Registered Nurse - 2 E Telemetry

McLaren Health Care•Lapeer, MI

About The Position

The registered nurse coordinates nursing care for monitored patients during their hospital stay, including cardiac monitoring, hemodynamic stabilization, response to emergent situations, and care involving evidence-based medicine. The nurse ensures quality care in accordance with Michigan Department of Public Health, medical center, and nursing department standards. Using the nursing process, the role primarily provides direct patient care and helps maintain a safe care environment while protecting patient privacy, dignity, confidentiality, and rights. This position is in the 2 E Telemetry department and works a day shift from 7:00 am to 7:30 pm, with 72 scheduled hours biweekly.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Possess a valid State of Michigan nursing license.
BLS certification.
ACLS certification within 6 months of hire.
Excellent customer service skills.
Ability to communicate and present oneself to patients, visitors, staff, and physicians verbally and in writing in a courteous, confident, and professional manner.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in an acute care center.
Telemetry experience.
BSN in Nursing.
Current certification in Basic Arrhythmia.

Responsibilities

Perform purposeful hourly rounding, including checking pain, position, personal needs, and possessions.
Apply the nursing process through assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and consideration of patient and family discharge needs.
Provide professional direct and indirect patient care in a medical-surgical telemetry setting.
Coordinate nursing care for monitored patients, including cardiac monitoring, hemodynamic stabilization, responding to emergent situations, and evidence-based care.
Maintain a safe patient care environment and protect patient privacy, dignity, confidentiality, and rights.
Ensure nursing care meets applicable public health, medical center, and nursing department standards.