Job Title : Registered Nurse (RN)
Job Specialty : Telemetry
Job Duration : 13 weeks
Shift : Nights, 19 : 00-07 : 00
Guaranteed Hours : 36 or 48 hours per week
Experience : Minimum 1 year in Telemetry, inpatient only; preferred 1 year in Neuro, inpatient only
License : Current RN License eligible for licensure in Missouri
Certifications :
- Required : BLS from AHA only, NIHSS (can be obtained prior to start)
- Preferred : Additional relevant certifications
Must-Have : One year of Telemetry experience in an inpatient setting
Job Description :
- Utilize the nursing process to provide patient care.
- Maintain professional accountability in the provision of patient care.
- Evaluate overall effectiveness of care provided by other direct caregivers.
- Coordinate patient care in conjunction with other departments.
- Maintain patient rights and confidentiality of patient information.
- Perform duties and responsibilities consistent with mission, values, and service standards.
- Carry out direct patient care activities for all age groups, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Monitor and coordinate patient care activities with ancillary departments to optimize patient care and comfort.
- Stand and walk for most of the time on duty.
- Meet unit-specific physical demands including bending, stooping, lifting, and turning patients with assistance.
- Work differing schedules, shifts, or frequencies according to patient care requirements.
- Be exposed to high-risk environments with blood and body fluids.
- Physical demands include push, pull, and grip up to 50 lbs., pinch up to 15 lbs., minimally kneel, crouch, and crawl.
- Provide patient care post-trauma, surgical interventions, and for medical comorbidities.
- Ensure duties are performed following established guidelines of practice consistent with the Nurse Practice Act and Code of Conduct.
- Wear black scrubs as part of the dress code; unacceptable attire includes anything but black scrubs.
- Float on a rotational basis if required by the facility.
- Work involves significant consideration regarding patient ratios which may vary.
Additional Information :
Weekend hours may be required as per facility needs. There are no call requirements. The job includes working certain physical conditions and mental requirements typical of a nursing role.
4 days ago