Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry - $1,891 per week at Heywood Hospital
Gardner, MA 01440
About the Job
- Current MA RN License is required.
- BLS-AHA required.
- ACLS obtained within 60-days of hire.
Certification Details
- The telemetry RN will provide competent and caring nursing skills while upholding the mission, vision, and values of Heywood Hospital.
- Able to interpret cardiac rhythm strips and to act/react to those findings.
- This position includes assessment, interpretation of physiological elements, development of nursing plan of care, patient education, communication with physicians, and more.
- Provides patient care based on standards of care, standards of practice, protocols, and established policies and procedures.
- Respects each patient as an individual; provides care that fosters the patient's sense of dignity and positive self-regard.
- Provides patient/family teaching based on identified learning needs, readiness to learn, and barriers to learning.
- Collaboratively plans and prepares patient/family for discharge incorporating support systems/resources as necessary.
- Appropriately delegates and supervises nursing interventions performed by others.
- Appropriately prioritizes patient care.
- Provides thorough, timely, and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions and patient responses.
- Promotes learning for colleagues and self.
- Proactively identifies risk to patient safety and identifies opportunities to reduce medical/health care errors.
- Identifies ethical issues in care and develops plan to address.
- Participates actively in daily multi-disciplinary rounds for planning, coordinating, implementing and evaluating patient care.
- Statement of Other Duties: Employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.
Job Details
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- 1 year med-surge experience preferred
- Previous telemetry experience preferred
Job Requirements
- May require rotation of shifts or adjustment of hours to meet departmental needs.
Schedule Information
- Position requires the ability to interpret cardiac rhythm strips and to act/react to those findings including knowledge of IV drip titration as appropriate to W1/telemetry patient needs.
- Responsible for obtaining supporting information and completing required documentation related to medication reconciliation for use by the Attending MD.
- Interprets and documents patient cardiac rate, rhythm and configuration and initiates appropriate treatment plan based on physician orders.
- Evaluates and takes appropriate action for patients with chest pain or other cardiac related symptoms.
- Assesses patient pain level upon admission and as necessary, depending upon diagnosis utilizing the numerical pain scale.
- Safely administers medications and intravenous therapy in accordance with physicians orders, protocols, policies and procedures.
- Utilizes pain management devices and other techniques to ensure proper pain relief.
- Sets up, maintains and troubleshoots other equipment related to the surgical patient such as traction/orthopedic equipment/devices, feeding pumps, chest tubes and drains, etc.
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