Excel is seeking highly skilled healthcare professionals for travel assignments across the United States. As a Travel Healthcare Professional, you will have the opportunity to work in diverse healthcare settings, providing essential medical care while exploring new locations and cultures.

Key Responsibilities:
• Provide direct patient care in accordance with healthcare facility policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive patient care.
• Maintain accurate patient medical records and documentation.
• Adhere to infection control standards and other regulatory requirements.
• Educate patients and their families on healthcare plans and treatments.

Qualifications:
• Active state licensure in [specify relevant states] (e.g., RN, LPN, PT, OT).
• Minimum [number] years of experience in [specialty].
• BLS/CPR certification (ACLS, PALS, or others as required by specialty).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to adapt to different environments and work independently.

Why Choose Excel Medical Staffing:
• Trusted partner with a proven track track record in healthcare staffing.
• Competitive compensation package including hourly wages and stipends.
• Access to a wide range of healthcare facilities and specialties.
• Personalized support throughout your assignment.
• Opportunity to enhance your skills and build a diverse professional portfolio.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
• Current Iowa licensure as a Registered Nurse
• Minimum of 2 year acute care experience
• Healthcare Provider BLS certification
• ACLS certification preferred
• Mandatory Abuse Reporter Certification within 6 months of hire
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English well.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF JOB
Under limited supervision, provides direct patient care Plans, directs, and evaluates total nursing care for Med-Surg patients as directed Relates effectively with other shifts for continuity of care; maintains satisfactory relations with other departments

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• Ability to maintain confidentiality; and both a high standard of courtesy and cooperation in dealing with co-workers, patients, and visitors, and satisfactory job performance despite the stress of a hospital work environment.
• Incorporates Mission, Vision, and Core Values into department, and ensures departmental employees and self adhere to these.
• Regular and predictable work attendance
• Wears appropriate apparel for the position and displays nametag upon such apparel.
• Provides the best possible nursing care by planning, organizing, and directing the nursing functions of patients on the unit, including giving direct patient care
• Is resourceful and calm in emergencies
• Keeps physicians, nurses and other staff informed of patient needs, and problems on the unit as necessary
• Utilizes gathered data in determining priorities for patients physical, psychological, educational and discharge needs in formulating the plan of care
• Identifies problems and guides personnel to their solution
• Creates a working climate that provides growth and job satisfaction of coworkers
• Administers medications and intravenous solutions skillfully and correctly
• Maintains the standards of accurate and complete recording and reporting
• Arranges to have needed supplies and equipment on hand
• Carries out nursing interventions safely and accurately utilizing knowledge, judgment and skill to implement physicians orders and the nursing plan of care
• Evaluates patient/family responses to implementation of the plan of care and modifies plan of care based on these responses
• Prioritizes workload
• Performs documentation in the patient s record accurately, concisely and in a timely manner
• Demonstrates effective communication skills
• Supports and enforces infection control policies and procedures
• Participates in orientation and in-service training for personnel
• Maintains professional patient confidentiality
• Displays concern and initiative
• Observes and supports hospital policies, procedures, and skills
• Is prompt and efficient with minimal absences
• Cooperates and maintains good rapport with nursing staff, medical staff, other departments, patients, and visitors
• Works independently with limited direct supervision using the Nurse Practice Act, LCHC policies, nursing standards and professional judgment
• Works rotating shifts, weekends and holidays as scheduled
• Attend meetings and in-services as required.
• Other duties as assigned.