Description

Registered Nurse (RN) | Pain Management Location: California Agency: job.com Pay: $2,900 to $3,000 per week Contract Duration: 13 Weeks Start Date: ASAP

TravelNurseSource is working with job.com to find a qualified Pain Management RN in California!

Work Settings

• Acute Care
• Ambulatory Care / Outpatient Clinic
• IV Therapy

Key Responsibilities

• Starting and maintaining IV lines

• Assist with and monitor patients undergoing:
  • Brachial plexus block
  • Celiac plexus block
  • Cervical epidural
  • Epidural steroid injections
  • Facet joint injections
  • Lumbar epidural block
  • Lumbar sympathetic block
  • Stellate ganglion block
  • Sympathetic nerve block
  • Thoracic epidural

• Telephone triage
• Discharge instructions and safety education
• Follow-up phone calls

Pharmacological Management

• Epidural analgesia
• Intrathecal analgesia
• Administration of local anesthetics

Professional Knowledge & Skills

• Recognition of toxicity signs and symptoms
• Understanding complications of regional anesthesia
  (motor/sensory block, hemodynamic instability)
• Pain assessment in non-verbal/non-cognitive patients
• Opioid safety protocols
• Patient safety and injury prevention

Pain Management Expertise

• Hyperalgesia
• Neuropathic pain
• Nociceptive pain
• Visceral pain
• Acute, chronic, and breakthrough pain

Assessment Skills

• Medication reconciliation
• Vital signs monitoring
• Pain assessment using:
  • Numerical Rating Scale
  • Wong-Baker Faces Scale

Special Populations

• Geriatric (Older Adult) patients

Additional Requirements

• Strong IV skills
• Proven pain management experience in a procedural setting

5 Benefits of Travel Nursing

1. Exposure to a variety of cases and healthcare environments improves your clinical judgment and decision-making skills. This can be particularly valuable in high-pressure situations.
2. Interacting with patients from diverse backgrounds enhances your cultural sensitivity. This is crucial in providing patient-centered care and fostering positive patient experiences.
3. Travel nurses often play crucial roles in responding to healthcare crises or natural disasters. Contributing during critical times allows you to make a meaningful impact on communities in need.
4. Travel nursing provides a level of professional autonomy. While adhering to facility policies, you have the opportunity to work independently and contribute your expertise to different teams.
5. Working with diverse teams in various settings enhances your communication skills. You learn to effectively communicate with colleagues, patients, and families from different backgrounds.

• Minimum 5 years of RN experience
• Must have direct pain management experience
  (Experience limited to medication administration in OR/PACU will not be considered)

How to Apply:
Please contact us and share your updated resume:
Ilma Shahbaz
Phone: (512) 201-6582
Email:

29692479EXPTEMP