Registered Nurse (RN) - Tele

Job Summary:

• The Registered Nurse is responsible for evaluating patients and assisting physicians with patient care.

Duties:

• Plans, implements, and documents nursing care based on patient’s needs.
• Identifies patient needs and determines priorities for care through assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
• Develops, implements and coordinates individualized plan of care for patients assigned through initial and on-going assessments.
• Initiates assessment based on the patient’s problems or needs, the physician’s medical diagnosis, and the functional health framework.
• Performs therapeutic nursing interventions.
• Manages care of patients.
• Documents care based on standards of care and practice, patient acuity, and/or clinical priorities.
• Advocates for evidence-based practice care standards and supports adoption of evidence-based practices and innovations in care delivery.
• Provides patient centric care in alignment with professional nursing practice model.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Required Education:

• ASN.
• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing - Required.

Preferred Education:

• BSN.
• Telemetry Certification or Telemetry Competency Exam REQUIRED.

Required Certifications & Licensure:

• BLS - AHA.
• ACLS, Telemetry, NIH.
• NJ State Professional Registered Nurse license or multi-state compact license.
• NIHSS.
• Tele Certification.
• CEU Contact Stroke 4 Hours.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of cardiac medications, non titratable drugs, EPIC systems, ALARIS drug pumps.

Required Soft Skills:

• Good time management.
• Able to handle high volume of discharges/ admissions.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Minimum 2 years (recent) Telemetry experience required.

Scrub Color:

• Navy Blue.