Registered Nurse RN - Telemetry

Prime Healthcare • Chicago, IL

15h • Onsite

About The Position

Resurrection Medical Center is hiring a Registered Nurse for its Telemetry Unit in Chicago, Illinois. The RN delivers safe, direct patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, within the scope of practice. The role includes directing and guiding patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care in the Telemetry Unit. The RN is accountable for care provided to assigned patients and communicates with physicians about changes in clinical condition, cardiac monitoring, diagnostic results, and symptoms. The nurse must respond quickly and accurately to changes in a patient's condition or response to treatment. Full-time day schedule: 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m., with rotating weekends and holidays. New graduates are welcome. A sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 is available to qualified candidates; eligibility and payout terms apply and are discussed during the interview process.

Requirements

• Hold a current and valid state RN license.
• Have a current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain it.
• Complete Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
• Hold a current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain it.

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.
• Maintain standards of care in the Telemetry Unit.
• Take accountability for care provided to assigned patients.
• Communicate with physicians about changes in patients’ clinical conditions, including cardiac monitoring, diagnostic study results, and symptoms.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in a patient's condition or response to treatment.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 for qualified candidates; eligibility and payout terms apply.
• Paid time off.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Medical coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Additional voluntary benefit options.

What This Job Offers

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