RN – Progressive Care - Travel

• Collects health history data from patient/family/significant other and from previous medical records while interacting with patient based on adolescent adult or geriatric principles of communication.
• Completes admission assessment within the acceptable time frame.
• Notifies consults when admitting criteria has been identified.
• Completes Braden scale.
• Continually reassesses the developmental biophysical psychosocial environmental self-care educational and discharge needs of patients.
• Creates individualized age appropriate plan of care by involving patient family significant other reflecting the need for safety education and a healing atmosphere.
• Updates and revises the plan of care as needed and as patient status changesin consultation with patient family and caregiver.
• Develops realistic outcomes/resolutions based on developmental stage in life integrating into practice the physiological changes and psychological needs related to the elderly (i.e. skin integrity safety depression).
• Continually reevaluates patients needs accurately initiating appropriate nursing actions to address needs.
• Delegates responsibilities for care when applicable and makes assignments according to skill level of care giver.
• Integrates delegates and coordinates patient care using an interdisciplinary approach.
• Documentation reflects the patients response to nursing interventions medications treatments and education while corresponding to age appropriate expectations.
• Documentation is legible timely accurate and in accordance with policy and procedure.
• Complies with Department of Health and other regulatory agency requirements.
• Updates bed boards and communication of bedsides needs.
• Assesses patients/familys/significant others comprehension skill level and barriers to learning. Initiates and coordinates patient/family/significant other teaching utilizing age appropriate instructions and teaching tools to reinforce areas of knowledge deficit.
• Provides teaching bag to each patient reviewing its contents upon unit admission. Documents all teaching performed to both patients/families on interdisciplinary teaching record.
• Discharge plan is initiated at the time of admission and implemented throughout the hospital length of stay.
• Develops initiates and participates in the process of patient education discharge instructions and preparation of patient/family/significant other for discharge.
• Continues education and reinforcement of patient discharge plan with all involved.
• Signs off orders using date time 1st initial full last name and status correctly and in a timely manner.
• Coordinates with the Telemetry Technician individualized arrhythmic parameters for the patients condition to ensure correct alarm settings are set.
• Interprets and documents telemetry monitoring strips accurately keeping attending Physician informed of ectopy.
• Initiates chest pain protocol as indicated utilizing appropriate nursing interventions and documenting outcomes.
• Follows telemetry standing orders.
• Manages patients on high risk intravenous cardiac drugs and understands the implications of treatment and assists with elective cardioversion.
• Other duties may be assigned.

• 1-2 years related experience preferred

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.

• Associates or Bachelors in Nursing preferred

• Current NJ Registered Nurse License
• BLS
• ACLS
• NIHSS

• 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM EST
• 12hrs Days with EOW
• Cardiac/progressive Ability to float to like units and to ED for hold patients

• 12.00

• 36.00

• GAGNON A

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