Telemetry Registered Nurse

Emerus•Moore, OK

19h

About The Position

The Telemetry Registered Nurse performs the primary functions of a nurse in assessing, planning, directing, and evaluating patient care. The position is at a 16-bed small-format hospital with eight ER beds and eight inpatient beds, on a night shift from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., and is PRN. Night and weekend shift differentials are offered. Emerus partners with health systems to provide care in neighborhood-based small-format hospitals. Its hospitals are fully accredited and provide individualized care. The company emphasizes compassionate, comprehensive patient care and a team-focused work environment that celebrates diversity, promotes equity, and supports equal access to information, development, and opportunity. The role calls for nursing care appropriate to patients’ ages, development, and specialty needs, with attention to comfort and safety. The ideal candidate has experience caring for higher-acuity inpatients in a fast-paced hospital, managing cardiac, hypertensive, and insulin infusions, interpreting cardiac rhythms, and supporting patients using BiPAP or high-flow oxygen. The nurse collaborates with interdisciplinary teams and telemedicine providers and may help stabilize critically ill patients, including ventilated patients awaiting transfer to a higher level of care.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or nursing diploma required; BSN preferred.
Current state Registered Nurse licensure without sanctions required.
At least 2 years of full-time RN experience in Telemetry/ICU, or at least 2 years of combined experience in related healthcare positions, required.
Current BLS and ACLS certifications from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross required.
Fluency in English, including written and oral communication, required.
For Pennsylvania RNs, Act 33 (Child Abuse History Clearance) and Act 73 (FBI Fingerprint Criminal History Clearance) must have been completed within the last 5 years or be obtained before the start date.

Nice To Haves

PALS certification strongly preferred; ENPC certification from ENA may be substituted for PALS.
Experience caring for higher-acuity inpatient patients in a fast-paced hospital environment, with the ability to assess, prioritize, and respond to changing conditions.
Competence managing cardiac, hypertensive, and insulin infusions, with strong cardiac rhythm interpretation skills.
Experience supporting patients requiring advanced respiratory therapies, including BiPAP and high-flow oxygen.
Strong collaboration and communication skills, including working with interdisciplinary teams, telemedicine providers, and virtual communication platforms.
Confidence caring for critically ill patients and willingness to support short-term stabilization, including ventilated patients awaiting transfer to a higher level of care.

Responsibilities

Plan, prioritize, and provide proficient, age-specific and developmentally/specialty appropriate nursing care, using advanced specialty clinical knowledge and skills while ensuring patient and family comfort and safety.
Follow physicians’ orders in delivering nursing care.
Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality of information and records.
Follow infection-control and isolation procedures and use aseptic techniques in patient care.
Collect laboratory samples and perform laboratory testing in accordance with established policies and procedures and COLA and CLIA regulations.
Perform admission, discharge, and transfer procedures.
Assemble equipment and supplies for diagnostic or treatment procedures in the specialty service area, and perform or assist with procedures and treatments.
Provide care in accordance with applicable laws, facility and departmental policies and procedures, and standards of nursing care and practice defined by the state Board of Nursing.
Perform assigned Quality Assessment activities and document them.
Attend required staff meetings and other company-sponsored or mandated meetings.
Perform additional duties as assigned.