Registered Nurse Telemetry

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice
• •Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the start of employment
• •Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers
• •Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• •Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN)
• •Education must be obtained from an accredited institution
• •Degree will be verified
• •Must be able to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies
• •Must be able to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately
• •Must have manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy
• •Must be able to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients
• •Must be able to bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment
• •Must be able to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment
• •Must be able to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time
• •Must be able to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles
• •Must be able to effectively lead and coach others
• •Must be able to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources
• •Must be able to provide accurate & timely documentation
• •Must understand legal implications of care delivery
• •Must comply with regulatory standards
• •Must practice within scope of licensure
• •Must integrate legal and ethical standards into practice
• •Must promote nursing profession and participate in development of others
• •Must be able to assess physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate)
• •Must be able to seek and evaluate information acquired from other members of interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others
• •Must be able to use assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care
• •Must be able to actively seek patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of care including needed education
• •Must be able to collaboratively plan and prepare patients for further support needs once the current episode of care outcomes are met (i.e., teaching, referrals, and follow-up)
• •Must be able to direct the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration as appropriate
• •Must be able to provide or delegate care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care and professional licensure provisions
• •Must be able to evaluate patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient, and family satisfaction
• •Must be able to revise plan of care as indicated and reassess changes as appropriate
• •Must be able to effectively communicate with patients, family, team, and physician
• •Must be able to hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately
• •Must be able to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy
• •Must be able to frequently use computer and type for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• •Must be able to transfer patients
• •Must be able to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment
• •Must be able to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients
• •Must be able to obtain and distribute supplies and equipment
• •Must be able to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
• •Must be able to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time
• •Must be able to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles
• •Must be able to effectively lead and coach others
• •Must be able to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources
• •Must be able to provide accurate & timely documentation
• •Must understand legal implications of care delivery
• •Must comply with regulatory standards
• •Must practice within scope of licensure
• •Must integrate legal and ethical standards into practice
• •Must promote nursing profession and participate in development of others
• •Must be able to assess physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate)
• •Must be able to seek and evaluate information acquired from other members of interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others
• •Must be able to use assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care
• •Must be able to actively seek patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of care including needed education
• •Must be able to collaboratively plan and prepare patients for further support needs once the current episode of care outcomes are met (i.e., teaching, referrals, and follow-up)
• •Must be able to direct the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration as appropriate
• •Must be able to provide or delegate care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care and professional licensure provisions
• •Must be able to evaluate patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient, and family satisfaction
• •Must be able to revise plan of care as indicated and reassess changes as appropriate
• •Must be able to effectively communicate with patients, family, team, and physician
• •Must be able to hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately
• •Must be able to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy
• •Must be able to frequently use computer and type for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• •Must be able to transfer patients
• •Must be able to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment
• •Must be able to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients
• •Must be able to obtain and distribute supplies and equipment
• •Must be able to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
• •Must be able to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time
• •Must be able to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles
• •Must be able to effectively lead and coach others
• •Must be able to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources
• •Must be able to provide accurate & timely documentation
• •Must understand legal implications of care delivery
• •Must comply with regulatory standards
• •Must practice within scope of licensure
• •Must integrate legal and ethical standards into practice
• •Must promote nursing profession and participate in development of others
• •Must be able to assess physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate)
• •Must be able to seek and evaluate information acquired from other members of interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others
• •Must be able to use assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care
• •Must be able to actively seek patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of care including needed education
• •Must be able to collaboratively plan and prepare patients for further support needs once the current episode of care outcomes are met (i.e., teaching, referrals, and follow-up)
• •Must be able to direct the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration as appropriate
• •Must be able to provide or delegate care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care and professional licensure provisions
• •Must be able to evaluate patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient, and family satisfaction
• •Must be able to revise plan of care as indicated and reassess changes as appropriate
• •Must be able to effectively communicate with patients, family, team, and physician
• •Must be able to hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately
• •Must be able to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy
• •Must be able to frequently use computer and type for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• •Must be able to transfer patients
• •Must be able to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment
• •Must be able to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients
• •Must be able to obtain and distribute supplies and equipment
• •Must be able to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
• •Must be able to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time
• •Must be able to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles
• •Must be able to effectively lead and coach others
• •Must be able to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources
• •Must be able to provide accurate & timely documentation
• •Must understand legal implications of care delivery
