Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg
Gardner, Massachusetts
Heywood Hospital

1 yr med-surg experience preferred

Previous telemetry experience preferred

BLS-AHA required

ACLS required

Exerts 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects

Frequently reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction), handles (seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or working with hands), and feels (perceiving attributes of items such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by means of fingertips)

Occasionally stoops (bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist), and kneels (bending the legs at knee to come to rest on knee or knees)

Provides patient care based on standards of care, standards of practice, protocols, and established policies and procedures

Respects each patient as an individual; provides care that fosters the patient's sense of dignity and positive self-regard

Provides patient/family teaching based on identified learning needs, readiness to learn, and barriers to learning

Collaboratively plans and prepares patient/family for discharge incorporating support systems/resources as necessary

Appropriately delegates and supervises nursing interventions performed by others

Appropriately prioritizes patient care (e.g. seeks assistance as needed from appropriate resources, reassigns personnel as necessary, recognizes need for emergency intervention, etc.)

Provides thorough, timely, and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions and patient responses according to established standards

Provides timely and thorough report on assigned patients to other health care team members to ensure integration of services and continuity of patient care

Promotes learning for colleagues and self (e.g. functions as preceptor, instructor, trainer, attends professional development programs, etc.)

Proactively identifies risk to patient safety and identifies opportunities to reduce medical/health care errors (i.e. appropriate reporting of errors/incidents)

Identifies ethical issues in care and develops plan to address

Safely administers medications and intravenous therapy in accordance with physicians orders, protocols, policies and procedures

Assesses patient pain level upon admission and as necessary, depending upon diagnosis utilizing the numerical pain scale

Reassesses effectiveness of pain control and notifies physicians as needed, as well as, documents assessment and patients response to medication

Responsible for obtaining supporting information and completing required documentation related to medication reconciliation for use by the Attending MD

Interprets and documents patient cardiac rate, rhythm and configuration (PR STsegment) and initiates appropriate treatment plan based on physician orders

Institutes appropriate measures in life threatening situations

Evaluates and takes appropriate action for patients with chest pain or other cardiac related symptoms

Participates actively in daily multi-disciplinary rounds for planning, coordinating, implementing and evaluating patient care

Recognizes normal and abnormal laboratory and diagnostic results and appropriately notifies the physician of changes in a timely manner

Provides ongoing assessment and teaching to the surgical patient/family, utilizing current standards and protocols

Recognizes normal and deviant progress patterns and reports problems or concerns to physician in a timely manner

Utilizes pain management devices and other techniques to ensure proper pain relief

Sets up, maintains and troubleshoots other equipment related to the surgical patient such as; traction/orthopedic equipment/devices, feeding pumps, chest tubes and drains, etc.