Title: Registered Nurse (RN) (Step Down Unit)
Location: Multiple Cities of Choice in NJ, NY or TX
Duration: 3 Months Contracts with extensions up to 2 years
Hours Per Week: 40.00
Hours Per Day: 10.00
Days Per Week: 4.00
Weekly Blended: $2600 to $3100
Certifications & Licenses: BLS - AHA & RN Compact License for location

Overview:

• Job Category: Acute - Nursing - Local
• Duties: RN to patient ratio – 1:4, ranging from young adult to geriatric
• Monitoring patients with medical equipment such as catheters, feeding tubes, tracheostomies, ventilators and cardiac monitors
• Care for patients transitioning out of the ICU requiring more care and attention than patients on a general medical-surgical unit
• Frequent patient assessments and proper escalation of a patient’s change in medical condition
• Responding to cardiac arrest and rapid response codes
• Skills: Evidence of graduation from an accredited National League of Nursing School. Baccalaureate degree or satisfactory equivalent combination of training, education and experience
• Licensed to practice as a professional nurse in New York State
• Two years of the following experience is required: Medical/Surgical SD or ICU experience, IV Insertion, phlebotomy and conscious sedation
• BLS & ACLS certification
• Demonstrates satisfactory completion of age specific competency
• Education: RN License - required Primary Source Verification - required AHA BLS - required AHA ACLS - required IV Certification - required CCRN - preferred CRRT - preferred ECHMO - preferred Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis - preferred - RN - Interventional Radiology
• Certifications & Licenses: BLS & ACLS certification - Licensed to practice as a professional nurse in New York State - CCRN - IV Certification - RN License
• The Registered Nurse (RN) of Step Down Unit is responsible for delivery of patient care.

The successful candidate will be able to:

• Coordinate all nursing care for patients based on established clinical nursing practice standards
• Collaborating with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes
• Contributing to the provision of quality nursing care through performance improvement techniques that demonstrate positive outcomes in patient care
• Collect patient’s health data Analyze assessment data in determining patient problems Identify expected outcomes individualized to the patient
• Develop a comprehensive plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes Implement interventions identified in the plan of care
• Evaluate patient’s progress toward attainment of outcomes Assist with the plan of care, evaluate, modify and coordinate care, and communicate well with other disciplines
• Delegate task to unlicensed personnel in compliance with the Board of Nursing
• Conduct discharge planning, assisting the patient/significant others to obtain knowledge about illness, injury prevention
• Maintain confidentiality with all information Perform all other duties as assigned
• Must have a passion for excellence
• Professionalism displayed through sound judgement, initiative, and flexibility
• Good interpersonal, communication, teamwork, and customer service skills
• Strong organizational, problem-solving and follow-through skills
• Ability to multi-task constantly, react to changes quickly/productively, and tolerate interruptions
• Be able to analyze and make sound decisions under stressful situations
• Remain flexible, organized, professional