Job Title: Nurse
Profession: RN
Specialty: Telemetry
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Nights
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: Minimum of 2 years in a related nursing specialty
License: RN License in state of Texas or compact
Certifications: BLS required, ACLS required, NIH required
Must-Have:
- 2 years of experience required
- EPIC experience highly preferred/recommended
Description:
The competent Nurse in a similar clinical setting practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation.
Provides routine and complex care with the ability to plan for long-range goals.
Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing.
Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers to help manage the clinical situation.
Meets expectations of applicable competencies including Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation for assigned patients.
Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patients and families in accordance with their level of practice.
Utilizes appropriate protocols to administer medications and treatments; monitors for side effects and effectiveness of the prescribed treatment.
Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
Assesses learning needs and provides education to patients, family members, and/or caregivers; identifies issues and resources.