Registered Nurse - Travel RN - Med Surg - Nights

Job Name: RN Med/Surg
Job Location: Austin TX
Shift:Nights 7 PM to 7 AM
No of weeks: 13
Guaranteed hours: 36 hrs

Requirements:
RN License
3 years of experience
ACLS
NIHSS
Employees must maintain all health requirements and documents.
Possess and maintain a current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) card
Depending on assignment incumbents may be required to possess and maintain specific certificates of competency as a condition of employment Knowledge of advanced theory techniques and practices of nursing; medical terminology instruments and equipment; the uses and effects of medicines and narcotics.

Job Description:
Collects and documents data about patients commonly seen on the unit according to prescribed methods.
Interprets complex assessment data to determine whether patient has physiological and/or psycho social risk factors; records and reports assessment data.
Develops and contributes to a plan of nursing action based on existing and potential patient problems and observable patient responses; incorporates the medical plan of care.
Uses combination of education and advanced experience to provide a range of options for nursing actions; makes appropriate nursing decisions based on the assessment of the patient and interpretation of clinical data.
Establishes nursing diagnoses and initiates appropriate interventions; uses appropriate resources to formulate a written plan of care; evaluates the effectiveness of nursing intervention and revises patient care plans as necessary.