We are seeking an experienced Travel In-Patient RN for our Medical unit for a 13-week Nights shift assignment. The ideal candidate will be adaptable, quick-thinking, and able to thrive in a high-acuity, fast-paced environment. You'll be providing compassionate and efficient care to a diverse patient population alongside a supportive clinical team.

Job Purpose & Position Overview

The Inpatient Clinical Nurse possesses the ability to objectively assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care as a licensed Registered Nurse. The Registered Nurse also works in collaboration with the a multi-disciplinary medical team focused on providing "patient centered" care by identification of psycho-social needs, continuity of care related to disease prevention and chronic disease management and provides patient education to promote Health Literacy.

Specific Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Demonstrate the WCHS core mission, vision and values
• To function as primary care Nurse, and assume responsibility of charge nurse duties in order to provide optimal quality of patient care
• Completes comprehensive initial admission assessment
• Creates Nursing Care plan based on identified or remarkable initial objective assessment
• Provides interventions as ordered by the Medical Doctor, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant
• Evaluates patient response to intervention and promptly notifies Medical Provider of patient condition whenever necessary
• Obtains specimen collection
• Generates consults to appropriate discipline based on initial admission assessment findings
• Assists with Discharge planning
• Provides patient disease preventable vaccines before discharge
• Provides Discharge Instructions related to disease process and home management, and follow-up appointments with their Primary Care Provider to ensure continuity of care
• Demonstrates ability to float to area of need to meet patient demand (Outpatient, Emergency Room) and/or assists with Emergency Response Preparedness operations
• Makes decisions in matters of significance
• Other duties as assigned