Responsibilities:

• Provides general and specialized direct and indirect patient care through the application of sound procedures and practices.
• Performs accurate and complete admission assessments within defined time frames.
• Assesses and documents patient's pain levels utilizing appropriate protocols.
• Prioritizes and documents patient problems based on assessed needs/problems in collaboration with the patient, family, and health care team.
• Monitors and documents patient's condition and effectiveness and timeliness of care and/or interventions.
• Evaluates, updates and revises plan of care to facilitate achievement of planned and expected outcomes.
• Delegates appropriate components of the nursing care plan to other members of the nursing team.
• Plans delivery of patient care in collaboration with other disciplines that promotes wellness and facilitates the discharge process.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Completion of a recognized course of study from an accredited School of Nursing.

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred. 

Certifications:

• Current state licensure as Registered Nurse (RN).

• Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) certification required.

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) certification required.
• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIH) completed within last year, required.

Complexity of Work:

• Desire to work in different hospitals as needed.
• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Work Experience:

• Minimum two years recent acute care experience in areas utilizing telemetry monitoring such as cardiac, step - down, medical / surgical telemetry units, concentrated care units.

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.