Registered Nurse - Telemetry Med Surg

Job Title :

Registered Nurse\nDepartment

Telemetry Med-Surg\nLocation

Unity Hospital\nHours Per Week

Part Time - 24 hours\nSchedule

Evenings 3p-11p; every other weekend and holiday.\nSUMMARY

: \nAs a Registered Nurse (RN), you're the engine and the heart of patient care at Rochester Regional Health. You make a positive difference every single day in the lives of our patients, their family members and visitors – going above and beyond to meet their needs with courtesy, kindness, respect and compassion.\nTelemetry Med-Surg – 2600\n2600 is a stroke certified, telemetry medical surgical unit. This is a 27 bed unit that cares for cardiac patients on telemetry monitoring. Diagnoses on this unit are primarily cardiac in nature, but the unit also cares for patients with a diverse variety of general medical illnesses. Because of this, our nurses develop a strong set of skills and knowledge that they can use to grow their career throughout the acute care environment.\nWe are piloting a virtual nursing program on this unit, stationing one nurse in a virtual nursing hub during the hours of

, while leaving six nurses physically on the unit to provide direct care to patients.

The virtual nurse supports the bedside nurse in providing quality care to our patients, and is part of a virtual care model that includes pharmacy and social work. Prior to training and serving in the virtual nurse role, we require 6 months of experience working on the unit.\nRESPONSIBILITIES

: \nProvides high-quality, patient-centered, clinical care\nPerforms initial and ongoing assessment of the patient, utilizing appropriate data (i.e. physical, psychological, educational and risk-screen data appropriate for the chronological / developmental age of the patient).\nCommunicates and documents assessment of patient with the interdisciplinary team. Utilizes all available resources in order to meet the needs of the patient and family.\nDevelops and documents plan of care, treatment and services which is individualized and appropriate for the patient needs, strengths, limitations and goals.\nComplies with organizational policies, procedures and protocols including policies governing safety, medication administration and documentation.\nRevises plan of care based on ongoing evaluations and updates documentation appropriately.\nCompletes at least one clinical research utilization (CRU) form for submission to Nursing Research Department utilizing a research article from the last 5 years from research performed in the United States. Compliance\nCompletes a minimum of 5 nationally approved contact hours (CNE or CEU) per year.\nCompletes mandatory in-services and health screens in timely manner.\nMaintains Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.\nREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS : \nDiploma or Associate's Degree in Nursing\nRegistered Nurse license in New York State.\nBasic Life Support (BLS) certification.\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS : \nBachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred.\nAt least 6 months experience preferred.\nEDUCATION : \nAS : Nursing (Required)

LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS : \nBLS - Basic Life Support - American Heart Association (AHA)American Heart Association (AHA), RN - Registered Nurse - New York State Education Department (NYSED)New York State Education Department (NYSED)

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS : \nM - Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and / or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and / or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; Requires frequent walking, standing or squatting.

For disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations, including continuing education requirements.\nAny physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and / or employee's physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.\nPAY RANGE : \n$37.18 - $49.92

CITY : Rochester

POSTAL CODE : 14626

The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for a successful full time applicant. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Pay is determined by factors including experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.\nRochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.\nBy applying, you consent to your information being transmitted by College Recruiter to the Employer, as data controller, through the Employer's data processor SonicJobs.\nSee Rochester Regional Health Terms & Conditions at legal / #job-seeker-terms-of-use and Privacy Policy at privacy-policy and SonicJobs Privacy Policy at us / privacy-policy and Terms of Use at us / terms-conditions\n