Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,313 per week
Company: Kindred Hospital
Location: Dayton
Posted on: October 30, 2024
Job Description:
- Certification Details
- ACLS & BLS certifications must be through the American Heart
Association; RQI certifications will not be accepted
- Job Details
- Provides quality patient care to critically ill patients,
through the nursing process of Assessment, Planning, Intervention,
and Evaluation.
- Serves as a patient advocate at all times.
- Supervises the nursing care provided to each patient by other
caregivers.
- Develops the plan for nursing care as a result of coordination
with the patient, family and staff of other disciplines as
necessary.
- Applies critical thinking in order to promote positive clinical
outcomes.
- Ensures patient education.
- Participates in discharge planning.
- Maintains the standard of nursing care and implements the
policies and procedures of the hospital and the nursing
department.
- Assesses the patient on admission within the required time
frame.
- Makes referral to other disciplines based on the assessment,
such as rehabilitation and nutritional services.
- Develops a nursing care plan for assigned patient on admission
and updates the plan of care as needed.
- Ensures the plan is discussed and developed as a result of the
coordination of patient and family and the interdisciplinary
team.
- Able to release, remove, and reapply restraints to
patient.
- Ensures patient is in proper position and alignment.
- Documents patient admission assessment and reassessments,
patient care plans, and other pertinent information completely in
the patient's electronic medical record.
- Demonstrates correct use of Biomedical equipment such as
defibrillator, Suction machine, IV and feeding pumps, PCA pump,
blood glucose monitoring machine.
- Demonstrates safe and effective delivery of patient care such
as completing team/patient assignments on time, making effective
use of available time, showing initiative and team work.
- Obtains consents for procedures and blood transfusions,
ensuring patient has necessary information to make an informed
decision.
- Receives physician's orders, ensures transcription is accurate,
and order entry is accurate.
- Follows through to ensure order is carried out.
- Recognizes and responds appropriately to patient change in
condition such as Cardiac rhythm, respiratory distress, GI bleed,
pulmonary emboli/ edema, diabetic Ketoacidosis, adverse drug
reaction and Blood transfusion reaction, etc.
- Institutes emergency action, notifies physician, obtains
orders, etc.
- Completes and documents patient admission assessment and
reassessments as required according to policy.
- Reports pertinent observations and reaction regarding patients
to the appropriate person (i.e., physician, supervisor, charge
nurse) and records these observations accurately.
- Administers medications with verbalized knowledge of the
action, side effects, correct dosages and route according ICU
policies and procedures.
- Demonstrates ability to recognize and Institute arrhythmia
protocol for the following Cardiac rhythms V-tach, V-fib, PVC's,
asystole, 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree heart block, atrial fibrillation,
and atrial flutter.
- Directs, supervises, and evaluates nursing care provided to
patients.
- Administers medications utilizing the seven "rights" of
medication administration: right patient, route, time, medication,
dose, reason and documentation.
- Assist physicians with special tests and procedures such as
thoracentesis, paracentesis, arterial line and bronchoscopy.
- Participates in economical utilization of supplies and ensures
that equipment is maintained in a clean and safe manner.
- Participates in orientation of new personnel and performance
evaluations of nursing staff.
- Assists team members in giving care to patients or administers
direct care when professional nursing skills and judgment are
needed.
- Coordinates nursing care of patients when scheduled for therapy
or procedures by other departments.
- Assists with or institutes emergency measures for sudden
adverse developments in patients such as cardiac arrest,
respiratory arrest, or sepsis.
- Participates in the maintenance of a clean and safe
environment.
- Is knowledgeable about the emotional and rehabilitative aspects
of care and is capable of applying appropriate therapeutic
interventions.
- Provides assessment utilizing current ACLS certification and
protocols renders lifesaving first aid and makes appropriate
referral to the nearest organization that is capable of providing
needed services.
- Demonstrates ability to manage various types of tubes and other
devices such as Foley /straight catheter, feeding tubes, chest
tubes, JP drains, Hemovacs. T-tubes, wound drains, ostomy care,
suprapubic catheter, continuous bladder irrigation.
- Demonstrates correct set up and performance monitoring of
hemodynamic systems such as Swan-ganz catheter, arterial catheter,
and cardiac output.
- Demonstrates accurate knowledge of critical Lab values and
their normal ranges. Reports and documents appropriately.
- Demonstrates ability to verify correct lead telemetry
placement. Validates telemetry strips every 4 hours and PRN.
- Documents appropriately.
- Participates in assessing and meeting patient and family
education needs.
- Provides complete patient report to on coming RN, ensures
documentation is complete, physician orders are signed off, and
patient rooms are in order.
- Communicates pertinent information to RN, physician, and
patients as needed.
- Adheres to dress code, appearance is neat and clean and wears
appropriate identification while on duty.
- Completes annual health, safety, and education
requirements.
- Maintains professional growth and development.
- Maintains confidentiality of all patient and/or employee
information to assure patient and/or employee rights are
protected.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and
development over the life span and the skills necessary to provide
age appropriate care to the patient population served.
- Attends all mandatory in-services and staff meetings.
- Represents the organization in a positive and professional
manner.
- Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical
business practices.
- Communicates the mission, ethics, and goals of the hospital, as
well as the focus statement of the department.
- Maintains current licensure/certification for position, if
applicable.
- Demonstrates Guest Relation's skills to patients, physicians,
visitors, employees, and any other individuals with whom they may
come in contact.
- Follows departmental and hospital Health, Safety, Security,
Hazardous Materials policies and procedures.
- Job Requirements
- Must have recent LTACH, trach & vent experience
- Must have ACLS & BLS certifications must be attached to
submission packet (Must be through the American Heart Association);
RQI certifications will not be accepted
- Must have OH RN license, must be attached to resume
- Schedule Information
- What is the work schedule for this position? (days needed,
hours or shift)
- Unit Specific Information
- Will position be required to float to other units?
- Number of beds in your facility?
- Years of experience required?
- Additional Details
- Facility Setting?
- Willing to review clinicians with pending state license?
- Is there anyone in the past that has worked for you that you
would consider rehiring?
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