RN - Telemetry

Pay Rate: $54 per hour - $56 per hour

Shift: 7pm-7:30am, EOW

Summary:

• Registered Professional Nurse providing safe, competent quality care based on nursing theory and research.
• Incorporates the tenets of the professional practice model of Relationship Centered Care.
• Applies the nursing process based upon theory, research, evidence-based practice, and approved organizational nursing standards.

Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Establish and maintain a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family.
• Use evidence-based practices to increase understanding of patients' perceptions of care.
• Practice safe and efficient patient-centered care, identifying and escalating barriers and opportunities for improvement.
• Demonstrate clinical skills and knowledge crucial to quality and safety in the patient population served.
• 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.
• Utilize institutional information technology by documenting nursing practice to support quality and performance improvement initiatives.

Requirements:

• NYS RN License
• BLS, ACLS, Telemetry, Ventilator experience
• Minimum 2 years RN experience
• Minimum 2 years Telemetry and Med Surg experience
• 1 year travel experience for Travel positions
• EPIC experience highly preferred

Preferred Skills:

• Bachelor of Science with a major in nursing preferred
• Associate degree in nursing considered with relevant experience and/or active matriculation in a BSN Program