Travel RN./ Nashville, TN, (Onsite)3+ Months Contract

Suncap Technology

  • Nashville, TN
  • Contract
  • Full-time
  • 27 days ago
Job DescriptionLocation : Nashville, TN
Duration:3 + MonthsHEALTH CENTER NIGHTSWork Activities
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates: * Supervises the application of nursing techniques required in care and treatment of patients.
  • Advises subordinate staff in policies and procedures.
  • Observes employees as they perform tasks to ensure efficiency in work activities.
  • Identifies exceptional performance characteristics through employee discussions and personal observations.
  • Discusses methods to improve performance and motivate employees by discussing employee performance.
  • Resolves disputes among employees following organizational policies and procedures.
  • Implements corrective measures to staff for inappropriate actions through discussions, written warnings, and recommendations for suspension or termination.
Assisting and Caring for Others: * Provides nursing care and procedures according to physicians orders and nursing protocol.
  • Administers medication according to the physician's orders and protocol.
  • Evaluates possible side effects and the overall effectiveness of medication.
  • Performs BLS (Basic Life Support), CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), and other emergency responses.
  • Participates in emergency response setting.
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: * Prioritizes tasks based on importance, urgency, and other scheduled activities.
Performing Administrative Activities: * Reviews records to ensure accuracy and completeness.
  • Prepares written work schedules.
  • Interviews prospective employees to gather information of their work history, training, and education.
  • Asks questions to assess applicant's ability to meet job requirements.
  • Selects applicants to recommend for hiring.
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others: * Evaluates nursing plan of care and makes adjustment as needed.
Train and Teaching Others: * Identifies training needs of employees and instruction detailing procedures, policies, and/or regulations pertaining to a specified area of nursing care operations.
Scheduling Work and Activities: * Assigns staff to work plans and activities by comparing the patient needs with the staff's availability, experience, independence, and training.
Documenting/Recording Information: * Counts and tracks drugs, instruments, and other accountable items.
  • Records all nursing care in patient files and maintains file systems.
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material: * May maintain health care equipment, supplies, and inventoryCompetencies:
Dealing with Ambiguity
Decision Quality
Delegation
Organizing
Planning
Conflict Management
Perseverance
Written Communications
Ethics and Values
Integrity and TrustKnowledge: * Knowledge of accepted nursing practices and techniques and complex medical treatments
  • Knowledge of applicable laws, policies, procedures, agency administrative directives, regulations and rules
  • Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction
  • Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to assess and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures
  • Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders
Skills: * The skill in the application of complex professional nursing techniques
  • The skill to demonstrate critical thinking techniques to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
  • The skill to understand the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making
  • The skill to give full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
  • The skill to select and use training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things
  • The skill to monitor/ access performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action
  • The skill to understand written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
  • The skill to use scientific rules and methods to solve problems
  • The skill to adjust actions in relation to others' actions
  • The skill to being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do
  • The skill to identify complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
  • The skill to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one
Abilities: * The ability to function independently without close/continuous supervision
  • The ability to manage change
  • The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events)
  • The ability to communicate (verbally and written) information and ideas
  • The ability to assess and monitor healthcare outcomes
  • The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem
  • The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong
  • The ability to multitask between two or more activities or sources of information
  • The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects
  • The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing
  • The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer)
  • The ability to see under low light conditions
  • The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you
  • The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person
  • The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness

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