Staff Nurse RN - Medical Surgical Telemetry

Overview

• Department: MedSurg &  Telemetry
• Schedule: Nights, 7p-7a, 12-hour shifts (PRN)
• Facility: Prime Healthcare St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital
• Location: Chicago, IL 60622

Prime Healthcare Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital is Magnet- recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center, we rank in the top seven percent of all U.S Hospitals for nursing excellence.

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Responsibilities

The Registered Nurse is responsible for the delivery of safe patient care utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. Provides direct patient care within the scope of practice. The Registered Nurse also directs and guides patient/family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care in Telemetry Unit. The Registered Nurse is directly responsible and accountable for the care given to their assigned patients. They communicate with the physician about changes in the patient’s clinical condition including cardiac monitoring, results of diagnostic studies and symptomatology. Is able to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition and/or response to treatment.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1.      Current and valid state RN License.

2.      Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.

3.      Basic Arrythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire. 

4.      Current ACLS certificate 30 days upon hire and maintain current.

5.      Previous Acute Care hospital experience preferred.

6.      Ventilator Management experience preferred.

7.      Medical-Surgical Nurse-Board Certified (RN-BC) or similar certification; preferred.

8.      Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital offers competitive compensation and a reasonable compensation estimate for this role is $43.00. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.