Registered Nurse; RN; Medical And Telemetry

Department: 35817 Aurora St. Lukes Medical Center - Med Surg: IU 9LM Medical and Telemetry Status:
Full time Benefits Eligible:
Yes Hours Per Week: 36 Schedule Details/Additional Information:
Days  Every 3rd weekend 50% of holidays. Pay Range: $38.20 - $57.30 9LM is a 23-bed medical telemetry floor. We care for adult patients 18
-100+ years with multiple medical conditions including: COVID, COPD, Pneumonia, Congestive Heart Failure, Diabetes, Renal Failure and Alcohol/Opioid Withdrawal. You will manage:
Telemetry Monitoring, Wound Care, Foley Catheters, Rectal Tubes, Titrating Medications (i.e., Protonix, Insulin, Cardizem, Lasix), and use care of the elderly principles (ACE). We are a fast-paced medical unit partnering with our Hospitalist Physicians. We pride ourselves in working as a team and have a wealth of experience from which you will learn and grow. Come join our dynamic team!

• Uses the nursing process to assess the needs of the patient, plan and implement individualized interventions and evaluate the effectiveness of the plan of care.
• Includes the patient and family in planning and implementing care and develops and maintains a therapeutic relationship throughout the healthcare continuum.
• Anticipates and recognizes significant changes in the patient’s condition, status, and need for care.
• Provides ongoing assessment of the patient and takes appropriate actions when changes occur.
• Anticipates and alters the plan of care as needed, mobilizes appropriate resources, and collaborates with other health care team members to coordinate patient centered care.
• Implements strategies to reduce patient risk and increase patient safety.
• Assesses patient and family readiness to learn and individualizes the approach as necessary.
• Works collaboratively to develop strategies to meet the learning needs of the patient and family.
• Actively coordinates the discharge plan utilizing an interdisciplinary approach.
• Applies evidence-based practice to deliver patient care.
• Consistently incorporates nursing and regulatory standards of care into practice.
• Provides ongoing evaluation of patient, team, and unit outcomes and is empowered to take appropriate action when changes are needed.
• Supports shared governance activities and initiatives to improve processes and patient outcomes.
• Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills.
• Promotes collaboration among healthcare team members.
• Assumes a leadership role in the care team and delegates appropriately to unlicensed personnel.
• Promotes a culture of safety through identifying threats to patient safety and intervening to prevent patient harm.
• Reports patient safety events and near misses in a timely manner.
• Seeks to identify potential safety issues and assists in the implementation of corrective actions.
• Applies ethical decision making, demonstrates respect and understanding for peers, and other clinical disciplines.
• Participates as an effective member of the patient care team to formulate an integrated, unbiased, individualized approach to care.
• Participates in quality/process improvement initiatives to improve the functions of the department and the patient care experience.
• Participates in professional activities which contribute to personal professional development and the development of others.
• Seeks opportunities to be taught, coached, and mentored.
• Attends required meetings/educational programs and completes annual competencies in a timely manner.

• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA)

Completion of an accredited or approved program in Nursing.

Typically requires 1 year of experience in clinical nursing.

• Demonstrates progression to provide holistic patient care and the ability to view clinical situations from a patient and family focus.
• Demonstrates progression to recognize situational changes that require unplanned or unanticipated interventions, and responds to situations with confidence, timeliness and flexibility.
• Proficient computer skills, use of electronic mail and electronic medical records systems.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), listening and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates human relation skills with the ability to develop rapport and…