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 develops and evaluates individualized plans of care; assesses patients’ knowledge and physical, psychosocial, and spiritual health; consults with the multidisciplinary healthcare team; communicates changes in patient status; and adjusts plans of care as needed. The role provides or delegates care according to established plans and protocols, conducts clinical rounds, provides emergency care, administers medications, operates patient-care equipment, assists with procedures and treatments, and monitors infection control and patient safety. The nurse documents care and assessments, monitors vital signs and pain, completes admission, transfer, perioperative, observation, and intake/output records, and coordinates healthcare referrals. The role also identifies patient learning needs, educates patients and families, participates in quality improvement and unit activities, attends in-service programs, and may perform charge nurse and preceptor responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

Graduate of 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 enroll 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 revise plans of care as needed.
Provide or delegate patient 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 or assist with unit procedures and treatments, including dressing changes, feeding patients, and pre- and post-operative care.
Practice and monitor infection control standards and promote patient safety in accordance with state and federal guidelines.
Document patient care, assessments, interventions, and responses in required records and forms.
Complete nursing admission assessments within 24 hours of admission; document vital signs and pain scores at least every four hours; and complete transfer, perioperative, frequent observation, and intake/output records according to protocols.
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 teaching.
Participate in quality improvement, unit goal-setting, audits, occurrence reporting, problem identification, and corrective action planning.
Attend in-service programs, staff meetings, and clinical conferences; represent the clinical unit on committees as assigned; and submit annual continuing-education records and clinical self-assessments.
Perform charge nurse and preceptor responsibilities according to established protocols when assigned.
Perform related duties as required.