Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry - $1,894 per week Job Listing at Heywood Hospital in Gardner, MA (Job ID 5272003-2024-10-26)

Description

Certification Details
• Current MA RN License is required.
• BLS-AHA required.
• ACLS obtained within 60-days of hire.

Job Details
• The telemetry RN will provide competent and caring nursing skills while upholding the mission, vision, and values of Heywood Hospital.
• Able to interpret cardiac rhythm strips and to act/react to those findings.
• This position includes assessment, interpretation of physiological elements, development of nursing plan of care, patient education, communication with physicians, and more.
• Provides patient care based on standards of care, standards of practice, protocols, and established policies and procedures.
• Respects each patient as an individual; provides care that fosters the patient's sense of dignity and positive self-regard.
• Provides patient/family teaching based on identified learning needs, readiness to learn, and barriers to learning.
• Collaboratively plans and prepares patient/family for discharge incorporating support systems/resources as necessary.
• Appropriately delegates and supervises nursing interventions performed by others.
• Appropriately prioritizes patient care.
• Provides thorough, timely, and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions and patient responses.
• Promotes learning for colleagues and self.
• Proactively identifies risk to patient safety and identifies opportunities to reduce medical/health care errors.
• Identifies ethical issues in care and develops plan to address.
• Participates actively in daily multi-disciplinary rounds for planning, coordinating, implementing and evaluating patient care.
• Statement of Other Duties: Employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.

Job Requirements
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• 1 year med-surge experience preferred
• Previous telemetry experience preferred

Schedule Information
• May require rotation of shifts or adjustment of hours to meet departmental needs.

Unit Specific Information
• Position requires the ability to interpret cardiac rhythm strips and to act/react to those findings including knowledge of IV drip titration as appropriate to W1/telemetry patient needs.
• Responsible for obtaining supporting information and completing required documentation related to medication reconciliation for use by the Attending MD.
• Interprets and documents patient cardiac rate, rhythm and configuration and initiates appropriate treatment plan based on physician orders.
• Evaluates and takes appropriate action for patients with chest pain or other cardiac related symptoms.
• Assesses patient pain level upon admission and as necessary, depending upon diagnosis utilizing the numerical pain scale.
• Safely administers medications and intravenous therapy in accordance with physicians orders, protocols, policies and procedures.
• Utilizes pain management devices and other techniques to ensure proper pain relief.
• Sets up, maintains and troubleshoots other equipment related to the surgical patient such as traction/orthopedic equipment/devices, feeding pumps, chest tubes and drains, etc.