Registered Nurse Telemetry

About This Role

This night-shift post on the cardiac ward pairs patient care with mentoring new nurses. This nursing role specializes in attending to patients within telemetry units, including those needing cardiac monitoring. The nurse monitors and interprets patients' vital signs and continuously gathers real-time data to make informed decisions regarding patient care, ensuring early detection of abnormalities or changes in the patient's condition.

Responsibilities

• Recognize signs of abuse and report appropriately to the hospital social worker and/or Adult / Child Protective Services, familiar with EMTALA Regulations
• Observe and direct patient lifts, mobilization, and participate as needed in patient handling
• Attend and maintain mandatory training in safe patient handling, trained in safe lifting techniques, including appropriate use of lifting devices and equipment, five areas of body exposure (vertical, lateral, bariatric repositioning and ambulation), and use of lifting devices to handle patients safely
• Use professional judgment and clinical assessment in safe patient handling that are consistent with Safe Patient Handling policies
• Use two patient identifiers consistently when drawing lab, administering medications, and performing procedures
• Follow medication reconciliation policy consistently
• Not use unacceptable abbreviations in documentation (uses read back on all telephone orders)
• Monitor authentication and validation of telephone orders within 24 hours by the physician
• Ensure consistently that all clinical alarms, i.e., cardiac monitors, are set with the appropriate parameters for the patient and are audible at all times

Requirements

• Current and valid state RN License
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current
• Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire
• Current ACLS certificate 30 days upon hire and maintain current

Nice to have:

• Previous Acute Care hospital experience
• Ventilator Management experience
• Medical-Surgical Nurse-Board Certified (RN-BC) or similar certification
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Benefits

• Full benefits at Prime Healthcare

Important Details

• Schedule: 7:00am-7:00pm (12-hour shifts)
• Team: Department: Telemetry