Travel Nurse RN Post Partum Assignment

FlexStaff is seeking a skilled Travel Nurse RN to join our team for a Post Partum assignment in Nassau County, New York.

• Specialty: Post Partum
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

As a Travel Nurse RN, you will be responsible for providing high-quality patient care in a Post Partum setting. Your duties will include assessing patient's physiologic health status, conducting patient interviews, explaining policies and procedures, reviewing patient's chart, and answering questions correctly and courteously. You will also be responsible for assessing gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and neurological health status, determining mobility, sensory deficits, prostheses use, and skin condition, and adjusting the plan of care as appropriate.

You will work collaboratively with physicians and other health team members to coordinate and implement procedures and treatments. Your leadership skills and clinical judgment will be essential in coordinating patient care and directing/delegating activities of the patient care unit team.

Responsibilities include:

• Assessing patient's physiologic health status
• Conducting patient interviews, explaining policies and procedures, reviewing patient's chart, and answering questions correctly and courteously
• Assessing gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and neurological health status
• Determining mobility, sensory deficits, prostheses use, and skin condition and adjusting the plan of care as appropriate
• Assessing level of pain and pain management
• Communicating and documenting patient's physiologic health status and plan of care
• Assessing patient's psychosocial health status
• Eliciting perception of medical/nursing care and the expectation of care
• Determining coping mechanism, knowledge level, and ability to comprehend
• Identifying cultural/ethnic requirements to reduce anxiety and ensure patient satisfaction
• Communicating and documenting psychological status and care plan; support group, counseling services, social services
• Identifying patient outcome
• Developing criteria for measurement of patient outcomes
• Identifying actual/potential patient problems
• Identifying patient's need for teaching based on psychosocial and developmental assessment
• Developing patient outcome statement(s) and establishing individualized patient goals
• Formulating the plan of care and establishing the priorities necessary to achieve expected outcome
• Identifying care activities and establishing the priorities necessary to achieve expected outcome
• Coordinates the cost-effective use of supplies, equipment, and medication to achieve expected outcome
• Documents the plan of care and collaborates with physicians and other health team members
• Implements the plan of care
• Maintains constant vigilance over patients care to ensure that safety precautions/needs are followed
• Exercises professional skills related to the plan of care
• Reassesses patients as needed and appropriately revises plan of care
• Correctly administers prescribed treatments
• Correctly uses equipment necessary for patient care
• Provides emotional support to patient and significant other
• Applies scientific principles in performing procedures; carries them out safely, timely, and efficiently
• Makes accurate observations of patient's conditions during treatments/procedures. Reports and records same as appropriate
• Keeps accurate documentation of patient's treatment, activity, and condition, as well as patient's responses to medical and nursing interventions
• Uses appropriate methods of documentation according to departmental policy
• Acts rapidly and effectively during any emergency situation, managing self, patients, and other employees
• Provides a calm, quiet, restful atmosphere. Communicates effectively with the patient's family or caretakers
• Participates in planning for discharge and coordinates referrals, as appropriate
• Provides discharge instructions to patient and significant other
• Evaluates care provided for patient outcome
• Demonstrates ability to measure effectiveness of care provided and documents same
• Performs variance analysis related to outcome data for performance improvement
• Designs, implements, and evaluates systems to improve care in Unit
• Keeps accurate documentation of patient's treatment, activity, and condition
• Uses appropriate methods of documentation according to departmental policy
• Collaborates with other care team members in planning and carrying out treatment regimen; provides direction to other members of the care team
• Collaborates with the appropriate physician on patient's plan of care
• Accurately interprets and implements treatment regimen as prescribed by the Physician
• Assists the Physician during treatments and/or diagnostic procedures
• Keeps the Patient Care Manager/designee and/or physician, abreast of changes in patient's condition and/or treatments, as appropriate
• Uses clinical judgment in delegating assignments to the Patient Care Associate, Support Care Associate, and Clerical Service Associate in providing patient care, and ensures that assignments are completed in a timely fashion
• Performs grade I-IV Decubitus Care
• Performs preventive skin care measures
• Applies simple dressings, maintaining principles of aseptic technique
• Applies warm & cold compresses, consistent with facility procedure
• Performs irrigations, consistent with Facility procedure
• Performs other procedures related to skin care, as necessary
• Administers medications correctly and safely
• Correctly identifies medication: action; dosage; side effects and implications for the patient
• Meets standard on medication administration examination
• Demonstrates preparation of local solutions
• Demonstrates preparation of I.V. drips
• Administers and documents medication correctly
• Administers IVP medication as per department policy and procedure
• Educates patients and significant others related to drug and food interactions
• Participates in patient and family education
• Provides the patient with an explanation of his/her condition as indicated
• Communicates assessment data in an orderly fashion by recording, updating, and verbalizing pertinent information to care team members and to appropriate agencies
• Recognizes and utilizes health teaching opportunities and resources/materials available for this teaching
• Provides for early discharge planning and appropriate referrals for post-hospital care
• Evaluates the effectiveness of teaching by feedback from patient/family and documents same
• Performs related duties, as required

FlexStaff offers a competitive compensation package, including a tax-free stipend for meals, lodging, and travel. We provide direct hospital employment at one of the 20+ Northwell Health hospitals located throughout Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, Long Island, and Westchester. Our travel division staffs all RN specialties, respiratory therapists, imaging, and other allied health professionals for Northwell Health locations throughout the New York area.

What sets us apart:

• Direct hospital employment at one of the 20+ Northwell Health hospitals located throughout Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, Long Island, and Westchester
• No third-party agency, which means faster turnaround time on contracted offers, higher compensation, and better opportunity for assignments
• A knowledgeable and dedicated recruitment and on-boarding team that will work with you throughout your FlexStaff travel career

What we offer:

• 8-13-week assignments with possibility of extension
• Guaranteed hours on all assignments
• Competitive compensation packages
• Tax-free stipends for meals, lodging, and travel
• Only travel division with direct access to Northwell Health