Cardiac Telemetry Nurse

Mercy Gilbert Medical Center • Gilbert, AZ

9d • $35 - $59 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Cardiac Telemetry Nurse at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, you will care for telemetry patients, with an emphasis on patients with heart issues. You will assess patient and family health problems and resources, then develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive nursing care plans. The role promotes optimal health outcomes by balancing patient needs and comfort, maintaining accountability for ethical behavior, and supporting ethical practices through issue resolution.

You will provide comprehensive, safe, effective, evidence-based nursing care; organize and prioritize patient activities; advocate for patients through holistic care; and respond to changes in patient conditions, including changes in lab results and vital signs. Daily work includes notifying physicians using the SBAR format, performing bedside nurse-to-nurse reports, participating in process and quality improvement activities, delegating tasks appropriately, and involving patients and families in care plans through therapeutic communication and culturally sensitive care. You will document assessments, reassessments, and nursing interventions within established timeframes.

Success in this role requires written and interpersonal communication skills, basic computer skills, and the ability to recognize the limits of your scope of practice, seek multidisciplinary collaboration, and use appropriate resources. The position is based at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, a 198-bed nonprofit facility serving communities in and around Gilbert, Arizona. The organization describes a collaborative, supportive environment focused on compassionate care, health equity, social justice, innovation, and community impact.

Requirements

• One year of RN experience.
• ADN, diploma, or foreign equivalent.
• Arizona Registered Nurse license.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification.
• American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification within six months.
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to recognize scope of practice and seek multidisciplinary collaboration and appropriate resources.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• One year of medical/surgical intensive care experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive, safe, effective, evidence-based nursing care to achieve desired patient health outcomes.
• Assess patient and family health problems and resources, and develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive nursing care plans.
• Organize and prioritize patient care activities while balancing patient needs and comfort.
• Advocate for patients through holistic care practices and adapt promptly to changes in patient conditions, including lab results and vital signs.
• Notify physicians using the SBAR format and perform bedside nurse-to-nurse reports.
• Document assessments, reassessments, and nursing interventions within established timeframes.
• Demonstrate accountability for ethical behavior and support ethical practice by addressing or escalating issues.
• Use knowledge of cultural differences to provide care sensitive to patients’ cultural values, beliefs, and customs.
• Participate in process and quality improvement activities.
• Delegate tasks appropriately and involve patients and families in care plans using therapeutic communication.
• Seek multidisciplinary collaboration and use appropriate resources when needs extend beyond the nurse’s scope of practice.

Benefits

• Benefit-eligible employees may access an Education Benefit program after 180 days, providing debt relief and student loan assistance.
• Full-time employees can receive up to $18,000 in education assistance over five years.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree