The Telemetry Staff Nurse serves as the leader of the Nursing Care team who is ultimately responsible and accountable to the patient for the assessment planning implementation and evaluation of patient focused outcome oriented care. Through assessment of the patients physical nutritional psychosocial spiritual emotional cultural educational and rehabilitative needs problems are identified and documented in the clinical record and communicated to the physician case manager and ancillary departments when appropriate.
Determine appropriate standards of care care plans and interventions are initiated professionally modified and communicated to the patient and other members of the healthcare team
Able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care based on physical psychosocial educational safety and related criteria appropriate to the following age groups: pediatric children adolescent adult geriatric Provides patient/family health education that promotes healthy behaviors supports recovery and enables the patient/family to be involved in decisions about their own care
The patients responses to interventions and progress toward desired outcomes are assessed reassessed evaluated and documented in the clinical record
Patient care activities are coordinated through collaboration and planning with other members of the healthcare team
Physicians orders are carried out accurately and efficiently and clarified when necessary
Adverse or sudden changes in the patients conditions are promptly communicated to the physician charge nurse nursing supervisor and/or family with specific and pertinent data
Able to recognize adverse drug reactions and demonstrates understanding of proper reporting mechanism once reaction is identified
Appropriately assesses the patients pain and involves the patient in effective management of that pain using appropriate interventions
Able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary for administration of blood and blood products and appropriately monitors the patient receiving blood/blood products for any transfusion reaction; takes proper measures once a reaction is recognized
Patient care equipment is utilized safely and efficiently in accordance with hospital policies and procedures
Standard precautions are promoted and followed in the utilization of principles of infection control in patient care
Achieves stated goals related to job performance
Qualifications:
Graduation from an accredited nursing program
California Registered Nurse License upon hire
National Provider BLS American Heart Association upon hire
National Provider ACLS American Heart Association upon hire
1 year Nursing experience
Ideal Candidate:
At least you have at least 1 year of recent experience working as an RN in the Telemetry department setting in a Accredited Hospital
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