RN (Telemetry)

Pay Rate: $55 - $60 per hour

Summary:

• Shift timings: 7PM-730AM EVERY OTHER WEEKEND.
• The Clinical Nurse is a Registered Professional Nurse providing safe, competent quality care based on nursing theory and research to a designated group of patients and significant others.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver patient care by incorporating the tenets of the professional practice model of Relationship Centered Care.
• Assess and evaluate patient care needs and apply critical thinking skills in patient care management.
• Integrate relevant assessment and intervention skills in the delivery of nursing care.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the plan of care.
• Prioritize all aspects of patient care including teaching, rounding, coaching, and planning “after hospital care” and delegating to others as appropriate.
• Educate patients and caregivers about their plan of care, transition of care, promotion of health, and prevention of disease.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with patients, family, and all members of the Interdisciplinary Patient Care Team.
• Manage assignments within the Care Delivery Model of Modified Primary Nursing and demonstrate allocation of material resources effectively.
• Role model the tenets of Relationship Centered Care through various patient care actions.
• Practice safe and efficient patient-centered care, identifying and escalating barriers and opportunities for improvement.
• Implement process improvement strategies based on institutional, evidence-based procedures.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to create and implement quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities, and nursing research studies.

Requirements:

• NYS RN License.
• BLS, ACLS certification.
• Minimum 2 years of tele and critical care experience.
• Minimum 2 years RN experience.
• EPIC experience highly preferred.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in Med Surg/Tele Unit operations.
• Ability to perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinate with the Clinical Coordinator/Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager/Nursing Shift Manager to ensure supplies are appropriately utilized and inventory is sufficient for patient care.
• Demonstrate patient-focused and cost-effective approaches to patient care.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science with a major in nursing preferred. Associate degree in nursing is considered only with relevant experience and/or active matriculation in a BSN Program.
• Required: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).