Registered Nurse RN - PRN 2 Assignment - Up To $54/Hour

Noland Health Services, Inc.; Tuscaloosa (AL); On-site; USD 44,000 - 74,000; Part time

Job summary

Noland Health Services, Inc. seeks a Registered Nurse (RN) for PRN work in Alabama. You will deliver direct care to adult and geriatric patients, following safe, effective nursing practices and executing a coordinated plan of therapeutic care.

The role requires two shifts per week on 12-hour blocks (7A-7P and 7P-7A). Licensure in Alabama is required, with at least two years of critical care experience preferred. Strong assessment and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Two years of critical care nursing experience preferred.
• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and RN license by the State of Alabama.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs, walk/stand 80% of shift, push/pull up to 200 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Formulates a plan of care or follows established patient care protocols with attention to physical, psychosocial, educational, and discharge needs.
• Performs admission assessment and documents findings on appropriate record.
• Initiates individual plan of care and discharge planning on admission, modifies plan as patient condition changes.
• Explains nursing interventions and provides education to patient/family.
• Provides patient care discharge instructions as appropriate.
• Performs basic nursing skills and specialized nursing skills including ET tube management, ABGs/venipuncture, central line care, pressor drip monitoring, 12-lead EKG.
• Operates life support equipment and monitors devices.
• Responds to life threatening situations and follows protocols to sustain life.
• Manages central venous catheters/PICC lines and documents interventions.
• Completes patient care assignments and transcribes physician orders accurately.
• Documents administration of medications and communicates with health team.

Skills

Critical care nursing

Telemetry monitoring

Patient assessment

Venipuncture

Education

RN license (Alabama)

Job description

PRN 2 - Up to $54/hour - must commit to work 2 shifts per week

12 hour shifts (7A-7P and 7P-7A)

Summary of Duties

Registered Nurse – RN will be responsible for providing direct care to the adult and geriatric patient. Specializes in the delivery of safe, efficient, and therapeutically effective nursing care, responsive to the disease or disorder of the individual patient. Functions as an integral part of the staff in the delivery of a coordinated plan of therapeutic care to the patients of the hospital.

Essential Job Functions

• Formulates a plan of care or follows established patient care protocols with attention given to physical, psychosocial, educational, and discharge needs of the patient/family.
• Performs admission assessment and documents findings on appropriate record.
• Initiates individual plan of care and discharge planning on admission, modifies the plan of care according to changes in patient condition, and participates in weekly patient care conferences to plan multi-disciplinary patient care.
• Explains nursing interventions and provides appropriate education to patient and/or responsible person according to their predetermined level of comprehension, and documents on appropriate records.
• Provides patient care discharge instruction to the patient and or responsible person consistent with their level of comprehension, and documents on appropriate records.
• Performs basic nursing skills.
• Performs specialized nursing skills , including but not limited to, mgt ET tube, ABGs/venipuncture, central line care, pressor drip monitoring, 12 lead EKG.
• Operates highly technical electronic life support, including but not limited to, monitoring equipment, defibrillator, and ventilators.
• Responds immediately to life threatening situations and follows appropriate algorithm to sustain life, according to established protocols.
• Manages central venous catheters/PICC lines.
• Provides rehabilitative care according to standards.
• Analyzes physical and or psychological changes, and implements appropriate interventions and or notifies appropriate person(s).
• Completes patient care assignments.
• Answers communication system and telephone promptly and assists or refers to appropriate person.
• Transcribes physician orders, and completes hospital forms accurately.
• Documents administration of medications.
• Explains nursing interventions to health team members through direct interactions.
• Demonstrates or supervises procedures and treatments performed by staff or orientees and documents appropriately.
• Assists with record keeping and program development.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and Registered Nurse – RN license by the State of Alabama.

Experience

Minimum of two (2) years critical care nursing experience preferred.

Physical Requirements For Essential Job Functions

• Ability to lift 50 lbs. occasionally, 20 lbs. frequently, and 10 lbs. constantly.
• Ability to walk and stand 80% of an 8 to 12 hour shift.
• Ability to push/pull up to 200 lbs. In order to position patients, move beds, carts, etc., and aid adequately, so that requirements of this position can be fully met.

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