Registered Nurse - Telemetry

Roxborough Memorial Hospital • Philadelphia, PA

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse delivers safe patient care in the Telemetry Unit using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role provides direct patient care within the nurse’s scope of practice and directs and guides patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care. The nurse is directly responsible and accountable for assigned patients, communicates with physicians about changes in clinical condition—including cardiac monitoring, diagnostic study results, and symptoms—and responds quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment.

Requirements

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

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.
• Remain directly responsible and accountable for the care provided to assigned patients.
• Communicate with physicians about changes in patients’ clinical condition, including cardiac monitoring, 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