Job Title: Registered Nurse (Telemetry)
Profession: RN
Specialty: Telemetry
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Night Shift
Hours per Shift: 12 hours
Experience: Minimum 2 years of acute care RN experience
License: Registered Nurse
Certifications: BLS, NIHSS
Must-Have:
- Two years of acute inpatient RN telemetry experience
- Epic experience
Description:
A professional nurse is accountable for the care of a group of patients.
The Registered Nurse 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.
The RN supervises licensed and non-licensed staff members.
Applying the caring processes, 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.
The RN applies educational and professional experiences in delivering quality care and mentoring/precepting staff.
Job Responsibilities:
Assessment: Performs assessments and reassessments per policy and procedure or as warranted by patient condition; demonstrates the ability to make sound independent decisions.
Development & Implementation: Initiates, prioritizes, and implements the plan of care; collaborates with patient/family and interdisciplinary services; utilizes resources appropriately to support the needs of patients and families.
Evaluation: Monitors and documents response to clinical interventions.
Education: Facilitates, coordinates, provides, and evaluates education specific to patient and family needs during their stay and at discharge.
Leadership: Delegates tasks to licensed and non-licensed personnel; functions as a mentor/preceptor; facilitates teamwork; identifies and communicates opportunities for improvement; participates in quality, safety, and service process improvement efforts.
Required Skills:
- Patient assessment
- Plan of care
- Clinical interventions
- Patient and family education
- Regulatory standards
Additional Skills:
- Teamwork
- Mentoring and precepting