LanceSoft is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Artesia, New Mexico.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Med Surg
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 05/19/2025
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
As a Med Surge Registered Nurse (RN), you will be responsible for providing exceptional patient care in a fast-paced medical-surgical unit. You will utilize the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation to ensure the delivery of high-quality care. The Med Surge RN will collaborate with the healthcare team to address patient needs and ensure safety and comfort throughout their stay.
Essential Functions:
- Patient Care: Perform comprehensive patient assessments, develop care plans, and implement appropriate interventions based on patient needs and medical protocols.
- Care Planning & Implementation: Develop individualized care plans in collaboration with the healthcare team, ensuring the best possible outcomes for each patient. Monitor patient status and make necessary adjustments to care plans based on changes in condition.
- Patient Education: Provide timely, clear, and concise health information to patients and their families. Offer educational materials that align with patient care needs and help promote health literacy.
- Direct Patient Care: Administer medications, wound care, and other treatments in accordance with established procedures, while ensuring patient safety and comfort.
- Effective Communication: Build and maintain professional relationships with patients, family members, and healthcare team members, ensuring the flow of important information.
- Orientation & Mentorship: Assist in the orientation and training of new nursing staff and provide ongoing support to other team members.
- Staff Collaboration: Support colleagues in completing patient care assignments and actively contribute to achieving team goals.
- Flexibility: Be willing to adjust work schedules, take on additional duties, and volunteer to fill open shifts as needed.
- Critical Thinking & Problem Solving: Use sound judgment and critical thinking to address unexpected findings or patient concerns.
- Quality & Safety: Comply with hospital policies and procedures, ensuring safe and effective patient care. Actively participate in quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient care standards.
Qualifications:
- Experience: Minimum of 1-2 years of Med Surg nursing experience preferred.
- Licensing: Active RN license in New Mexico or compact state required.
- Certifications:
- BLS (AHA) required.
- ACLS or PALS preferred.
Skills & Competencies:
- Clinical Skills: Proficiency in performing a wide range of medical-surgical nursing duties including assessments, medication administration, and patient monitoring.
- Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication abilities for effective collaboration with patients, families, and the healthcare team.
- Adaptability: Able to handle a variety of patient conditions and care settings with the ability to adjust to changes in patient care needs.
- Teamwork: Collaborative and supportive team player, willing to assist others and share knowledge to improve patient care.
- Patient Advocacy: Commitment to ensuring that patients' needs and concerns are heard and addressed in a timely and empathetic manner.
Additional Requirements:
- Ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment with a high level of clinical acuity.
- Excellent time management and organizational skills to ensure efficient patient care delivery.
- A positive attitude, strong work ethic, and commitment to quality care.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Med Surg RN who is passionate about providing excellent care to a diverse patient population. If you're ready to take on a dynamic and fulfilling role in Artesia, NM, apply today.
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About LanceSoft
Established in 2000, LanceSoft is a Certified MBE and Woman-Owned organization. Lancesoft Inc. is one of the highest rated companies in the industry. We have been recognized as one of the Largest Staffing firms and ranked in the top 50 fastest Growing Healthcare Staffing firms in 2022. Lancesoft offers short- and long-term contracts, permanent placements, and travel opportunities to credentialed and experienced professionals throughout the United States. We pride ourselves on having industry leading benefits. We understand the importance of partnering with an expert who values your needs, which is why we're 100% committed to finding you an assignment that best matches your career and lifestyle goals. Our team of experienced career specialists takes the time to understand your needs and match you with the right job Lancesoft has been chosen by Staffing Industry Analysts as one of the Best Staffing Firms to Work for.LanceSoft specializes in providing Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, LPNs/LVNs, Social Workers, Medical Assistants, and Certified Nursing Assistants to work in Acute Care Centers, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Long-Term Care centers, Rehab Facilities, Behavioral Health Centers, Drug & Alcohol Facilities, Home Health & Community Health, Urgent Care Clinics, and many other provider-based facilities.
Benefits
- Weekly pay
- Medical benefits