Charge Nurse - Cardiac Telemetry, Nights

Piedmont Healthcare • Stockbridge, GA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Overview Piedmont Henry Hospital 4 South Cardiac Telemetry It’s Time to Get Better at Piedmont! Join us at Piedmont Henry as we continue to grow! We are a 32 bed Cardiac/Pulmonary Unit with Hospitalists /APPs 24/7. Also included in our staff mix are Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, and Patient Care Technicians. Typical nurse to patient ratio is 1:4/ 1:5. 4 South 32 Beds Arrythmia Management o Cardioversion o Pharmacologic Management o Tikosyn Loading Management of titratable Cardiac drips o Amiodarone, Milrinone, Cardizem, Bumex, Heparin, Dobutamine, Dopamine, Lasix, Nitroglycerine Management of Bipap Telemetry Monitoring Management of High-Flow Management of post intra-cardiac defibrillator and pacemaker placement Post Cardiac-catherization Care o TR Band Management DKA management o Glucommander and titratable Insulin drip

Requirements

• Graduate from a recognized, accredited school of nursing
• 1 year of nursing experience in a hospital setting
• RN - Registered Nurse - Georgia State Licensure and/or NLC/eNCL Multistate Licensure
• BCLS - Basic Life Support
• Advanced certification in field of specialty, if applicable (see addendum)
• ACLS Certification (Cardiac Tele, Critical Care, Surgical Services including Labor and Delivery)
• PALS Certification (Emergency Department)
• Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Certification – prior to independent chemotherapy administration (Infusion/Oncology)
• NRP by the end of orientation period (Women’s Services: Labor and Delivery, Mother/Baby, NICU, NAT, Nursery)
• AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Program within 12 months of start date (Labor and Delivery) within 1 Year
• PEARS Certification ( at Piedmont Athens Hospital)
• PALS if unit provides care to pediatric patients (Surgical Services)
• ACLS and PALS Certification (Emergency Department)
• ACLS; PALS if unit provides care to pediatric patients (Surgical Services)
• Experienced Emergency Department nurses will have 30 days to obtain the PALS certification

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 2 years or more years of nursing experience in a hospital setting

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the delivery of quality nursing care for patients from birth through the lifecycle, as well as operational issues during his/her shift.
• Provides clinical care as needed when census demands.
• Communicates patient care, departmental issues, and staff concerns to the appropriate leader(s).
• Serves as resource for guidance and assistance to the staff.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed