SDU Registered Nurse (Med/Surg unit) - TRV - 4LOCS

SDU Registered Nurse (Med / Surg 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

SDU is a fast-paced Med / Surg unit powered by our purpose of caring for people our patients, their families and one another.

The Step Down Unit provides an intermediate level of care for a variety of medical surgical patients that may not meet the need for a higher level Intensive Care Unit but are not quite ready for the floor many still being ventilator / trach dependent.

Our SDU practices teamwork and the employees are always willing to support each other.

There are many educational opportunities for staff on this unit. With great nurse-to-patient ratios and a strong clinical support team, we offer great learning opportunities to grow your career, while doing what you love most caring for people.

If you meet the minimum requirements below, enjoy work that is valued, has purpose and you want to join our team please apply today.

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
14 days ago