Telemetry Registered Nurse

Emerus•Oklahoma City, OK

10d

About The Position

The Telemetry Registered Nurse performs the primary functions of a nurse in assessing, planning, directing, and evaluating patient care. The role provides proficient, age-specific, and developmentally or specialty-appropriate nursing care, applying advanced specialty clinical knowledge and skills while ensuring patient and family comfort and safety. The position is based in a 16-bed small-format hospital with 8 emergency department beds and 8 inpatient beds, and is scheduled for day shifts from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The ideal candidate has experience caring for higher-acuity inpatients in a fast-paced hospital, can assess and prioritize changing patient conditions, and is competent in managing cardiac, hypertensive, and insulin infusions and interpreting cardiac rhythms. The role also calls for experience with BiPAP and high-flow oxygen, strong interdisciplinary and telemedicine collaboration, and confidence supporting critically ill patients, including ventilated patients awaiting transfer to a higher level of care.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or nursing diploma required; a BSN is preferred.
Current state Registered Nurse licensure without sanctions required.
At least 2 years of full-time RN experience in Telemetry or 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 written and spoken English required.
Pennsylvania RNs must have completed Act 33 (Child Abuse History Clearance) and Act 73 (FBI Fingerprint Criminal History Clearance) within the last 5 years, or obtain them before the start date.

Nice To Haves

BSN.
PALS certification is strongly preferred; ENPC certification from ENA may be substituted.
Experience caring for higher-acuity inpatients in a fast-paced hospital environment.
Competency managing cardiac, hypertensive, and insulin infusions and interpreting cardiac rhythms.
Experience supporting patients requiring 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 supporting short-term stabilization, including ventilated patients awaiting transfer to a higher level of care.

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, direct, and evaluate patient care.
Plan, prioritize, and provide proficient, age-specific and developmentally or specialty-appropriate nursing care, 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 lab testing according to 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 established standards of nursing practice as defined by the state Board of Nursing.
Perform and document assigned Quality Assessment activities.
Attend required staff meetings and other company-sponsored or mandated meetings.
Perform additional duties as assigned.