Cardiac Telemetry Nurse

CommonSpirit Health•Gilbert, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, a 198-bed non-profit facility, is seeking a Cardiac Telemetry Nurse to provide exceptional, compassionate healthcare. The facility is committed to social justice, health equity, and innovative patient care. It offers a collaborative and supportive environment for professional growth and a career with purpose. The Cardiac Telemetry Nurse will care for patients with an emphasis on heart issues, assessing patient/family health, and developing, implementing, and evaluating nursing care plans. The role involves promoting optimal health outcomes, demonstrating ethical behavior, and providing safe, effective, evidence-based nursing care. Daily functions include organizing and prioritizing patient activities, serving as a patient advocate, recognizing changes in patient conditions, utilizing SBAR for physician notification, performing bedside reports, participating in quality improvement, delegating tasks, and involving patients/families in care plans with cultural sensitivity. Excellent communication, basic computer skills, and multidisciplinary collaboration are essential.

Requirements

One (1) year RN experience
ADN, Diploma, or Foreign Equivalent
Registered Nurse: AZ
American Heart Association Basic Life Support
American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 months
Excellent written and interpersonal communication
Basic computer skills
Ability to recognize scope of practice by seeking multidisciplinary collaboration and utilizing appropriate resources

Nice To Haves

Preferred BSN
One (1) year medical/surgical intensive care experience

Responsibilities

Care for Telemetry patients with an emphasis on patients with heart issues.
Assess patient/family health problems and resources.
Develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive nursing care plans.
Promote optimal health outcomes by balancing patient needs and comfort.
Demonstrate accountability for ethical behavior, and support ethical practices through astute issue resolution.
Provide comprehensive, safe, and effective, evidence-based nursing care.
Organize and prioritize patient activities with precision.
Serve as a patient advocate through holistic care practices.
Recognize and adapt swiftly to changes in patient conditions (e.g., lab results, vitals).
Utilize the SBAR format for physician notification.
Perform bedside nurse-to-nurse reports.
Participate in process and quality improvement activities.
Delegate tasks appropriately.
Involve patients/families in their care plans using therapeutic communication.
Maintain cultural sensitivity.
Document assessments, reassessments and all nursing interventions within established timeframes.
Use knowledge of cultural differences to provide patient care that is sensitive to and consistent with cultural values, beliefs, and customs.