Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $2,743 per week

Med Ninjas is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Peoria, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 9 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Summary (in List Format):

- Provides and manages patient care as a professional nurse, utilizing the nursing process.
- Promotes evidence-based practice through adherence to nursing protocols and procedures.
- Assesses patients' conditions via interview, observation, and physical assessment.
- Develops individualized care plans in collaboration with patients, families, and healthcare teams.
- Implements appropriate interventions to achieve desired patient outcomes.
- Monitors and documents patient progress, modifying care plans as needed.
- Completes all required documentation, including patient charts and incident reports.
- Maintains professional accountability and pursues ongoing self-development.
- Demonstrates technical proficiency with equipment and resolves technical issues as needed.
- Stays current with evidence-based nursing practices and maintains necessary skills.
- Supports professional development for self and team members.
- Shares clinical knowledge and provides teaching to colleagues and patients as needed.
- Applies problem-solving skills to patient handling and safety, including use of lift equipment.
- Obtains lab specimens and performs bedside lab testing per protocol.
- Coordinates interdisciplinary patient care, collaborating with team and utilizing resources effectively.
- Analyzes clinical situations, acts to resolve problems, and seeks assistance when required.
- Manages assigned patients, including both non-complex and some complex cases.
- Prioritizes tasks based on patient needs, assignment changes, and unexpected events.
- Utilizes and delegates tasks to team members appropriately.
- Provides clear, goal-focused shift reports and advocates for patients with physicians.
- Uses effective communication and teamwork strategies to optimize patient outcomes and unit productivity.
- Selects appropriate communication styles and gives/receives constructive feedback.
- Assesses and adapts teaching strategies to meet patient and family learning needs.

Med Ninjas Job ID . 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 Med Ninjas

At Med Ninjas, we make travel healthcare simple, so you can focus on what matters: caring for patients. We match nurses and allied professionals with assignments that fit their lives, backed by a team that actually picks up the phone.

We're a staffing agency built around one idea: healthcare professionals deserve a partner as invested in their success as they are in their patients'.

On assignment with Med Ninjas, you get medical, 401(k), housing/travel support, plus a dedicated recruiter who knows your name and your goals. With a 5.0 rating from our travelers, we earn that trust one assignment at a time.

Travel with confidence. Grow with Med Ninjas.

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Medical benefits