Telemetry Monitoring Nurse

CommonSpirit Health • Gilbert, AZ

15h

About The Position

The Telemetry Monitoring Nurse at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center takes a leadership role in assessing patient and family health problems and resources, and developing, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive nursing care plans. The role promotes optimal health outcomes by balancing patient needs and comfort, demonstrating accountability for ethical behavior, and supporting ethical practices through appropriate issue resolution.

The nurse provides comprehensive, safe, effective, evidence-based care; organizes and prioritizes patient care; and serves as a patient advocate through holistic care practices. The position requires recognizing and responding to changes in patient condition, communicating clinical findings to physicians and other providers using SBAR, and performing bedside nurse-to-nurse reports. The nurse also documents assessments, reassessments, and interventions within established timeframes, participates in process and quality improvement activities, delegates tasks appropriately, and involves patients and families in care plans using therapeutic communication and cultural sensitivity.

Mercy Gilbert Medical Center is a 198-bed nonprofit facility serving communities in and around Gilbert, Arizona. The job description emphasizes collaboration, health equity, social justice, innovation, and compassionate care.

Requirements

• One year of RN experience.
• Associate Degree in Nursing.
• Registered Nurse credential for Arizona.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification.
• American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification within 120 days.
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to recognize the scope of practice, seek multidisciplinary collaboration, and use appropriate resources.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• One year of medical/surgical intensive care experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient and family health problems and resources.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive nursing care plans.
• Provide comprehensive, safe, effective, evidence-based nursing care to achieve desired health outcomes.
• Organize and prioritize patient care activities while balancing patient needs and comfort.
• Demonstrate accountability for ethical behavior and address or escalate issues to support ethical practice.
• Recognize and adapt to changes in patients’ conditions, including changes in laboratory results, vital signs, signs, and test values, in a timely and clinically appropriate manner.
• Use the SBAR format to notify physicians and other providers of clinical findings.
• Perform nurse-to-nurse reports at the bedside.
• Document assessments, reassessments, and nursing interventions within established timeframes.
• Participate in process and quality improvement activities.
• Delegate tasks appropriately.
• Involve patients and families in care plans using therapeutic communication and cultural sensitivity.

Benefits

• Education Benefit program for benefit-eligible employees after 180 days, providing debt relief and student loan assistance.
• Full-time employees may receive up to $18,000 over five years through the Education Benefit program.
• Part-time employees may receive up to $9,000 through the Education Benefit program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree