RN Resource Nurse - Telemetry/PCU

Lifepoint Health•Danville, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Sovah Health is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As an RN Resources Nurse joining our team, you are embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve. The 6A Telemetry & Progressive Care Unit is a dynamic, blended unit with 36 total beds: 24 Telemetry beds staffed at a 1:6 nurse-to-patient ratio and 12 Progressive Care beds staffed at a 1:4 ratio. You’ll care for a diverse patient population, including: Chest pain, arrhythmias, post-cardiac caths, Post-pacemaker or ICD implants, Respiratory distress, renal failure, pulmonary embolism, Vascular interventions requiring high-risk anticoagulation, Stable post-STEMI patients, High-level oxygen support, IV drips, DKA, Post-op and medical patients requiring enhanced monitoring. The right person will be responsible for performing a variety of duties to provide quality nursing care to patients. This important role is responsible for “bed ahead” designation in teletracking system on assigned unit while on duty; provides clinical education to assigned staff and to coordinate admissions on assigned unit or units; for implementing specific procedures and evidence-based protocols or processes on assigned units.

Requirements

Current RN VA or compact state license
Associate’s degree in nursing
American Heart Association Basic Life Support
American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 6 months

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred
Experience in clinical area preferred

Responsibilities

Performs various duties to provide clinical quality nursing education, admissions, and throughput to assigned unit and to maintain or attain the highest practical level of functioning.
Is the primary admission nurse for assigned unit (units) while on duty; high emphasis on medication reconciliation.
Assigns/updates “bed ahead” in Teletracking system with the goal of expediting the admission process to the unit while on duty.
Provides information regarding plan of care as necessary and completes white board upon patient admission.
Works shift hours designated as highest admit times according to trended data.
Makes rounds to see each patient daily and as needed provide feedback to unit manager regarding any findings that need leadership follow up collaboration.
Collaborate with house supervisor throughout the shift regarding pending discharges and barriers to completion.
Is responsible and instrumental for the clinical quality initiatives on assigned unit and collaborates with quality leader as needed.
Ensures that nurse are aware of the services available to them; encourages nurses to participate in community activity programs and shared governance.
Assesses clinical education needs of assigned staff and analyzes where an opportunity to develop individual nurses is necessary.
Completes employee and patient incident report forms when necessary; completes follow-up investigation forms as needed.
Provides clinical education validation documentation to employee files.
Other duties assigned in relation to nursing clinical excellence of assigned unit.