RN Telemetry Oncology
About The Position
Dignity Health - Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center is a 334-bed acute care, nonprofit hospital founded in 1926. The hospital serves over 70,000 patients annually and offers services including a Level III NICU, heart care, wound care, and surgical services. It is recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer and is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and a SRC Center of Excellence for Robotic Surgery and Colorectal Surgery. The Registered Nurse provides compassionate, high-quality, evidence-based nursing care to support patients' health outcomes and recovery. The role involves comprehensive patient assessments, skilled procedures, individualized care planning, and implementation of nursing and medical interventions. The RN collaborates with an interdisciplinary team, advocates for patients, and adapts care to patient-specific needs and changes in 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. Information about nurse residency and fellowship programs is available through the National Nurse Residency Program.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited Registered Nurse program; Associate Degree in Nursing.
- At least 6 months of previous acute care experience in the same unit.
- Active Registered Nurse license from the State of California.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Provide effective, comprehensive, evidence-based nursing care to achieve desired health outcomes.
- Organize and prioritize patient care activities while considering patients' needs and comfort.
- Collaborate with other disciplines to support a comprehensive, holistic, and effective plan of care.
- Apply current practice standards, guidelines, statutes, rules, and regulations.
- Demonstrate accountability for ethical behavior and support ethical practice by addressing or escalating issues.
- Serve as a patient advocate.
- Complete patient assessments competently and identify unit-specific physical, emotional, psychosocial, spiritual, educational, discharge, and cultural needs.
- Develop an individualized plan of care based on patient assessment, coordinate with other disciplines when indicated, prioritize care needs, set measurable goals and time frames, and include patients and families in planning.
- Implement interventions based on the nursing and medical plan of care, adapting them to the patient population, diagnosis, and age-specific needs.
- Use equipment and supplies appropriately, including following policies and procedures for transporting, handling, and storing intravenous fluids.
- Reassess patients after interventions to verify effectiveness and update the plan of care to reflect current needs.
- Recognize and respond to changes in patients' conditions, 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
Education Level
Associate degree
