Registered Nurse Medical Telemetry

Job Description

Full Time, Days and Nights available in the Medical Telemetry Department at LDS Hospital.

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care of patients.

The staff RN utilizes the nursing process by use of technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice and coordination of care with other health team members.

Hospital Information :

LDS Hospital has been honored by US News & World Report and Fortune Magazine for high quality care and as one of America's top teaching hospitals.

LDS Hospital is located close to downtown Salt Lake City. The hospital has free covered parking that is less than 250 feet from the hospital as well as free electric car chargers.

For more information about LDS Hospital click here.

Unit Information :

• We are a unit with immense learning opportunities.
• We care for a full-spectrum of medical diagnoses and comorbidities including diabetes, infectious diseases, electrolyte imbalances, gastroenterological (GI) disease processes, respiratory, cardiac, kidney, and liver dysfunctions.

We also specialize in telemetry, or real-time, continuous monitoring of cardiac heart rhythms.

RNs on this floor can become telemetry certified and participate in observing cardiac rhythms. This is a foundational skill that will be a crucial step in building healthcare knowledge.

Our team is supportive, flexible, and ready to embrace new team members, and we are committed to providing leadership and growth opportunities for caregivers who desire to excel.

We would love for you to join our team!

To learn more about our team check out these videos!

• A Typical Day on the Unit
• Patient Population
• Why LDS?
• What Sets Us Apart?

Minimum Qualifications :

• Current RN License in state of practice.
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• RNs with less than 12 months of working experience as an RN prior to joining Intermountain must obtain their BSN within five years of their start date.*

Preferred Qualifications :

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN). Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.

Physical Requirements :

Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.

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Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.

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Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.

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Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment.

Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.

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Need to walk and assist with transporting / ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing / pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items.

Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc).

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May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

Anticipated job posting close date :

05 / 22 / 2024

Location : LDS Hospital

LDS Hospital

Work City : Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City

Work State : Utah

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours :

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$ - $

We care about your well-being mind, body, and spirit which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers, and for our Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers;

and our commitment todiversity, equity, and inclusion.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.