RN Medical Surgical Telemetry Full-Time Nights 5p-5:30a

Job Responsibilities

• Creates, and implements, a written plan of care that addresses the specific needs and goals of each individual patient, making referrals to other professional services as required.
• Modifies the plan of care based on reassessment of the patient including observed patient response to treatment/care and evaluation of patient's progress toward goal completion and delegates tasks to team members, as appropriate within their scope of practice.
• Observes, documents, addresses, and implements planned interventions/care, communicating the plan to all members of the team through accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record and, when needed, through verbal reports.
• Documents accurate patient information in compliance with policies and regulatory requirements.
• Performs selective procedures such as IV starts and restarts, blood administration and phlebotomy tasks, answering call lights and serving as testing personnel under CLIA1988 regulations as they relate to point of care testing.
• Administers medications, accurately and timely according to physician orders and organizational policy and procedure.
• Maintains knowledge of medication actions and side effects, recognizing allergic reactions and documenting patients’ response to drugs.
• Successfully transitions patients, communicating the most current plan of care, through walking rounds and providing accurate, timely report to incoming staff.
• Advises physicians, other disciplines, family/significant others of changes in patient's condition or abnormal findings. Communicates clearly and concisely.
• Provides clear, specific educational and discharge information to each patient and/or patient family member.
• May precept new employees and oversee other members of the care team.

Education Requirements

• Minimum: Graduate from an accredited school of nursing by date of hire to the position.
• Preferred: BSN

Experience Requirements

• Minimum: None
• PREFERRED: one (1) year as a Registered Nurse in a hospital setting.

License/Certification Requirements

• Registered Nurse License eligible to practice in the state of Indiana
• BLS - American Heart Association
• ACLS through AHA within six (6) months of hire
• Specialty - Telemetry within six (6) months of hire

Preferred Experience

• Certification in Medical Surgical Care, Orthopedics or Chemotherapy
• One year of acute care experience preferred.

Education Preferred

• Associates or better in Nursing or related field
• Bachelors or better in Nursing

Licenses & Certifications Required

• ACLS
• Registered Nurse
• BLS- Basic Life Support