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Cynet Health

Travel Nurse RN - PCU in Grand Forks, ND

Cynet Health, Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States, 58203


**Job Title:** Registered Nurse

**Job Specialty:** PCU

**Job Duration:** 13 weeks

**Shift:** Straight nights (3x12s)

**Guaranteed Hours:** 36 hours per week

**Experience:** Minimum of 2 years

**License:** Registered Nurse license from the North Dakota Board of Nursing or Compact State Agreement

**Certifications:**- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association within 90 days of start- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 6 months of start- Essentials of Critical Care Orientation (ECCO) preferred

**Must-Have:**- Unencumbered nursing license prior to start- Temporary RN license accepted before the start- ND RN Graduate Work Authorization considered before the start

**Job Description:**- Provide direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols.- Maintain knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served.- Facilitate the coordination of patient care within the interdisciplinary care team.- Provide patient education to assure safe patient discharge.- Perform daily rounds on all patients to ensure quality customer service by addressing unmet needs.- Develop a care plan based on assessments that consider the patient's physical, psychological, social, educational, developmental, and rehabilitative needs.- Assess the patient's condition and nursing needs, set goals, and prescribe appropriate nursing actions, including discharge planning.- Promptly assess, intervene, and reassess the patient's self-report/symptoms of pain and take appropriate action.- Identify early warning signs of a change in a patient's condition and respond appropriately.- Assist with or institute emergency measures for sudden adverse developments in patient conditions.- Report pertinent observations and reactions regarding patients to the appropriate multidisciplinary team member and record these observations accurately.- Ensure that interventions or referrals are made promptly.- Complete and submit all incident reports (patient, visitor, staff) prior to the end of each shift.- Establish and maintain communication and utilize educational opportunities with patients and other significant individuals.- Begin discharge planning, appropriate education, and counseling based on identified needs to optimize patient/family understanding as early as possible.- Evaluate and document according to standard operating procedure.- Assign or delegate nursing interventions to others based on scope of practice, education, and experience.- Perform other duties as assigned or needed to meet department/organization needs.