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Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $2,050 per week

Riverside University Health Systems - 26520 Cactus Avenue • moreno valley, ca, us • 1d ago

Certification Details
BLS
ACLS
NIHSS

Job Details
Assesses patients on admission within specified time frames to include consideration of physical, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs
Reassesses each patient's health needs whenever warranted by the patient's condition and at least every shift utilizing the nursing processes after obtaining a systematic database
Establishes a plan of care based on indefinite data from all appropriate sources
Reviews and updates the plan of care for each assigned patient utilizing data obtained from reassessments
Administers oral, topical, and parental medications utilizing the 7 rights
Assesses and documents effectiveness/untoward effects of medications and treatments
Performs treatments and procedures with consideration of common nursing practice, hospital policy and procedure, sterile technique, standard precautions and patient privacy
Documents response to care and addresses pain management, discharge planning needs, education and progress towards goals
Educates patient/family based on his/her assessed needs and uses 'Krames' where appropriate
Interprets or analyzes diagnostic data and reports, and intervenes appropriately
Promptly communicates change in patients' clinical condition to physicians and other health care team members as appropriate
Uses SBAR communication for all handoffs
Demonstrates consideration of patient rights including confidentiality, safety and patient participation in plan of care
Evaluates and documents patient care provided and the effectiveness of patient teaching
Participates in multidisciplinary care planning
Demonstrates knowledge of application criteria for restraints and the ability to manage patients in restraints per policy
Follows the National Patient Safety Goals
Follows hospital policy on use of two patient identifiers
Understands Disaster Plan and own role
Understands how to activate the Rapid Response Team
Completes orientation to Life Safety Standards - Code Blue, Code Pink (infant abduction, Haz Mat Spills, Code Red (Fire), Oxygen shut off valve)
Follows hospital infection control policies
Demonstrates knowledge of blood transfusion policy and documentation
Understands the Chain of Command and accesses it appropriately
Washes hands before and after each patient contact
Follows guidelines for Core Measures and vaccine control

Job Requirements
ACLS Preferred
BLS
NIHSS
CA RN License
3 - YEARS Recent PCU/MS Experience in acute care facility - required to float to other units (Float Pool) required to float to PCU