Special Precautions Telemetry RN

CommonSpirit Health • Phoenix, AZ

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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.
• AZ RN license.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification - Nat'l
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Basic computer skills.

Nice To Haves

• BSN
• Professional certification in area of specialty.
• One year recent acute care experience.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees