Registered Nurse - 2 E Telemetry

Selectminds; Lapeer (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care is seeking a Registered Nurse in the 2 E Telemetry department to coordinate nursing care for monitored patients during their hospital stay, including cardiac monitoring and hemodynamic stabilization. You will deliver evidence-based care in accordance with state and hospital standards.

The role emphasizes direct patient care, patient privacy, dignity, and teamwork with physicians and staff to maintain a safe care environment.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Must possess valid State of Michigan Nursing License.
• BLS certified.
• ACLS certified within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate delivery of nursing care for monitored patients during their hospital stay, including cardiac monitoring and hemodynamic stabilization.
• Ensure quality nursing care is rendered in accordance with state, medical center and nursing department standards.
• Maintain a safe patient care environment, patient privacy, dignity and rights.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

Department:2 E Telemetry
Daily Work Times: 7:00 am - 7:30 pm
Shift: Days
Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours: 72

Position Summary:

The registered nurse is a professional nurse who coordinates the delivery of nursing care for monitored patients during their hospital stay including cardiac monitoring, hemodynamic stabilization, responsive to emergent situations and care of evidence-based medicine patients. The registered nurse ensures that quality nursing care is rendered to all patients in accordance with the Michigan Department of Public Health, the medical center and nursing department standards. Utilizing the nursing process, functions primarily in direct patient care. The registered nurse participates in maintaining a safe patient care environment, maintains patient privacy, dignity, confidentiality and respects patient’s rights.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Performs purposeful hourly rounding including: Pain, Position, Personal needs and Possessions

2. Applies the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and discharge needs of patient/family

3. Provides professional direct and indirect patient care in the medical-surgical telemetry setting

Required:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Must possess valid State of Michigan Nursing License
• BLS certified
• ACLS certified within 6 months of hire
• Possesses excellent customer service skills and the ability to communicate and present self to patient, visitors, other staff and physicians verbally and in writing in courteous, confident and professional manner

Preferred:

• Previous experience in acute care center
• Telemetry experience
• BSN in Nursing
• Completed and certified (up to date) in Basic Arrhythmia

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.