Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $1,837 per week
Company: TalentBurst, Inc
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: November 19, 2024
|
|
|
Job Description:
TalentBurst, Inc is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive
Care Unit for a travel nursing job in San Antonio, Texas.Job
Description & Requirements
Title: Travel: RN - Step Down
Location: San Antonio , TX ,78229
Duration: 13 --weeks
Shift: Night Shift--
Summary:
The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting,
practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all
relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care,
with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to
develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of
clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to
other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical
situation.
*** Santa Rosa Hospital - Medical Center (CSRH-MC), located in the
South Texas Medical Center, provides a high-level of care through
compassionate hands, experience physicians, and advanced
technology, including the da Vinci Surgical Robot System and the
Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted System. Services at the 178- bed facility
include Acute Care of the Elderly Unit, cardiology, diabetes care,
emergency care, general surgery, kidney transplantation at the ***
Transplant Institute, orthopedics, outpatient rehabilitation and
aquatic therapy, Senior Behavioral Health Center, urology, and the
Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center.
Responsibilities:
--Meets expectations of the applicable One*** Competencies: Leader
of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
--Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides
nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment,
diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned
patients.
--Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional,
cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance
with their level of practice.
--Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and
treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the
treatment prescribed.
--Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care
given.
--Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family
members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Standard I: Utilizes the Nursing Process
--Uses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical,
psychosocial, social, cultural, spiritual, and development needs of
patient and families
--Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare team members
--Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meet
individual patient needs using evidence-based practice
--Implements patient care and therapeutic procedures; monitors and
documents progression of treatment and teaching goals
--Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and
the patient response to the care and treatment(s)
--Performs timely reassessment and documentation
--Must be able to perform unit-specific competencies based on the
specific patient care need for the designated unit's patient
population
Standard II. Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process
--Anticipates and plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs to
facilitate patient flow
--Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools to
facilitate the discharge process
--Coaches on tools and techniques for checking, cross checking and
validating orders to ensure accuracy
Standard III. Unit Operations
--Plans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing care and
functions in a particular nursing unit during an assigned shift
--Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of
equipment and Supplies
--Assesses departmental staffing needs; actively participates in
resourcing efforts.
--Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and
regulations within the industry
Standard IV. Safe Practice/Quality Care/Regulations
--Incorporates patient safety practices/guidelines to promote a
safe environment resulting in positive patient outcomes
--Demonstrates accountability for nursing research and quality
improvement activities
--Provides evidence-based nursing care
--Communicates patient information effectively across the continuum
of care
--Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and
regulations within the industry
--Knowledge of federal, state and local healthcare-related laws and
regulations; ability to comply with these in healthcare practices
and activities
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
Clinical Policies and Standards
--Follows a specific set of standards and associated clinical
procedures
--Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures
organizational compliance
--Provides feedback for improvement of procedures
--Assists in the development and implementation of specific
procedures
--Works with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools and
techniques
Health Information Documentation
--Shares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient
documentation
--Walk through the steps and procedures for receiving, validating
and updating patient records
--Describes the flow of information between various stations or
units
--Discusses the functions, features and document flow of electronic
documentation
--Transcribes verbal orders; explains techniques for ensuring their
accuracy
--Explains health information documentation best practices and
their rationale across health care practices
Medical Equipment
--Describes experience with basic medical equipment used in own
unit or facility
--Uses standard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common
equipment problems
--Educates patients about the appropriate use of home medical
equipment
--Ensures that all equipment and related supplies are in proper
working order prior to use to ensure patient safety
--Inspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipment
Medical Order Processing
--Shares experiences with processing medical orders for one or more
groups of patients or conditions
--Describes functions and features of the system used to enter,
validate, update and forward medical orders
--Discusses common errors, their sources and procedures for
correcting
--Explains considerations for entering and following standing
orders
--Differentiates between standing orders and preprinted orders and
considerations for each
Patient Chart Reading and Interpretation
--Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts
for patients on unit and under own care
--Reviews patients charts for completion and accuracy; identifies
and alerts to mistakes or omissions
--Recognizes unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medical
staff
--Relates examples of mis-readings or misinterpretations and
lessons learned
--Reviews, discusses and validates own interpretation with
others
Patient Safety
--Shares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more patient
groups or settings
--Explains key features of safety guidelines and procedures for
those groups and settings
--Listens and responds to safety inquiries from patients and family
members
--Recognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs of
problems
--Describes considerations for patients who can cause to harm to
self, versus harm to others
--Utilizes appropriate systems to document misses and near misses,
participates in immediate investigating, analysis and reporting in
real-time
Job Requirements:
Education/Skills
--Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
Experience
--1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty
preferred
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
--BLS required
--RN License in state of employment or compact
Work Schedule:
12 HR Nights
Work Type:
Full Time
Talent Burst Job ID #24-16935. 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: 22101 -
Travel: Rn - Step DownAbout TalentBurst, IncTalentBurst Health &
Life Sciences is an established provider of healthcare workforce
solutions, servicing healthcare facilities across the United States
for over 15 years. As a Joint Commission Certified Agency, our
commitment to quality, integrity, and exceptional service has made
us a trusted name in the healthcare staffing landscape.Our mission
is to bridge the gap between healthcare professionals seeking
fulfilling opportunities and healthcare organizations striving to
maintain their high standards of care. We are committed to
providing top-notch healthcare professionals with access to
facilities where they can focus on delivering exceptional patient
care and thrive.Whether you're a nurse, allied health professional,
or administrative personnel, we have the expertise to match your
skills and aspirations with the perfect placement.--
Keywords: TalentBurst, Inc, Austin , Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $1,837 per week, Healthcare , San Antonio, Texas
|
Click
here to apply!
|
