Internal Registry Registered Nurse RN - Telemetry

Prime Healthcare • Chicago, IL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides safe patient care in the Telemetry Unit using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The RN delivers direct patient care within their scope of practice and directs and guides patient and family teaching, as well as the activities of other nursing personnel, while maintaining standards of care. The RN is directly responsible and accountable for the care provided to assigned patients. They communicate changes in a patient's clinical condition to the physician, including cardiac-monitoring information, diagnostic-study results, and symptoms, and respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment.

This is a temporary internal registry assignment expected to last 12 weeks, with staffing needs evaluated on an ongoing basis and subject to adjustment based on operational requirements. The position is based at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. The schedule is 12-hour day shifts, 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.; the posting indicates willingness to commit to full- or part-time hours. The stated hourly rate is $60.00. The exact starting compensation will be determined when an applicant is selected, considering factors including skills, applicable experience, education, credentials, and licensure.

Requirements

• Current and valid state RN license.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintained thereafter.
• Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
• Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintained thereafter.

Nice To Haves

• Previous acute-care hospital experience.
• Ventilator management experience.
• Medical-Surgical Nurse–Board Certified (RN-BC) or similar certification.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe patient care using assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice.
• Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining Telemetry Unit standards of care.
• Remain directly responsible and accountable for care given to assigned patients.
• Communicate with physicians about changes in clinical condition, including cardiac-monitoring information, diagnostic-study results, and symptoms.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed