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Registered Nurse - Contingent I - Cardiac/Telemetry Unit - Midnight shift
Shift: Midnight shift with weekend schedule
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Provides leadership in the coordination and delivery of quality compassionate patient care. Utilizes the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, to provide, delegate, supervise and document care and teaching of patients and family. Effectively communicates pertinent patient/family information to health care team. Participates in finding solutions for variances from patient goals and ensures implementation of solutions. Contingent Option 1: Unit-based contingent that reports directly to the Unit Manager/Unit Director. Meets all accountabilities of a Registered Nurse.
UNIT OVERVIEW:
34 bed unit – This unit is a telemetry/progressive care unit. Takes rapid responses from other units within the hospital. Post cardiac intervention pts, AICD/pacemakers insertions, cardiac ablation, TAVRS, watchmans. chest pain, STEMI/NSTEMI pts. AIRVO. All staff ACLS certified.
This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and duties. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- Graduation from an accredited school of Nursing.
- Previous 1-2 years recent related clinical nursing experience and a demonstrated level of performance and practice required.
- Telemetry experience/knowledge preferred.
- 2 years RN experience preferred.
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED:
- Current licensure by the Michigan State Board of Nursing.
- ACLS certification.