RN Telemetry

Department: ICU

Shift Timings: 07:00-19:00 Monday to Friday (3 Days/12 Hours)

Per Week: 36 Hours

The clinician is willing to float throughout the hospital they are assigned to and could go to any unit within their scope of practice every other weekend required.

This is a general application for all of our telemetry units (at 4 different facilities - all in Louisville). The candidate will be placed in the Tele unit that most closely matches their work history and that has the greatest need.

NO RTO accepted. The candidate will work 4 of 6 holidays (Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's day) to be chosen by the manager of the unit.
Lunch ( hr, 1 hr, 2 hr, etc): 1/2 hr

Nurse Patient Ratio: 1:5-1:6 varies depending on staffing/acuity

Use of Ancillary staff: Yes

Does supplemental staff float: Yes

EPIC Documentation

• Studying patients' medical history, test results, and treatment plans.

• Tracking routine heart rate, blood pressure, and pulse oximetry measurements.

• Monitoring, interpreting, and recording data from specialized medical technologies and equipment.

• Administering medication and performing treatment interventions in consultation with healthcare specialists.

• Maintaining and updating ward charts, patient files, and medical records.

• Instructing Telemetry Unit staff on patient care and treatment plans.

• Collaborating with healthcare specialists and reporting changes and deteriorating conditions.

• Explaining test results and procedures to patients and their families, as well as answering questions.

• Advising patients on post-hospital care, including prescribed medicine, home care protocols, disease prevention, and lifestyle changes.

• Basic Life Support (BLS)

• The National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• 2 Professional References