RN - Telemetry​/PCU, Day Shift

Come work where others vacation! We are seeking experienced nurses to join our team! $10k Sign on Bonus + Relocation Assistanc e
offered.

Our People.In this department, you'll work closely with a group of nurses highly regarded by our physicians. These dedicated nurse's prime focus is advocating for patients, ensuring they receive the compassionate and skilled care they require. The staff in this department will treat you like family. They enjoy spending time together, both during and outside of working hours.

Our Department. This department is an 18-bed Telemetry/PCU unit. Our patient population primarily consists of Cardiac, Neuro, and Pulmonary related care. Join us in our big plans to expand our skills and knowledge as our department continues to gro w.

Medical/Surgical/Telemetry (MS1)

• 18 private rooms
• Nursing is 4 or 5:1
• Patients include:
  • Cardiac diseases
  • Non-ST elevated myocardial infarction (NSTEMI)
  • Post-cath lab care
  • Acute cerebrovascular accident (CVA) without use of thrombolytics
  • Transient ischemia attack (TIA)
  • DVT/PE
  • Alcohol and drug withdrawal
  • Respiratory failure
  • Pneumonia
  • COPD Exacerbation
  • GI bleed

(they do not have tele-ICU) tele-neurology and tele-nephrology available

Essential Functions / Major Responsibilities:

Standard 1:
Assessment

• Provides initial and ongoing assessment and interpretation of patients within the framework of holistic professional nursing practice, and in accordance with the principles of patient and family centered care.
• Integrates knowledge from environmental factors into the assessment process.
• Assesses and interprets information and data regarding the patient’s culture and values system, lifestyle, and interest and ability to participate in their care, and other factors impacting successful treatment outcomes.
• Recognizes the impact of one’s own attitudes, beliefs and values on the assessment process.
• Identifies barriers to effective communication based on psychosocial, literacy, economic, cultural and religious considerations.
• Assesses and interprets patient’s ability (physical, social and psychological) to manage their health in order to transition their care or discharge. In collaboration with the patient or family identifies patient or family needs based on analysis of data.
• Identifies and communicates patient or family needs to the interdisciplinary health care team and other providers of care as appropriate through accurate documentation and vocal communication.
• Provides ongoing monitoring of patient’s and / or their family’s response to intervention; identifies deviations from expected outcomes and assesses change in patient status.

Standard 2:
Diagnosis

• Identifies risks to the patient’s health and safety including risk from interpersonal, systematic, cultural or environmental lifestyle.
• Uses assessment data and clinical decision support tools to identify and communicate actual or potential diagnoses, problems, and issues.
• Corroborates the diagnoses with the patient, family, group or community.
• Prioritize diagnoses based on mutually agreed goals to meet the healthcare needs of the patient, family, group or community.
• Documents diagnoses in a manner that facilitates the determination of the expected outcomes and plan.

Standard 3:
Outcomes Identification

• Identifies expected outcomes for an individualized patient treatment plan, in collaboration with the interprofessional team,
• Creates culturally sensitive expected outcomes from assessment data in collaboration with the patient and their care partner that facilitate coordination of care.
• Documents expected outcomes as measurable goals.
• Evaluate the actual outcomes against the expected outcomes.

Standard 4:
Planning

• Develops, coordinates and updates an individualized plan of care, based on evidence, in collaboration with the patient and their family, the interdisciplinary health care team and other providers of care promoting continuity of care across the continuum.
• Develops evidence-based strategies to address each of the identified diagnoses, problems, or issues including but not limited to the following:
  Promotion of health, prevention of illness or injury, healing, and supportive care.
• Prioritizes nursing interventions to achieve…