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TriHealth · 4 days ago

Registered Nurse - Internal Agency Contract - Telemetry Unit

Montgomery, OH

Full-time, Contract

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

TriHealth is a healthcare organization seeking a Registered Nurse for their Internal Agency Contract in the Telemetry Unit. The role involves applying the nursing process to provide holistic care to patients and collaborating with healthcare team members to meet patient needs.

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Responsibilities

Demonstrates organizational responsibilities

Identifies areas for self-improvement through self-assessment and peer review

Functions in roles and provides leadership on the unit as needed and requested

Cooperates with instructor to facilitate learning experiences for students

Demonstrates knowledge and is supportive of organizational and unit changes

Supports organizational activities by participating in activities such as committees, staff meetings, and councils

Utilizes chain of command appropriately

Builds collegial relationships with physicians and other health team members

Demonstrates autonomy in identifying opportunities for process improvement

Maintains and improves current knowledge in area of practice through activities such as continuing education, formal education, professional organization membership, and/or certification

Shares knowledge and skills with colleagues and others

Provides peers with constructive feedback regarding their practice

Evaluates the plan of care for the patient based on optimal specific patient outcomes

Documents the patient/family response to care including teaching

Collaborates with patient/family and with other members of the healthcare team, including physicians, to revise plan of care as needed

Supervises the care that was delegated to other health care team members

Implements plan of care for patient

Provides safe and therapeutic environment while maintaining patient's autonomy, dignity, and rights

Determines plan of care based on ethical principles as outlined in the TriHealth Code of Ethical Business and Professional Behavior

Acts as a patient advocate

Delivers care in a non-judgmental and non-discriminatory manner that is sensitive to patient diversity

Seeks available resources to help formulate ethical decisions

Prioritizes the workload according to patient's needs, requests, and the needs of the unit/facility

Recognizes emergent situations, notifies appropriate personnel, and begins emergency measures

Completes patient assignment inc

Performs initial and ongoing assessment of patient and family

Completes initial assessment tool

Documents ongoing assessment per unit/TriHealth guidelines

Communicates assessment findings to other health care providers as appropriate

Includes health counseling and health teaching needs in assessment

Performs technical skills according to policy and procedure and accepted standards within their area of practice

Safely administers medications/treatments and monitors their effects

Uses all equipment in a safe, appropriate manner

Plans care for patient and family based on assessment, standards of care, and optimal specific outcomes

Initiates and individualizes appropriate patient care guidelines/plan of care or clinical pathways

Updates current plan of care as needed based on patient/family input and healthcare needs

Develops both short and long term goals with patient/family and healthcare team including discharge planning

Communicates plan of care to others

Qualification

Telemetry experienceBLS certificationACLS certificationNIHSS certificationCardiac experienceBachelor's Degree in NursingAcute care experienceClinical nursing skillsPatient advocacyInterpersonal communication

Required

2 years of current acute care experience

at least 1 year on telemetry (or cardiac stepdown, progressive care unit, intermediate care unit - any unit caring primarily for patients on cardiac monitors)

BLS required

ACLS required

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (Required)

2 - 3 years Clinical Nursing in Acute Care Setting (Required)

Knowledge, judgement, and skills derived from the Principles of Biological, Physical, Behavioral, Social, and Nursing sciences to meet complex health care needs at various stages of the life cycle

Registered Nurse Required