Registered Nurse - Cardiac Tele, Full-time, 7P
About The Position
Texas Health is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse for its Cardiac Telemetry department at Texas Health Southwest in Fort Worth, Texas. The department has 28 beds and provides telemetry and medical/surgical care for general medical/surgical, endocrine, GI, and renal patients from adult to geriatric age groups. The schedule is 36 hours per week, consisting of three 12-hour night shifts from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The department has a 5:1 patient-to-nurse ratio on both days and nights and is part of a Magnet facility and Level III Trauma Center. Nurses can self-schedule and access educational, career-growth, and leadership-advancement opportunities. The nurse delivers patient care using the Nursing Process, incorporating age-specific safety and infection-control measures. The role includes assessing patients, planning and providing care, evaluating interventions, addressing patients’ and significant others’ information needs, and maintaining continuity of care across shifts, hospitals, and transfers.
Requirements
- Nursing Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing required.
- Current RN licensure or compact licensure recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing upon hire.
- BCLS certification prior to providing independent patient care; must be maintained quarterly.
- ACLS certification within 90 days of hire.
- CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) training within 90 days of hire.
- One year of experience as a registered nurse or completion of an RN residency program.
- Demonstrated high degree of confidentiality, positive interpersonal skills, and ability to function in a fast-paced environment.
- Understanding of basic human needs.
- Recognition and understanding of patients’ affiliations.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
- Current Telemetry and/or Medical/Surgical experience.
Responsibilities
- Deliver patient care utilizing the Nursing Process.
- Assess patients.
- Plan patient care.
- Intervene as appropriate.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.
- Incorporate age-specific safety and infection-control measures into patient care.
- Initiate action to meet patients’ and significant others’ needs for information.
- Maintain continuity of patient care between shifts and hospitals, and while expediting out-of-hospital transfers.
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Tobacco cessation
- Self-scheduling to support work/life balance
- Educational and career-growth opportunities, including leadership advancement
- Supportive team environment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
