Telemetry Registered Nurse

Southern Regional Medical Center; Riverdale (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays

401K options

Tuition reimbursement

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Southern Regional Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse to deliver safe patient care using the nursing process. This full-time role requires 12-hour days in Riverdale, GA, and responsibilities include direct patient care, patient/family teaching, and collaboration with physicians on cardiac monitoring and treatment responses.

The position emphasizes timely response to changing conditions, adherence to standards of care in Telemetry, and ongoing competency in ACLS/BLS and ventilator

Qualifications

• Current and valid state RN License.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire.
• Basic Arrhythmia 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.
• BSN preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care within the scope of practice.
• Directs and guides patient/family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care in Telemetry Unit.
• Directly responsible and accountable for the care given to assigned patients.
• Communicates with the physician about changes in patient condition including cardiac monitoring, diagnostic results, and symptoms.
• Responds quickly and accurately to changes in condition and/or response to treatment.

Skills

Nursing care

Patient assessment

Physician communication

Telemetry observation

Education

RN license (state)

BLS

ACLS (within 30 days)

Ventilator management

BSN (preferred)

Tools

BLS certificate

ACLS certificate

Job description

Overview

Shift’s Available: Days

Employment Type: Full Time

Hours: 12 hours

Location: Southern Regional Medical Center - Riverdale, GA

The Registered Nurse is responsible for the delivery of safe patient care utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.

Responsibilities

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

• Provides direct patient care within the scope of practice.
• The Registered Nurse also directs and guides patient/family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care in Telemetry Unit.
• The Registered Nurse is directly responsible and accountable for the care given to his/her assigned patients.
• He / She communicates with the physician about changes in the patient's clinical condition including cardiac monitoring, results of diagnostic studies and symptomatology.
• Is able to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition and/or response to treatment.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

• 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.

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

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Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

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