Registered Nurse Cardiac Telemetry

Job Description

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of patients. The staff RN utilizes the nursing process through technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence‑based practice, and coordination of care with other health team members.

Full‑time nights.

• Assess:
  Performs appropriate assessment of physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate). Seeks and evaluates information acquired from other members of the interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non‑nursing disciplines, support staff, others.
• Plan:
  Uses assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop an individualized plan of care. Actively seeks patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop the plan of care including needed education. Collaboratively plans and prepares patients for further support needs once the current episode of care outcomes are met (i.e., teaching, referrals, and follow‑up).
• Implement:
  Directs the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration as appropriate. Provides or delegates care consistent with the plan of care, guidelines of care and professional licensure provisions. Demonstrates the ability to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources.
• Evaluate:
  Evaluates patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient, and family satisfaction. Revises the plan of care as indicated and reassesses changes as appropriate.
• Professionalism:
  Promotes the nursing profession and participates in the development of others. Integrates legal and ethical standards into practice, complies with regulatory standards, practices within the scope of licensure, provides accurate & timely documentation, and understands legal implications of care delivery.

• Patient Care Delivery
• Nursing Fundamentals
• Interdisciplinary Teams
• Documentations
• Professional Etiquette
• Accountability
• Patient Care Coordination
• Communication
• Patient Evaluation
• Critical Thinking

• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice. Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the start of employment.
• RNs with less than 12 months of experience must obtain their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within four (4) years of their hire date.
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.

• Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.
• BSN is required as of the job description's last update on 4/27/2025. Employees hired or promoted prior to this date will be held to the minimum requirements that were in place at the time of their promotion or hire.

• See and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, and identify equipment and supplies.
• Communicate verbally, hear, and understand spoken information, alarms, and needs quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy, including frequent computer use and typing for documentation, medication preparation, etc.
• Lift and transfer patients; bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment of various weights.
• Walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and distributing supplies and equipment, including pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, and navigating crowded rooms.
• Stand in a stationary position for extended periods.
• For roles requiring driving:
  Expect to drive a vehicle, which requires sitting, seeing, and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

St. Marys Regional Hospital

Grand Junction, Colorado

Scheduled weekly hours: 36.

Hourly range: $36.71 – $56.17 (actual hourly rate dependent on experience).

Generous benefits package covering a wide range of programs to foster wellness—mental, physical, and social—enabling a sustainable culture of health, security, and connection.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.