RN - Telemetry- Loan Forgiveness & $20,000 Sign-on Bonus - Full Time, Days (Tustin)
Company: Alta Hospitals
Location: Norwalk
Posted on: May 7, 2024
Job Description:
The Telemetry Registered Nurse is specially trained in the
detection of cardiac dysrhythmias, monitoring, and therapeutic
equipment to provide specialized medical and/or surgical nursing
care to patients with significant heart disease, heart failure or
dysrhythmia. Manages and monitors fixed rate intravenous drips.
Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement
a plan of care for a specific group of assigned patients, ensuring
the coordination of care between other disciplines, physicians, and
support staff. Performs professional nursing duties that
incorporate the psychosocial, psychomotor and age appropriate
cognitive skills of the patient/family/significant other to assess,
plan, intervene and advocate for the patient on an ongoing basis
throughout the continuum of care. Will reevaluate patient response
and outcomes, effectiveness of plan of care, and readiness for
discharge and revise plan or make referrals as necessary. Acts as a
role model and mentor to a variety of new graduate nurses,
orientees and support staff.Foothill Regional Medical Center is a
fully accredited acute care hospital, licensed for 177 beds-120
beds for general acute care, 15 intensive care beds and 42
pediatric sub-acute beds. Our pediatric sub-acute unit, just one of
six in California, serves patients from throughout the state. We
care for patients up to 21 years of age who need long-term
sub-acute care including ventilator care and nutritional
support.
- Provides patient care, reviews and administers patient
medications, cardiac monitoring, treatments and procedures in a
safe, effective and age appropriate manner that meets scope of
practice and standards of nursing practice. Recognizes change in
patient's clinical conditions, taking appropriate action and
documenting intervention. Effectively collaborates with the health
care team to intervene, and advocate as necessary. Intervenes
appropriately in instances of abuse, assault or neglect, or when
adequate financial or social resources are not available. Makes
appropriate referrals to resolve patient issues effectively.
- Develops long and short-term goals consistent with treatment
plans, standards of practice, and the plan of care, incorporating
patient preference and discussing plan of care with patient.
Appropriately utilizes pain management resources and other
interventions to provide pain relief. Provides ongoing assessments
and documents the patient's physical and psychosocial condition, as
well as response to care. Reviews patient test results, identifies
critical results, and communicates in a timely manner consistent
with the condition of the patient and correlates information into
the plan of care. Consistently ensures nursing practice is evidence
based, within scope of licensure and compliant with hospital wide
standards of nursing care, including core measures. Ensures
Infection Control procedures and HIPPA compliance.
- Collaborates with staff, physicians and members of the
healthcare team, ensuring the coordination of care between other
disciplines and support staff. Supervises, monitors and delegates
patient care activities to appropriate members of the health care
team, provides effective leadership and ensures that care is safe
and of high quality. Acts as a source of information and
articulately responds to questions, providing resources, guidance,
and education about treatment plan, plan of care, and medications.
Develops and implements accurate teaching and ongoing discharge
plans.
- Empathizes with patient and patient support systems, expresses
compassion and understanding for the situation and demonstrates
care which is appropriate for the age, and cultural, religious,
gender identity, or ethnic background. Engages in caring behaviors,
taking conscious ownership for work and takes deliberate/thoughtful
actions regarding how to best carry out interactions with the
patient, families, physicians, and co-workers.Minimum Education:
Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing required. Bachelor of
Science in Nursing preferred.Minimum Experience: One (1) year
previous telemetry or critical care nursing experience OR
completion of a basic cardiac dysrhythmia training course required.
Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English.
Ability to work variable shifts including evenings, nights,
weekends, and holidays. Ability to maintain flexibility and
composure in a constantly changing environment. Recent experience
as a Registered Nurse in an Acute Care setting preferred. Bilingual
skills to communicate effectively with patients and families
preferred.Req. Certification/Licensure: Active, current, and
unencumbered Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of
California required. AHA Basic Life Support required. AHA Advanced
Cardiac Life Support required. Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card
(Los Angeles City Employees only) required. Progressive Care
Certified Nurse (PCCN) preferred.Sign On Bonus Eligibility: To be
eligible for the Sign On Bonus, you must have one or more years
(1+) of acute care RN hospital experience. Current Alta Hospital
employees are not eligible and former Alta Hospital employees may
not be eligible. The Sign on Bonus Program is only available for
full-time RN positions. Bonus payments are made in increments over
the course of 18 or 24 months to active employees in good
standing.Pay Rate: Min - $44.30 Max - $62.60
Keywords: Alta Hospitals, Santa Barbara , RN - Telemetry- Loan Forgiveness & $20,000 Sign-on Bonus - Full Time, Days (Tustin), Healthcare , Norwalk, California
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