RN Telemetry Oncology
About The Position
The Registered Nurse (RN) delivers compassionate, high-quality, evidence-based care to support patient well-being and recovery. The RN performs assessments and skilled procedures, implements and updates individualized patient care plans, and collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to promote optimal outcomes. The role calls for sound clinical judgment, a patient-first mindset, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. The RN organizes and prioritizes care while considering patient needs and comfort, applies current practice standards and regulations, demonstrates ethical accountability, and advocates for patients. The RN identifies physical, emotional, psychosocial, spiritual, educational, discharge, and cultural needs; establishes measurable goals and time frames; includes patients and families in care planning; and coordinates with other disciplines when indicated. The RN adapts interventions to the patient's population, diagnosis, and age-specific needs, appropriately uses equipment and supplies, reassesses response to interventions, and recognizes and responds to changes in condition in a timely and clinically appropriate manner. Applications from new graduates and nurses new to the specialty are not currently being accepted. The position is represented by CNA and covered by the applicable collective bargaining agreement. Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center is a 334-bed acute-care nonprofit hospital founded in 1926. It serves more than 70,000 patients annually and offers services including a Level III NICU, heart care, wound care, and surgical services. The hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer and is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and an SRC Center of Excellence for Robotic Surgery and Colorectal Surgery.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited Registered Nurse program; Associate Degree of Nursing required upon hire.
- At least 6 months of previous acute care experience in the same unit.
- Active Registered Nurse license from the State of California.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Nursing 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 develop a comprehensive, holistic, and effective plan of care.
- Apply current practice standards, guidelines, statutes, rules, and regulations.
- Demonstrate accountability for ethical behavior and address or escalate ethical issues.
- Advocate for patients.
- Complete patient assessments and identify unit-specific needs, including physical, emotional, psychosocial, spiritual, educational, discharge, and cultural needs.
- Develop individualized plans of care based on assessments, with measurable goals and time frames, and include patients and families in planning.
- Coordinate care with other disciplines when indicated.
- Implement interventions based on nursing and medical plans of care, adapting them to patient population, diagnosis, and age-specific needs.
- Use equipment and supplies appropriately and follow established policies, procedures, and protocols for the transport, handling, and storage of intravenous fluids.
- Reassess patients after interventions, verify their effectiveness, and update plans of care to reflect current needs.
- Recognize and respond to changes in patient condition, such as changes in level of consciousness, vital signs, or test results, in a timely and clinically appropriate manner.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
