Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit

Integrated Healthcare Services is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Moreno Valley, California.

• Specialty:
  ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline:
  RN
• Duration:
  12 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours, nights
• Employment Type:
  
  Travel

• Assesses patients on admission within specified time frames to include consideration of physical, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs

• Reassess each patients health needs whenever warranted b the patients 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 the 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 are and addresses pain management, discharge planning needs, educations and progress towards goals.

• Documents in a legible and accurate manner to include date and time of entry, signature, and title.

• 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 restrains 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

• Understand the Chain of Command and accesses it appropriately

• Washes hand before and after each patient contact

• Follows guidelines for Core Measures and vaccine control

Tasks and Expectation for Critical Care Nurse

• Documents appropriately regarding:
Initial assessment, Multi-Disciplinary Care Plan, Progress Note, ICU flow Sheet, Medication record, Medication Reconciliation, Critical Values and Telephone Orders

• Uses Pyxis appropriately for narcotics

• Follows policy for administration of high risk medications

• Able to use:
Pressure monitoring, Bedside cardiac monitors, recognize cardiac dysrhythmias, and specialty beds

• Manages pain and sedation protocol

• Follows early mobility protocol

• Follows protocols for the following:
Sepsis, Ventilator Associate Pneumonia, Pressure ulcers and Central lines

• Demonstrates knowledge of nurse collected specimens for Type and Cross/Screen

• Able to accurately asses, plan, implement and evaluate the care of the critically ill patient

• Accesses appropriate resources when assistance is needed

• Locates unit specific policies and accesses them as appropriate

ACLS
BLS
CA RN License
Conscious Sedation
Recent ICU RN Experience in acute care facility

Traveler will float to ICU, ED, PACU to care for ICU patients and that they will also need to float to care for full IMC patients in the ED, 2500 and 3100 units.

*** NIGHTS***

7PM-7:30 AM

Integrated Healthcare Services Job  #. 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: RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit