Registered Nurse Telemetry

Prime Healthcare; Blue Springs (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance options

Paid vacation, sick time and holidays

401K options

Tuition reimbursement options

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Prime Healthcare is looking for a part-time Telemetry Registered Nurse (RN) to work night shifts at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs, MO. The role involves monitoring patients' vital signs and ensuring safe patient handling.

Essential qualifications include a current RN License, BLS, and ACLS certifications. Benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance, paid vacations, and more. Join us to make a difference in patient care!

Qualifications

• Current RN License required.
• BLS and ACLS certifications must be maintained.
• Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation certification within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and interpret patients' vital signs in telemetry units.
• Ensure clinical alarms are properly set and audible.
• Use two patient identifiers consistently for procedures.

Skills

Current and valid state RN License

Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation

Current BLS certification

Current ACLS certification

Previous Acute Care hospital experience

Ventilator Management experience

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Medical-Surgical Nurse-Board Certified (RN-BC)

Job description

Overview

Shift Available: Nights

Employment Type: Part-Time

Hours: 7:00pm-7:00am (12-hour shifts)

Location: St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs, MO

Here are some of the benefits of working at Prime Healthcare:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance options
• Paid vacation, sick time and holidays
• Bereavement leave, FMLA and other leave options
• Employer 401K options
• Tuition reimbursement options
• Life, disability, and other insurance options
• Many other amazing benefits

Full benefits at Prime Healthcare: https://www.primehealthcare.com/careers/benefits/

We are seeking aTelemetryRegistered Nurse(RN),sometimes referred to as aTelemetry RNor Tele RN.A TeleRNspecializing in attending to patients within our telemetryunits,includingthose needing cardiac monitoring.The Tele RNwillmonitorand interpretourpatient's vital signs, such as heart rate, heart rhythm, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation level. Continuous monitoring of patients, by the Telemetry RNenables gatheringreal-time data to make informed decisionsregardingpatient care, ensuring early detection of abnormalities or changes in the patient's condition.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (includes, but not limited to):

• Recognizes signs of abuse and reports appropriately to the hospital social worker and/or Adult / Child Protective Services. Familiar with the EMTALA Regulations.
• Responsible for the observation and direction of patient lifts, mobilization, and shall participate as needed in patient handling.
• Attends and maintains mandatory training in safe patient handling, trained in safe lifting techniques, includes but not limited to 1) Appropriate use of lifting devices and equipment, 2) Five areas of body exposure: vertical, lateral, bariatric repositioning and ambulation, 3) Use of lifting devices to handle patients safely.
• Uses professional judgment and clinical assessment in safe patient handling that are consistent with Safe Patient Handling policies.
• Uses two patient identifiers consistently when drawing lab, administering medications and performing procedures. Follows medication reconciliation policy consistently.
• Does not use unacceptable abbreviations in documentation (uses read back on all telephone orders.) Monitors authentication and validation of telephone orders within 24 hours by the physician.
• Ensures consistently that all clinical alarms, i.e. cardiac monitors are set with the appropriate parameters for the patient and are audible at all times.

Qualifications

Education and Work Experience

• Current and valid state RN License.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• Basic Arrythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
• Current ACLS certificate 30 days upon hire and maintain current.
• Previous Acute Care hospital experience preferred.
• Ventilator Management experience preferred.
• Medical-Surgical Nurse-Board Certified (RN-BC) or similar certification; preferred.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

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Employment Status

Part Time < 60

Shift

Nights

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf