RN Telemetry Neuro Cardiac
About The Position
The Registered Nurse (RN) delivers compassionate, high-quality, evidence-based nursing care to support patients’ well-being and recovery. The RN performs patient assessments and skilled procedures, implements individualized care plans, and collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to achieve desired health outcomes. The role requires sound critical thinking, a patient-first mindset, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. The RN organizes and prioritizes patient care, applies current practice standards and regulations, supports ethical practice, and advocates for patients. The RN identifies patients’ physical, emotional, psychosocial, spiritual, educational, discharge, and cultural needs; develops measurable goals and time frames with patient and family involvement; coordinates care with other disciplines; and adapts interventions to the patient population, diagnosis, and age-specific needs. The RN uses equipment and supplies according to established policies, reassesses the effectiveness of interventions, updates care plans as needs change, and responds promptly and appropriately to changes in a patient’s condition. This position is represented by CNA and is covered by the terms and conditions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement. The employer is not currently accepting applications from new graduates or nurses new to the specialty.
Requirements
- At least 6 months of previous acute care experience in the same unit.
- Current, active California Registered Nurse license.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification.
- American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Nursing degree, preferred upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Provide effective, comprehensive, evidence-based nursing care to achieve desired health outcomes.
- Organize and prioritize patient care activities while considering patient needs and comfort.
- Collaborate with other disciplines to support a comprehensive, holistic plan of care.
- Apply current practice standards, guidelines, statutes, rules, and regulations.
- Demonstrate accountability for ethical behavior and address or escalate ethical issues.
- Serve as a patient advocate.
- Complete competent patient assessments and identify physical, emotional, psychosocial, spiritual, educational, discharge, and cultural needs.
- Develop individualized plans of care based on patient assessments, including measurable goals and time frames, with patient and family participation.
- Coordinate with other disciplines when indicated.
- Implement nursing and medical plan-of-care interventions, adapting them to patient population, diagnosis, and age-specific needs.
- Use equipment and supplies appropriately and follow policies, procedures, and protocols for transporting, handling, and storing intravenous fluids.
- Reassess patients after interventions to verify their effectiveness and update plans of care to reflect current needs.
- Recognize and respond in a timely, clinically appropriate manner to changes in patient condition, including changes in level of consciousness, vital signs, and test results.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
