Compensation : $61 - $61 Hourly Client Job Ref ID : 138841 Start Date : 10/30/2023 End Date : 02/03/2024 Shift Description : Day shifts - 36 hours (weekends rotating) Job Title: Travel Registered Nurse - Level 1 Psychiatry Emergency Room Number of positions: 1 Shift: Day shifts- 36 hours (weekends rotating) Duration: 13 weeks Start Date: 10/30/2023 Hourly Pay: $61 OT: 1.5 Weekly pay: $2,196 JOB DESCRIPTION 886 bed general acute care hospital. Level 1 trauma center. MUST HAVE MED SURG EXP.
- Conducts intake assessments through interviews with patients and relatives to gather case history.
- Plans and provides nursing care for patients.
- Makes nursing diagnosis of the medical and emotional status of patients and recommends treatment options.
- Consults with psychiatrists and other behavioral health staff in designing appropriate treatment plans for clients.
- Administers and notes reactions to psychotropic drugs and other medications.
- Arranges further medical attention when necessary.
- Assists the client in understanding the nature of emotional disturbances and accepting the need for treatment.
- Assists in maintaining a safe and secure environment for staff and patients.
- Test for vital signs of pain and ensures treatments of pain.
- Documents all patient information on medical charts and follows physician's written orders.
- Maintains patient confidentiality.
- Maintains accurate records and documentation of patient treatments, immunizations and laboratory results according to standard medical recordkeeping.
- Performs administrative assignments such as filing, answering phones, typing, and completing
- progress notes in the computer system.
- Provides courteous, high quality service to patients and members of the public by personally responding to requests for service or making appropriate referral.
QUALIFICATIONS
- NY License ONLY
- BLS Certification (AHA) ONLY
- Minimum 2 years experience
- Telemetry Experience Required
Skills/Abilities: Good interpersonal and organizational skills. Ability to work with detailed, confidential material, computer experience required. Ability to follow directions and work with precision under pressure. Maintains sensitivity, maturity, and flexibility in coping with difficult situations. ABOUT HEALTHCARE STAFFING PLUS Healthcare Staffing Plus is a US based national per diem, local contract, and locum tenens agency. We are located in the beautiful rolling hills of southern Indiana just outside of Louisville, KY. With close to 24 years of non-clinical healthcare experience that includes 16 years of solid medical staffing and recruiting experience, we deliver on our promise of adhering to strict and ethical recruiting standards handled with the utmost professionalism. Never resting on our laurels of sourcing candidates thoroughly and presenting our clients only the cream of the crop.
Required Skills Critical thinking skills,, Excellent communication skils, Epic
Reference Code 138841
Job Category Registered Nurse
Facility Type Agency,Hospital Based
Pay Rate 90 - 90USDPer Hour
Specialty Emergency medicine,Psychiatry,Psychiatry-child/adolescent,Psychiatry-geriatric
Geographical Setting Urban,Metropolitan
On Call Yes
Board Certification Yes