Registered Nurse (Internal Traveler) - ER Yale

The Registered Nurse (Internal Traveler) assesses, plans, implements and evaluates nursing care, utilizing the nursing process in accordance with hospital standards and unit policies/procedures for the purpose of monitoring and evaluating patient functional status. Position is ECB status and requires a minimum number of worked hours per month as needed by the department. Level 1 Trauma. 13-week assignment. Nights 7p - 7a. Trauma Emergency Center - Yale Campus.

Responsibilities

Utilizes the nursing process in caring for assigned patients; Completes assessment and individualizes plan of care within established unit/nursing guidelines; Carries out nursing care with consideration for cultural and psychosocial factors and ages of individual patients; Organizes, prioritizes, and performs nursing skills appropriate for the patient population; Anticipates patient/unit needs; Delegates and communicates effectively and appropriately; Demonstrates professional judgment in response to changing patient/unit situations; Documents steps of the nursing process/care on the appropriate record; Facilitates patient teaching discharge; Makes timely, appropriate referrals; Collaborates with other disciplines as appropriate; Supports unit/hospital goals through PI and educational activities; Attends mandatory in-services and meets unit education standards; Accurately completes variance reports

Requirements

Completed the basic professional curricula of a school of nursing as approved and verified by a state board of nursing, and holds or is entitled to hold a diploma or degree therefrom; Valid multi-state or State of Oklahoma Registered Nurse License; 1 year related experience in selected specialty; Working knowledge of disease state management processes, bio-psychosocial model, and clinical pathways; Effective interpersonal, written and oral communication skills; Ability to organize and prioritize work in an effective and efficient manner; Ability to be detail oriented in the examination of clinical and numerical data

Nice to have

BLS certification; ACLS certification

Benefits

Shift differentials; Limited benefit offerings