Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department - $3,400 per week, Nights

Company: Quality Nurses
Location: Salida
Posted on: June 25, 2022

Job Description:

Quality Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN ED - Emergency Department for a travel nursing job in Salida, Colorado.Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 07/01/2022
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: TravelOF THE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Job Description Job Title: ED Registered Nurse Department: Emergency and Trauma Reports To: Emergency Department/Trauma Manager FLSA Status: non-exempt Revised Date: January 2022 SCOPE STATEMENT: A Registered Nurse (RN) for the Emergency Department is able to independently assess and evaluate the health status of all presenting patients with non-urgent, urgent, and emergent status utilizing objective and subjective data and identifying health care problems The RN must maintain safe and effective care throughout the episode of care through the institution of standard procedures that stabilize each patient's condition or through the prevention of serious complications in emergency situations. Each intervention is evaluated and documented to determine the outcome of care and if additional interventions are required to achieve optimal health outcomes. The RN acts as a patient advocate. The scope of emergency nursing practice involves the assessment, analysis, nursing diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation of interventions, and evaluation of human responses to perceived, actual or potential, sudden or urgent, physical or psychosocial problems that are primarily episodic or acute, and which occur in a variety of settings. These may require minimal care to life-support measures; patient, family, and significant other education; appropriate referral and discharge planning; and knowledge of legal implications. Emergency patients are people of all ages with diagnosed or undiagnosed problems of varying complexity. The practice of emergency nursing also includes the delivery of compassionate, competent care to consumers through education, research and consultation.TNCC REQUIRED TERMS AND CONDITIONS These functions are considered essential functions for one or more of the following reasons: 1. The performance of this function is the reason that the job exists. 2. There are limited employees among whom the performance of this function can be distributed. 3. This function occupies a great deal of the employees time. 4. This function is highly specialized. Employees are hired for the skill/ability to perform this function. 5. Failure to perform this function may have serious consequences. Nothing in this job description restricts HRRMCs ability to assign, reassign or eliminate duties and responsibilities of this job at any time. HRRMC does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Critical features of this job have been described; those features may be changed at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons deemed appropriate by HRRMC. Other duties may be assigned. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Finance a. Makes recommendations for equipment needs to manager, including providing supporting justification b. Identifies cost savings and productivity improvement opportunities and recommends to manager/director/VP c. Accurately and timely records time worked and requests timecard modification/PTO through full utilization of Kronos functionality. Works overtime only with manager/director/VP prior approval and identifies observed overtime concerns/issues d. Makes recommendations for strategic planning & productivity improvement to manager/director 2. Quality a. Follows all policies and procedures. Follows regulatory standards elements of performance per policy. b. Follows expectations for a culture of safety. Provides immediate feedback to direct supervisor and/or manager about concerns and/or recommendations related to safety and accountability. Maintains a calm and safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff. c. Using data from audit and survey results along with input from the team lead, supervisor, and/or manager implements quality metrics being captured for Performance Improvement. Follows all standard of care procedures in order to achieve optimal results. d. Monitors vendors for compliance with badge use and immediately reports concern to immediate supervisor. e. Engages with department performance improvement strategies, may be asked to lead a strategy per supervisor/manager recommendation. Communicates performance improvement recommendations to supervisor. f. Proactively participates with the annual competency completion expectation. 3. Employee Relations, Retention and Recruitment a. Complete required onboarding and training by due date. Involved with training and onboarding new employees as requested. b. Complete all staff competencies and mandatory education as required by the due date. c. Complete self-evaluation by the listed due date. Provides at least two measurable goals for the coming review year. For any competencies in which you are scored as needs improvement or does not meet, complete an action plan with measurable steps and due dates to accomplish the listed competency d. Review and approve policies, procedures, standards and protocols as required. Follow all HRRMC policies as outlined. e. Actively involved and provide input with departmental HR strategic plan f. Attend at least 75% of departmental meetings; provide education updates at staff meetings as applicable when attend conferences or educational events. g. Responsible to ensure all essential duties of job description are met as well as required education, certification and licensure as outlined. h. Actively participates in one on one meeting with immediate supervisor and providing concerns with follow-up solutions to the issues outlined. i. Communicate all questions, concerns and recommendations to direct report immediately in a concise, tactful and straightforward manner. Log into SharePoint daily to review daily communications to stay abreast of information. Read and respond to emails daily and ensure all emails contain two critical components (purpose and request). Employees who are on the Communications Team share relevant info at their monthly departmental meeting. j. Follow the constructive problem solving policy and process. 4. Service Excellence a. Provides exceptional customer service in all interactions utilizing proactive patient communication and practicing AIDET (Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation and Thank). b. Immediately addresses customer concerns and communicates promptly with immediate supervisor to keep them in the loop. If concern cannot be addressed, refer to direct report or grievance officer. c. Responsible for carrying out departmental service excellence strategies in accordance with the departmental strategic plans. Provides input into the development of the service excellence plan. 5. Marketing a. Provides input to manager and/or helps department achieve community needs and relationships strategies on departmental plan. b. Shares ideas for departmental events with manager and attends departmental events. c.Quality Nurses Job ID #m223683. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.About Quality NursesWe are travelers building the kind of agency we always wanted, while still working assignments.We are transparent. Our clinicians are just as important to us as our customers.We only hire clinicians we'd be glad to work with on the same unit. If approved, you will get your own admin dedicated to helping you with everything before, during, and after each assignment for your entire time with us.--More info:---Pay is every Friday starting the second Friday of your assignment.
  We do not provide:
  -Housing-Any Reimbursements (including onboarding requirements) other than the max allowable GSA Per Diem for qualified travelers-Health insurance-401k plan-Referral bonusesBenefits
  • Weekly pay
  • Cancelation protection
  • Holiday Pay
  • Guaranteed Hours

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