Registered Nurse (RN) - MS Telemetry

Job Shift: Nights

Job Type: Full Time

Up to $15,000 SOB for qualified candidates, paid over 24 months.

The RN provides high quality, safe, cost effective, total nursing are to all patients. The RN assumes responsibility for overall coordination of the patient’s experience and integration of patient care based on the nursing process. The RN directs high quality and patient focused care according to established standards of safety, risk management, QI, Infection Control, with the goal being to discharge the patient with an optimum level of care provided.

• Completes comprehensive assessments based on individual patient needs.
• Evaluates patient care and adjusts nursing processes to ensure optimal outcome.
• Develops the patient plan of care based on identified patient needs in conjunction with the medical treatment plan based on a multidisciplinary approach.
• Reassesses the patient on a continuing basis to include patient’s response to treatment, changes in condition, and changes in diagnosis. Provides care and updates plan of care  based on those identified needs.
• Maintains patient documentation legibly as identified in hospital policies.
• Delegates patient care responsibilities to assigned caregivers based upon patient needs and staff competencies.
• Facilitates compliance with evidenced based practice standards for core measures and National Patient Safety Goals.
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills in order to anticipate or respond to patient care situations.
• Coordinates ordered diagnostic and therapeutic services.
• Performs IV skills, including IV starts.
• Demonstrates the ability to use equipment and troubleshoot patient care equipment

EDUCATION:

• Minimum: Education recognized by the State of Florida as qualification for Registered Nurse licensure.
• Preferred: BSN

EXPERIENCE:

• None

REQUIRED CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE/REGISTRATION:

• Registered Nurse - licensed in the State of Florida.
• American Heart Association BLS certification
• For Telemetry and higher acuity units: ACLS (AHA) and Basic EKG interpretation are also required.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:

• None

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