Telemetry Nurse

CommonSpirit Health • Gilbert, AZ

9h • Onsite

About The Position

The Telemetry 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 position provides comprehensive, safe, effective, evidence-based nursing care to support desired health outcomes while balancing patient needs and comfort. The nurse advocates for patients through holistic care, responds to changes in patient conditions, communicates with physicians using the SBAR format, and performs bedside nurse-to-nurse reports. The role also involves ethical accountability, appropriate delegation, participation in process and quality improvement, and involving patients and families in care plans through therapeutic communication and cultural sensitivity. Success requires strong written and interpersonal communication, basic computer skills, awareness of scope of practice, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and appropriate resources.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• One year of medical/surgical intensive care or telemetry 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 support ethical practice by addressing or escalating issues.
• Document assessments, reassessments, and nursing interventions within established timeframes.
• Provide care sensitive to and consistent with patients’ cultural values, beliefs, and customs.
• Recognize and adapt to changes in patient conditions, including changes in laboratory results and vital signs.
• Notify physicians using the SBAR format and perform bedside nurse-to-nurse reports.
• Participate in process and quality improvement activities.
• Delegate tasks appropriately and involve patients and families in care plans using therapeutic communication.
• Seek multidisciplinary collaboration and use appropriate resources within the scope of practice.

Benefits

• Education Benefit program for benefit-eligible employees after 180 days, providing debt relief and student loan assistance: up to $18,000 over five years for full-time employees and up to $9,000 for part-time employees.

What This Job Offers

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