Registered Nurse - Float Pool Telemetry

TriHealth•Cincinnati, OH

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Bethesda North Telemetry Float Pool rotates among multiple telemetry and medical-surgical units, supporting diverse patient populations with complex cardiac and medical needs and helping meet periods of peak demand. The role calls for sound clinical judgment, adaptability, and confidence in fast-paced patient-care settings, and provides opportunities to develop telemetry expertise while contributing across the hospital. The nurse assesses patients and families, plans and delivers individualized care, evaluates outcomes, and collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and other healthcare team members. The position also includes administering medications and treatments, using equipment safely, documenting care, and supporting staff, students, and organizational nursing practices.

Requirements

Associate's degree or diploma in nursing.
New hires are required to obtain a BSN within five years of hire.
Up to one year of clinical experience in a nursing unit-specific area.
Registered Nurse credential.
Knowledge, judgment, and skills derived from biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences to meet complex healthcare needs across the life cycle.

Nice To Haves

Membership in a related professional organization is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform initial and ongoing assessments of patients and families, complete assessment tools, document findings, communicate relevant findings, and identify health counseling and teaching needs.
Develop and communicate individualized plans of care based on assessments, standards of care, patient and family input, and desired outcomes; update plans and establish short- and long-term goals, including discharge planning.
Provide a safe, therapeutic environment while respecting patient autonomy, dignity, rights, and diversity; balance patient and unit priorities and respond appropriately to emergencies.
Complete assigned patient care and documentation within scheduled timeframes, base interventions on clinical data and desired outcomes, and communicate and carry out physician orders effectively.
Evaluate patient outcomes and document patient and family responses to care, including teaching; collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and other healthcare team members to revise care plans as needed.
Supervise care delegated to other healthcare team members.
Perform technical skills according to policies, procedures, and accepted standards; administer medications and treatments safely, monitor their effects, and use equipment safely.
Train and educate staff and serve as a specialty-area resource.
Identify opportunities for self-improvement, serve in relief charge or resource roles when requested, support student learning, maintain current practice knowledge, and understand organizational and departmental changes.
Contribute to professional development, collaboration, community health, nursing research, and evidence-based practice.