Registered Nurse (RN) Cardiac Telemetry

UHS • Wellington, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Wellington Regional Medical Center is hiring a Registered Nurse for its Cardiac Telemetry service. This is a full-time position offering 36 hours per week and full benefits. The posting refers to both a Night Shift opportunity and a Day shift schedule, and notes that overtime and coverage of various shifts are available for interested nurses.

The nurse provides safe, competent, patient-centered care in accordance with facility policies, standards, and philosophy, and offers professional leadership and support to the healthcare team. The role includes stroke-alert response responsibilities, including recognizing stroke signs and symptoms, activating the alert, assisting with telemedicine consultation and physician evaluation, helping transport patients to and from CT, and completing annual stroke-knowledge training.

Wellington Regional Medical Center is a 235-bed acute care community hospital in Wellington, Florida, owned by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services (UHS). The hospital describes its culture as focused on compassion, teamwork, innovation, professional growth, safety, and service excellence.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited or NLN-approved registered nursing program.
• Current Florida nursing license.
• Current BLS certification upon hire.
• ACLS and/or required specialty training or course completion, or obtain it within three months of employment.
• Current chemotherapy certification for nurses administering chemotherapy treatments.
• Successfully pass any pre-employment assessments required by the facility.

Nice To Haves

• One year of full-time or three years of part-time experience in an acute care setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, competent nursing care in accordance with facility policies, standards, and philosophy.
• Provide professional leadership and support to the healthcare team.
• Apply Patient Centered Care principles to nursing activities and demonstrate Service Excellence standards.
• Recognize signs and symptoms of stroke and call a stroke alert overhead.
• Verbalize and follow the stroke-alert process.
• Assist the ICU nurse with telemedicine consultation and physician examination or evaluation.
• Assist with transporting inpatient stroke-alert patients to and from CT scan.
• Maintain current stroke knowledge by completing the annual one-hour online training.

Benefits

• Tuition assistance and tuition savings for continued nursing education.
• Loan forgiveness.
• In-house Nurse Residency Transition-to-Practice Orientation offering 20 CEUs.
• Career development opportunities across UHS and its 300+ locations.
• Diverse programming to expand experience.
• HealthStream online learning catalogue with free CEU courses.
• Competitive compensation and generous paid time off.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Discounted stock plan.
• Pet insurance.
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program.

What This Job Offers

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