Registered Nurse - Telemetry

One Brooklyn Health•New York, NY

About The Position

The Registered Professional Nurse is responsible and accountable for prescribing, delegating, and coordinating nursing care as defined by the New York State Nursing Practice Act. The role provides comprehensive medical/surgical nursing care to adult patients aged 18 and older, helping each patient achieve their optimum health potential through the nursing process. The Telemetry nurse provides nursing care to patients with medical and surgical diagnoses and is accountable for their nursing care. Responsibilities include assessing patient needs and status, planning and coordinating care, implementing clinical interventions, and evaluating and revising plans of care in collaboration with the healthcare team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
Current New York State RN license.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification.
Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of acute-care nursing experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide and remain accountable for nursing care to patients with medical and surgical diagnoses in accordance with professional nursing standards and practices.
Assess patients’ physical, social, behavioral, and mental status through observation, interviews, and medical record review.
Document nursing assessments, including psychosocial and environmental factors, educational level, and learning needs.
Obtain and review available patient information and data collected by other healthcare team members.
Identify medical problems resulting from mental illness and medication use.
Communicate assessment findings with members of the healthcare team, including social workers, case managers, therapists, and physicians.
Identify and address admission needs based on acute medical/surgical diagnoses and presenting physical or psychological symptoms.
Identify patient education and learning needs, make appropriate referrals to other disciplines, and document referrals.
Manage clinical skills and patient care, including identifying symptoms, managing disease entities and treatment modalities, and administering medications.
Respond appropriately to medical/surgical emergencies using non-violent crisis intervention.
Use infection-control procedures and collaborate with the infection-control department to prevent and control infection.
Provide for patients’ psychosocial and educational needs, including health teaching and medication instructions.
Perform procedures according to established standards of care and demonstrate competency within the scope of practice and Interfaith Medical Center requirements.
Investigate and communicate required information regarding unusual occurrences or patient-care incidents.
Act as a patient advocate.
Evaluate outcomes and revise patient care plans in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team.