Registered Nurse – PRN/Optional-4200 Telemetry Unit

TriHealth•Montgomery, OH

13h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in the 4200 Telemetry Unit at TriHealth Bethesda North Hospital, a 38-bed, stroke-certified unit caring for patients with acute structural heart conditions and a range of cardiovascular needs. Patient care includes pre- and post-cardiac catheterization, NSTEMI, heart failure, arrhythmias, and structural heart procedures such as TAVR, WATCHMAN, and MitraClip. The team also cares for patients undergoing electrophysiology procedures, including pacemaker placement, ablations, and defibrillator procedures. The unit provides continuous cardiac monitoring and works closely with the ICUs. The RN applies the nursing process to provide direct and indirect holistic care to patients and families, and collaborates with physicians and other healthcare team members. The role may delegate aspects of care to staff under the RN’s direct supervision within the scope of nursing practice. This is an on-site inpatient PRN/Optional position with variable shifts and an FTE of 4 hours weekly.

Requirements

Associate's degree or diploma in nursing.
New hires must obtain a BSN within 5 years of hire.
BLS/CPR (Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers).
Registered Nurse.
Knowledge, judgment, and skills based on biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences to meet complex healthcare needs across various stages of the life cycle.

Nice To Haves

Membership in a related professional organization.
More than 1 year of full-time or 2 years of part-time acute care experience.
Certification in a specialty.

Responsibilities

Perform initial and ongoing assessments of patients and families, complete the initial assessment tool, document assessments, communicate findings, and identify health counseling and teaching needs.
Plan and individualize patient and family care based on assessment, standards of care, and desired outcomes; update care plans and clinical pathways as needed.
Develop short- and long-term goals with patients, families, and the healthcare team, including discharge planning, and communicate the plan of care.
Provide a safe, therapeutic environment that protects patient autonomy, dignity, and rights and respects patient diversity.
Seek resources to support ethical decisions and balance patient needs with unit and facility priorities.
Recognize emergency situations and take appropriate action.
Complete patient assignments and documentation within scheduled timeframes.
Base interventions on clinical data and desired outcomes and document care accordingly.
Train and educate other staff and serve as a specialty-area resource.
Communicate, understand, and execute physician orders.
Evaluate care plans against patient outcomes, document patient and family responses to care and teaching, and collaborate with the patient, family, and healthcare team to revise plans as needed.
Supervise care delegated to other healthcare team members.
Perform technical skills according to policy, procedure, and accepted standards of practice.
Safely administer medications and treatments, monitor their effects, and use equipment safely and appropriately.
Identify areas for self-improvement, take relief charge or resource roles when requested, maintain current practice knowledge, and demonstrate awareness of organizational and department changes.
Cooperate with instructors to facilitate effective learning experiences for students.
Demonstrate TriHealth SERVE standards and ALWAYS behaviors, including service, excellence, respect, valuing others, and engagement.