Registered Nurse, RN, Telemetry - Sellersville
Responsibilities:
The Registered Nurse, RN, Telemetry assumes the accountability and responsibility as a professional nurse for providing total, comprehensive, continuous, and patient-centered care for an assigned group of patients. The Registered Nurse, RN, Telemetry is responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Essential Functions:
- The Registered Nurse, RN, Telemetry ensures patient safety in the performance of job functions and through participation in hospital, department or unit patient safety initiatives. Takes action to correct observed risks to patient safety.
- Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.
- Implements policies, procedure, and standards consistently in the performance of assigned duties.
- Identifies possible risks in processes, procedures, devices and communicates the same to those in charge.
- Displays professional commitment and supports the unit team by promoting unity and teamwork among coworkers by maintaining a positive attitude and positive working relationships.
- Fosters a healing environment for patients and families
- Assumes responsibility and authority for establishing a therapeutic relationship with the patient/ family and creating an individualized plan of care and evaluates patient's response and intervenes to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
- Integrates clinical reasoning and knowledge as the foundation for decision-making
- Balances patient's rights and organization's responsibilities in providing professional and ethical care
The Telemetry Unit is a fast-paced, high acuity 42-all private bed unit. Certified by the Joint Commission in Stroke and Heart Failure. Nationally recognized by the American Heart Association for maintaining high quality metrics in the management of Stroke, Heart Failure, and Atrial Fibrillation.
Qualifications:
Education and Experience: Nursing Diploma, required
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing And Over 6 months to 1 year as an acute care Registered Nurse, preferred
Licenses and Certifications: Registered Nurse in PA – Licensed, Upon hire, required
Basic Life Support (BLS), Upon hire, required
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Within 1 year of hire, required
Benefits:
We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits to part-time and full-time employees including:
- Medical, dental, & vision insurance available 1st of the month after start date
- Wellness and gym discounts & free cardiac rehab gym
- 403B
- On-site discounted childcare center
- Paid time off
- Sick time for full time employees
- Tuition assistance
- Free life insurance for full time employees
- Long term disability for full time employees
- Short term disability
- Employee referral bonus
- Identity theft insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Employee discount program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Free parking