Quickly assess patient needs and prioritize patient careRespond to medical emergenciesTreat critical injuries, trauma, illnesses, and allergic reactionsWork collaboratively with doctors and other medical staff to provide exceptional careManage multiple cases simultaneously, prioritizing patient needsDiagnose and develop treatment plans in collaboration with doctors and staffPerform all required diagnostic tests, minor operations, and requested medical procedures, in line with hospital regulationsCommunicate with patients and families to gather information and provide follow-up care instructions

Travel ER and ICU Nurse. Worked in the Critical Care Float pool

Travel ER RN

6 months of travel ER RN. 6 months of Charge/ Critical Access ICU experience.

Travel Freestanding ER RN

Assists with inquiries by outside agencies during audits or reviews.Assists in the development of process and procedures to ensure quality patient services and compliance of professional standards.Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care plans.Analyzes and monitors performance data to determine trends to reduce costs and improve patient services.Identifies opportunities for improvement, understands work processes, identifies the root causes of variation, develops feasible changes options, implements changes, measures the impact or results of improvements, and makes recommendations to maintain or make further enhancements.Identifies and assists in resolving areas of non-compliance, and facilitates improvement and integration of standards into work processes and systems.Measures the impact of improvement initiatives.Assures the improvement activities are documented and reported within the organization and externally as appropriate.Reviews or evaluates the services of health care providers or facilities and charges for such services.Applies and appropriately uses performance enhancing tools in support of the improvement process (cause-effect diagrams, flow charts, brain storming), problem analysis and measurements.Plans and organizes quality control programs and activities.Provides recommendations and reports to management, as necessary/required, concerning quality control programs and processes.Performs other duties as assigned, including patient care.

Administering medications by all routes (PO, IV, IM, IO, Inhalation, ETT)Performing thorough assessmentsTriaging patientsAssisting physicians with central lines, chest tubes, conscious sedations, incision and drainage, sutures, etc.Performing CPR, ACLS, and PALSPerforming EKGs and interpreting rhythm stripsStarting and maintaining IVs and IOsInserting cathetersExecuting sterile technique in a fast paced work environmentUsing clinical judgement and critical thinking skills quickly and efficientlyGiving complete and accurate report on patientsWorking as a team memberProviding patient satisfactionStabilizing and caring for trauma patientsPreceptor of newly hired nursesMaintaining certification of ACLS, PALS, CPR, NIHSS, NRP, ENPC

Administering medications by all routes (PO, IV, IM, IO, Inhalation, ETT)Performing thorough assessmentsTriaging patientsAssisting physicians with central lines, chest tubes, conscious sedations, incision and drainage, sutures, etc.Performing CPR, ACLS, and PALSPerforming EKGs and interpreting rhythm stripsStarting and maintaining IVs and IOsInserting cathetersExecuting sterile technique in a fast paced work environmentUsing clinical judgement and critical thinking skills quickly and efficientlyGiving complete and accurate report on patientsWorking as a team memberProviding patient satisfactionStabilizing and caring for trauma patientsPreceptor of newly hired nursesMaintaining certification of ACLS, PALS, CPR, NIHSS

Helped transport patients from ER to nursing units. Transferred patients from nursing unit to nursing unit. Performed chest compression during CPR. Helped perform lifting assistance for patients needing to get from bed to a chair or vise versa.

Performed hourly rounding on patients. Provided water, assisted patients transferring to the bathroom, and obtaining vital signs. Reporting to the RN on vital signs or blood glucose that were out of range. Passing report to the next student nurse or the next patient aid.