Travel Nurse RN - ICU/Critical Care in Garden City, KS

**Job Title:** Registered Nurse (RN)
**Job Specialty:** Intensive/Critical Care Unit (ICU/CCU)
**Job Duration:** 14 weeks
**Shift:** 12-hour night shifts
**Guaranteed Hours:** 36 hours per week
**Experience:** One year preferred; specific skills and knowledge in critical care essential
**License:** State RN license or RN license from a participating state in the NLC
**Certifications:**
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Certification
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
**Must-Have:**
- Proficiency in English (read, write, speak)
**Job Description:**
- Assess patients' physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through comprehensive observation and interaction.
- Develop and implement patient care plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, ensuring optimal patient outcomes.
- Demonstrate competency in various therapeutic/diagnostic interventions, including IVs, wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collections.
- Promote and advocate for the health, safety, and rights of all patients.
- Provide patient and family education through assessment of learning readiness and evaluate the effectiveness of teaching.
- Deliver relationship-based care, recognizing patients as full partners in providing compassionate and coordinated care.
- Delegate tasks to non-RN personnel in compliance with state nursing regulations and hospital policies.
- Utilize time and resources efficiently to deliver high-quality, cost-effective patient care.
- Serve as a professional role model, demonstrating ethical, legal, and professional nursing practices.
- Manage resources and patient flow, matching nursing competencies with patient and unit needs.
- Engage in open communication and shared decision-making within nursing and inter-professional teams to achieve quality care.
- Mentor and precept new staff or nursing students, as needed, and pursue ongoing education to maintain clinical competence.
- Participate in quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and research activities.
- Use current healthcare research to expand knowledge and enhance practice.
**Floating Requirements:**
- May be required to float to any location within a sixty-mile radius or a designated float zone.
- Floating assignments may include tasks outside the original job requirements.
**Education:**
- Associate Degree in Nursing required; Bachelor Degree in Nursing preferred.