Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Telemetry
Duration: 14 weeks
Shift: Day Shift
Hours per Shift: 12 hours (645a-715p, every other weekend)
Experience: Minimum of 2 years acute inpatient tele RN experience
License: Registered Nurse
Certifications: BLS, NIHSS
Must-Have: Acute care nursing experience, patient assessment skills, care plan development, care plan implementation, clinical intervention monitoring
Description:
A professional nurse is accountable for the care of a group of patients.
The Registered Nurse (RN) focuses on safe effective patient and family-centered care, customer satisfaction, and quality outcomes.
The RN is responsible for assisting in maintaining a financially stable unit.
The RN promotes personal development with an emphasis on evidence-based practice and education.
They supervise licensed and non-licensed staff members.
Applying the caring processes of the Kristin M. Swanson Model of Care, the RN is responsible for assessing, developing, implementing, and evaluating the plan of care.
The RN focuses on patient and family comforts, education, and satisfaction.
They apply their educational and professional experiences in the delivery of quality care and mentoring/precepting staff.
Job Responsibilities:
Performs assessments and reassessments per policy and procedure or as warranted by patient condition.
Demonstrates the ability to make sound independent decisions.
Initiates, prioritizes, and implements the plan of care.
Reviews and revises the plan as indicated.
Collaborates with patient/family and interdisciplinary services.
Utilizes resources appropriately to support the needs of the organization, patient, and family.
Monitors and documents response to clinical interventions.
Facilitates, coordinates, provides, and evaluates education specific to patient/family needs and as appropriate to care, treatment, and services provided during their stay and at discharge.
Delegates tasks to licensed and non-licensed personnel.
Functions as a mentor/preceptor.
Demonstrates and encourages teamwork.
Identifies and appropriately communicates opportunities for improvement.
Participates in quality, safety, and service process improvement efforts and implements practice changes.
Complies with regulatory standards and participates in the Practice Governance model.
Required Skills:
Acute care nursing
Patient assessment
Care plan development
Care plan implementation
Clinical intervention monitoring
Additional Skills:
Patient education
Mentoring
Teamwork
Quality improvement
Regulatory compliance
Required Education:
Nursing diploma or Associate's Degree (ASN)