Registered Nurse (RN) - Telemetry

Northwell Health•New York, NY

About The Position

The Registered Nurse delivers and ensures patient care by assessing and diagnosing patients’ conditions, developing plans of care, and evaluating patients’ responses to care. The role includes patient education and discharge planning, and collaboration with, coordination of, and guidance for designated care team members in planning patient care and achieving goals. The nurse systematically assesses patients’ knowledge and physical, psychosocial, and spiritual health; consults with the multidisciplinary healthcare team; develops and updates individualized plans of care; and communicates changes in patient status. The role provides or delegates care according to established plans and protocols, conducts clinical rounds, provides emergency care, administers medications, operates patient-care equipment, and assists with unit procedures and treatments. The nurse also documents assessments and care, monitors vital signs and pain, provides patient and family education, participates in quality improvement and unit activities, and may perform charge nurse and preceptor responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
BCLS, ACLS, or PALS certification is required.
If hired after September 1, 2010, must be enrolled in an accredited program within 24 months of employment and obtain a BSN within five years of the employment date.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and evaluate individualized plans of care based on patient assessments, priority problems, anticipated length of stay, and input from patients, families, and the healthcare team.
Assess patients’ knowledge and physical, psychosocial, and spiritual health through interviews, physical examinations, and data collection.
Consult with the multidisciplinary healthcare team about nursing assessment findings and communicate pertinent information and changes in patient status.
Collaborate with team members to adjust plans of care as needed.
Provide and/or delegate care according to the plan of care and established protocols, using clinical resources and explaining the rationale for care decisions.
Conduct clinical rounds, provide emergency care, administer medications, and operate patient-care equipment according to manufacturer recommendations.
Perform and assist with unit procedures and treatments, including dressing changes, feeding patients, and preoperative and postoperative care.
Practice and monitor infection-control standards and promote patient safety in accordance with state and federal guidelines.
Document patient care on appropriate forms, including admission, transfer, perioperative, frequent-observation, intake/output, and progress-note records, according to established requirements and protocols.
Perform vital signs and pain scoring at least every four hours.
Initiate and complete healthcare referrals in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
Identify patients’ learning needs, educate patients and families, develop and implement teaching plans, conduct teaching conferences, and document patient education.
Participate in quality improvement, unit goal development, audits, occurrence reporting, problem investigation, and corrective-action planning.
Attend in-service programs, staff meetings, and clinical conferences; represent the clinical unit on committees as assigned; and submit an annual continuing-education record and clinical-performance self-assessment.
Perform charge nurse and preceptor responsibilities according to established protocols, as assigned.
Perform related duties as required.