Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,309 per week

Tasks

• Evaluate patients' vital signs or laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs.

• Monitor patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as sepsis or shock and institute appropriate interventions.

• Set up and monitor medical equipment and devices such as cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms, oxygen delivery devices, transducers, or pressure lines.

• Administer medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes, or by other methods.

• Assess patients' pain levels or sedation requirements.

• Conduct pulmonary assessments to identify abnormal respiratory patterns or breathing sounds that indicate problems.

• Monitor patients' fluid intake and output to detect emerging problems, such as fluid and electrolyte imbalances.

• Document patients' medical histories and assessment findings.

• Prioritize nursing care for assigned critically ill patients, based on assessment data or identified needs.

• Compile and analyze data obtained from monitoring or diagnostic tests.

• Administer blood and blood products, monitoring patients for signs and symptoms related to transfusion reactions.

• Assist physicians with procedures such as bronchoscopy, endoscopy, endotracheal intubation, or elective cardioversion.

• Collaborate with other health care professionals to develop and revise treatment plans, based on identified needs and assessment data.

• Collect specimens for laboratory tests.

• Document patients' treatment plans, interventions, outcomes, or plan revisions.

• Identify malfunctioning equipment or devices.

• Advocate for patients' and families' needs, or provide emotional support for patients and their families.

• Perform approved therapeutic or diagnostic procedures, based upon patients' clinical status.

• Identify patients at risk of complications due to nutritional status.

• Assess patients' psychosocial status and needs, including areas such as sleep patterns, anxiety, grief, anger, and support systems.

• Assess family adaptation levels and coping skills to determine whether intervention is needed.

• Ensure that equipment or devices are properly stored after use.

• Coordinate patient care conferences.

• Identify patients' age-specific needs and alter care plans as necessary to meet those needs.

• Supervise and monitor unit nursing staff.

• Participate in professional organizations and continuing education to improve practice knowledge and skills.

• Participate in the development, review, or evaluation of nursing practice protocols.

• Plan, provide, or evaluate educational programs for nursing staff, interdisciplinary health care team members, or community members.

• Provide post-mortem care.

Skills

• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

• Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

• Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.

• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.

• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

• Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Knowledge

• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

• Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

• Biology - Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

• Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

• Sociology and Anthropology - Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.

• Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

• Therapy and Counseling - Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.

• Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.