Registered Nurse (RN) - Tele

Job Description: Registered Nurse (RN) - Tele/Telemetry

The Registered Nurse is responsible for evaluating patients and assisting physicians with patient care.

• Plans, implements, and documents nursing care based on patient's needs.
• Identifies patient needs and determines priorities for care through assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
• Develops, implements and coordinates individualized plan of care for patients assigned through initial and on-going assessments.
• Initiates assessment based on the patient's problems or needs, the physician's medical diagnosis, and the functional health framework.
• Performs therapeutic nursing interventions.
• Manages care of patients.
• Documents care based on standards of care and practice, patient acuity, and/or clinical priorities.
• Advocates for evidence-based practice care standards and supports adoption of evidence-based practices and innovations in care delivery.
• Provides patient centric care in alignment with professional nursing practice model.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Education Requirement: 

• ASN.
• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing - Required.

Preferred Education: BSN.

Required Certifications & Licensure:

• BLS - AHA.
• NJ State Professional Registered Nurse license or multi-state compact license.
• NIHSS.
• Tele Certification
• Telemetry Certification or Telemetry Competency Exam REQUIRED.
• CEU Contact Stroke 4 Hours

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Minimum 2 years (recent) Telemetry experience required.
• Support the admitted patients holding in the ED area

Schedule Notes: Support the admitted patients holding in the ED area 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM 3 x 12 hour shifts

• Every Other Weekend Required
• Holidays Required As needed within the department
• No On-Call Requirement
• Float Requirement: Yes, within like telemetry units within the facility

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Equiliem Healthcare specializes in staffing clinical, non-clinical, and allied personnel. We excel in all levels, disciplines, and specialties within the healthcare spectrum. Our projects range from short to long term local and travel assignments. Equiliem has been recognized as a certified small business enterprise. In addition, we are proud that we have earned the prestigious Joint Commission accreditation for staffing firms and have been awarded Best in Staffing 4 years running by our employees and client partners.
 
Benefits offered to our workers include the following:

• Medical Insurance
• Vision & Dental insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401K
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Discounts & Rewards
• Payroll Payment Options