RN- Interventional Telemetry- Days
Company: SSM Health
Location: Bridgeton
Posted on: August 7, 2022
Job Description:
Welcome to SSM Health DePaul Hospital. We pride ourselves in
providing a strong foundation in nursing. We embrace continuous
growth and opportunity through frequent goal setting and
educational experiences. We are a place where new and seasoned
staff can develop their skills and grow together.
We want you to be a part of the team on 6 South! We re a
fast-paced, 28-bed Interventional Telemetry unit.
- Work with a diverse and unified team that are mission-driven
and work collaboratively to provide safe and exceptional care to
our patients.
- Gain experience and knowledge such as cardiac rhythm
interpretation, care for patients pre and post- cardiac procedure,
care for Covid-19 patients, and learn about a wide variety of
medical conditions.
- Sharpen your time management skills by providing care to a team
of approximately 5 patients.
- Perfect your foundational nursing skills such as assessment,
critical thinking, IV insertion, phlebotomy, wound care, management
of tube feedings, central line maintenance, foley catheter and NG
tube placement and care, administration of blood products, and
administration of cardiac medications/drips. Provides direct
nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures
and protocols of the healthcare organization. PRIMARY
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Uses standards of medical-surgical nursing practice to increase
the quality of care and quality of life for the patient, family,
and significant other(s) by systematically evaluating the quality
and effectiveness of nursing practice.
- Establishes effective relationships and serves as an advocate
with the patient, family, and significant other(s) to facilitate
the development of the care plan unique to the patient s care
needs.
- Uses the nursing process to develop and implement the plan of
care, collect assessment data for each patient, determine
appropriate nursing diagnoses, identify expected patient outcomes,
determine the plan of care, implement interventions, and evaluate
patient outcomes.
- Develops assessment and management strategies based on a
consideration of the physical, functional, cultural, social,
economic, developmental, spiritual, vocational, and leisure
dimensions of human responses to actual and potential health
problems.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the impact of actual or potential
illness and each patient s physical, functional, cultural, social,
economic, developmental, spiritual, vocational, and leisure
status.
- Utilizes leadership skills by coordinating and collaborating
with the patient, family, significant other(s), communities, and
members of the inter-professional team in assessing needs, setting
goals, planning interventions, providing care, and evaluating
outcomes.
- Utilizes effective communication to participate with the
patient, family, significant other(s), and other health care
providers in collaborative decision making that reflects the
understanding that care should be culturally sensitive, ethical,
legal, holistic, informed, compassionate, and humane, and within
the boundaries of available economic resources.
- Educates the patient, family, and significant other(s) about
measures that promote, maintain, and restore health or promote
comfort.
- Fosters a healthy work environment within the practice setting
and profession by serving as a mentor and role model for nursing
colleagues, students, and others.
- Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and
scientific knowledge in health care to medical-surgical nursing
practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient
s age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the
department's Scope of Service.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- May perform point of care testing according to policies and
procedures.
- Performs other duties as assigned.EDUCATION
- Graduate of accredited school of nursingEXPERIENCE
- No experience required
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Constant use of speech to share information through oral
communication.
- Constant standing and walking.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing
0-25 lbs.
- Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near
(20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and
distinguish colors.
- Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
- Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication,
distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning
machinery, etc.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects
weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
- Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting,
gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Occasional driving.
- Rare crawling and running. Associated topics: care, coronary,
hospice, mhb, nurse rn, psychatric, staff nurse, surgery, surgical,
transitional
Keywords: SSM Health, Springfield , RN- Interventional Telemetry- Days, Healthcare , Bridgeton, Illinois
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