Special Precautions Telemetry Nurse
About The Position
As a Medical Special Precautions Nurse at SJHMC, you'll play a crucial role in our patient care team. Your expertise will be instrumental in caring for patients admitted to our unit, many of whom are funneled in from other units. This unique patient mix provides an excellent opportunity to build on your education and experience in specialized service lines such as cardiac, telemetry, orthopedics, neurology, critical care, surgical services, and emergency. The Visual Monitoring Unit is a 10 bed specialized unit for medical surgical telemetry patients with special precautions to help keep the staff and patients safe. Some of the patients have a secondary mental health diagnosis.The VMU has their own care coordination staff and security. This is an interesting unit where no two days are the same.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, upon hire
- Registered Nurse: AZ, upon hire
- Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire
Nice To Haves
- One year recent acute care experience
- Bachelors Of Science Nursing, upon hire
Responsibilities
- Provides comprehensive, safe, and effective, evidence-based nursing care to achieve desired health outcomes for the patient.
- Organizes and prioritizes patient care activities balanced with the needs and comfort of the patient.
- Demonstrates accountability for own ethical behavior, and supports ethical practice by addressing and/or escalating issues.
- Serves as an advocate for patients needs by demonstrating holistic care practices.
- Demonstrates the ability to recognize and adapt to changes in patients condition (i.e. Lab, vitals, signs and test values) in a timely and clinically appropriate manner.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
