Travel RN

Title: Travel RN

Location: Nashville, TN 37209

Duration: 8 months

Work Hours: Mon – Sun, 6am - 7pm CST

Position: Onsite

PR: $60.00/hr. - $66.67/hr. on W2

Job Description:

Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates:

• Supervises the application of nursing techniques required in care and treatment of patients.
• Advises subordinate staff in policies and procedures.
• Observes employees as they perform tasks to ensure efficiency in work activities.
• Identifies exceptional performance characteristics through employee discussions and personal observations.
• Discusses methods to improve performance and motivate employees by discussing employee performance.
• Resolves disputes among employees following organizational policies and procedures.
• Implements corrective measures to staff for inappropriate actions through discussions, written warnings, and recommendations for suspension or termination. 

Assisting and Caring for Others:

• Provides nursing care and procedures according to physicians orders and nursing protocol.
• Administers medication according to the physician's orders and protocol.
• Evaluates possible side effects and the overall effectiveness of medication.
• Performs BLS (Basic Life Support), CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), and other emergency responses.
• Participates in emergency response setting. 

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work:

• Prioritizes tasks based on importance, urgency, and other scheduled activities. 

Performing Administrative Activities:

• Reviews records to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Prepares written work schedules.
• Interviews prospective employees to gather information of their work history, training, and education.
• Asks questions to assess applicant’s ability to meet job requirements.
• Selects applicants to recommend for hiring. 

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others:

• Evaluates nursing plan of care and makes adjustment as needed. 

Train and Teaching Others:

• Identifies training needs of employees and instruction detailing procedures,  policies, and/or regulations pertaining to a specified area of nursing care operations. 

Scheduling Work and Activities:

• Assigns staff to work plans and activities by comparing the patient needs with the staff’s availability, experience, independence, and training. 

Documenting/Recording Information:

• Counts and tracks drugs, instruments, and other accountable items.
• Records all nursing care in patient files and maintains file systems. 

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material:

• May maintain health care equipment, supplies, and inventory.

Competencies:

• Dealing with Ambiguity
• Decision Quality
• Delegation
• Organizing
• Planning
• Conflict Management
• Perseverance
• Written Communications
• Ethics and Values
• Integrity and Trust

Knowledge:   

•  Knowledge of accepted nursing practices and techniques and complex medical treatments
•  Knowledge of applicable laws, policies, procedures, agency administrative directives, regulations and rules
•  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
•  Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to assess and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures
•  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     

Skills: 

• The skill in the application of complex professional nursing techniques
• The skill to demonstrate critical thinking techniques to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• The skill to understand the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making
• The skill to give 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
• The skill to select and use training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things
• The skill to monitor/ access performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action
• The skill to understand written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
• The skill to use scientific rules and methods to solve problems
• The skill to adjust actions in relation to others' actions
• The skill to being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do
• The skill to identify complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
• The skill to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one 

Abilities: 

• The ability to function independently without close/continuous supervision.
• The ability to manage change.
• The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• The ability to communicate (verbally and written) information and ideas.
• The ability to assess and monitor healthcare outcomes.
• The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
• The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
• The ability to multitask between two or more activities or sources of information.
• The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
• The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.
• The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• The ability to see under low light conditions.
• The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.