Registered Nurse, Medical/Surgical

Company: A-Team Solutions
Location: Seattle
Posted on: August 7, 2022

Job Description:

Operating Room/Ambulatory Care/MedSurg opening in Seattle, Washington. This and other rn jobs brought to you by NursingJobCafe.com

Registered Nurse- Med Surg
Place of Performance:
Seattle, WA
A-Team Solutions is seeking a Registered Nurse – Medical/Surgical for full time 13 -26 week travel contract position at the VA hospital in Seattle, WA.
Job Duties:
Medical-Surgical Nurse is a professional nurse who provides holistic approach to the care of the patients requiring acute medical or surgical interventions. The Nurse functions both dependently and independently with guidance and direction from the Nurse Manager/designee.Nurses must have active, current RN license in the state of Washington (United States).

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• Contractor nurses will be assigned based on patient care needs and contractor's experience.
  
• All registered nurses shall have at least three (3) years current experience in an acute care, medical/surgical unit in an urban, academic Medical Center setting exclusive of agency assignments and must have worked within the last six (6) months in the above settings
  
• Education requirements: Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State-accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or in related field or a Master's Degree in Nursing or in related field is highly preferred.
  
• Agency nurses assigned to AVAHCS Medical/Surgical units can expect to work 10 and or 12-hour shifts, with alternating weekend shifts preferred.
  
• The minimum requirement for all registered nurses assigned to a Medical-Surgical unit shall include a current unrestricted registered nurse license from the state of Georgia (United States) and a current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)/Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate accredited by the American Heart Association
  
• Assuming a patient care assignment for a group of patients
  
• Assessment and care of patients with a wide range of physical and psychological diagnoses and with a wide range of treatment modalities
  
• Care of patients requiring special precautions such as isolation
  
• Inserting and maintenance of peripheral lines
  
• Maintaining central lines for administration of intravenous fluid
  
• Providing emergency care as indicated
  
• Administration of medications (oral, subcutaneous, intramuscular and intravenously) and blood products
  
• Verification of physician orders
  
• Complete and accurate documentation of care according to facility/unit policies
  
• Phlebotomy and bedside testing
  
• Psychological support of patients as indicated
  
• Complex wound dressing care and maintenance
  
  A-Team Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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