applications.
- Unit Specific Information
- Specialty: NUR:RN UP - CMH Adolescent Psych 8W
- Additional Details
- Travelers in this position will be responsible for unit keys
that must be returned to Carle Health at the completion of
assignment.
- If it is not possible for the traveler to physically return the
keys to Carle Health, the traveler may ship the keys to the
facility and must provide a tracking number.
- Failure to return these keys within 30 days from the last day
the traveler worked will result in the assessment of a (USD)350 fee
to the supplier.
Keywords: Carle Health - 221 Northeast Glen Oak Avenue , Car, Peoria , Travel Nurse RN - Psychiatric - $2,520 per week, Healthcare , Peoria, Illinois
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