• •Must comply with regulatory standards
• •Must practice within scope of licensure
• •Must integrate legal and ethical standards into practice
• •Must promote nursing profession and participate in development of others
• •Must be able to assess physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate)
• •Must be able to seek and evaluate information acquired from other members of interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others
• •Must be able to use assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care
• •Must be able to actively seek patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of care including needed education
• •Must be able to collaboratively plan and prepare patients for further support needs once the current episode of care outcomes are met (i.e., teaching, referrals, and follow-up)
• •Must be able to direct the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration as appropriate
• •Must be able to provide or delegate care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care and professional licensure provisions
• •Must be able to evaluate patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient, and family satisfaction
• •Must be able to revise plan of care as indicated and reassess changes as appropriate
• •Must be able to effectively communicate with patients, family, team, and physician
• •Must be able to hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately
• •Must be able to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy
• •Must be able to frequently use computer and type for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• •Must be able to transfer patients
• •Must be able to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment
• •Must be able to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients
• •Must be able to obtain and distribute supplies and equipment
• •Must be able to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
• •Must be able to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time
• •Must be able to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles
• •Must be able to effectively lead and coach others
• •Must be able to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources
• •Must be able to provide accurate & timely documentation
• •Must understand legal implications of care delivery
• •Must comply with regulatory standards
• •Must practice within scope of licensure
• •Must integrate legal and ethical standards into practice
• •Must promote nursing profession and participate in development of others
• •Must be able to assess physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate)
• •Must be able to seek and evaluate information acquired from other members of interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others
• •Must be able to use assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care
• •Must be able to actively seek patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of care including needed education
• •Must be able to collaboratively plan and prepare patients for further support needs once the current episode of care outcomes are met (i.e., teaching, referrals, and follow-up)
• •Must be able to direct the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration as appropriate
• •Must be able to provide or delegate care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care and professional licensure provisions
• •Must be able to evaluate patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient, and family satisfaction
• •Must be able to revise plan of care as indicated and reassess changes as appropriate
• •Must be able to effectively communicate with patients, family, team, and physician
• •Must be able to hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately
• •Must be able to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy
• •Must be able to frequently use computer and type for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• •Must be able to transfer patients
• •Must be able to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment
• •Must be able to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients
• •Must be able to obtain and distribute supplies and equipment
• •Must be able to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
• •Must be able to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time
• •Must be able to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles
• •Must be able to effectively lead and coach others
• •Must be able to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources
• •Must be able to provide accurate & timely documentation
• •Must understand legal implications of care delivery
• •Must comply with regulatory standards
• •Must practice within scope of licensure
• •Must integrate legal and ethical standards into practice
• •Must promote nursing profession and participate in development of others
• •Must be able to assess physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate)
• •Must be able to seek and evaluate information acquired from other members of interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others
• •Must be able to use assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care
• •Must be able to actively seek patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of care including needed education
• •Must be able to collaboratively plan and prepare patients for further support needs once the current episode of care outcomes are met (i.e., teaching, referrals, and follow-up)
• •Must be able to direct the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration as appropriate
• •Must be able to provide or delegate care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care and professional licensure provisions
• •Must be able to evaluate patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient, and family satisfaction
• •Must be able to revise plan of care as indicated and reassess changes as appropriate
• •Must be able to effectively communicate with patients, family, team, and physician
• •Must be able to hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately
• •Must be able to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy
• •Must be able to frequently use computer and type for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• •Must be able to transfer patients
• •Must be able to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment
• •Must be able to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients
• •Must be able to obtain and distribute supplies and equipment
• •Must be able to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
• •Must be able to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time
• •Must be able to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles
• •Must be able to effectively lead and coach others
• •Must be able to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources
• •Must be able to provide accurate & timely documentation
• •Must understand legal implications of care delivery
• •Must comply with regulatory standards
• •Must practice within scope of licensure
• •Must integrate legal and ethical standards into practice
• •Must promote nursing profession and participate in development of others
• •Must be able to assess physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate)
• •Must be able to seek and evaluate information acquired from other members of interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others
• •Must be able to use assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care
• •Must be able to actively seek patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of care including needed education
• •Must be able to collaboratively plan and prepare patients for further support needs once the current episode of care outcomes are met (i.e., teaching, referrals, and follow-up)
• •Must be able to direct the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration as appropriate
• •Must be able to provide or delegate care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care and professional licensure provisions
• •Must be able to evaluate patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient, and family satisfaction
• •Must be able to revise plan of care as indicated and reassess changes as appropriate