Registered Nurse - Telemetry

Job Description - Registered Nurse - Telemetry Full Time (Days) (169976)

Registered Nurse - Telemetry Full Time (Days) - 169976

Provides direct patient care to Telemetry patients using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and with the policies, values, and mission of the organization.

• Assessing the patient’s physical and mental health including the patient’s reaction to illnesses and treatment regimens.
• Recording and reporting the results of the nursing assessment.
• Planning, initiating, delivering, and evaluating appropriate nursing acts.
• Teaching, assigning, delegating to or supervising other personnel in implementing the treatment regimen.
• Collaborating with other health care providers in determining the appropriate health care for a patient but, subject to the provisions of G.S.90-18.2, not in prescribing a medical treatment regimen or making a medical diagnosis, except under supervision of a licensed physician.
• Implementing the treatment and pharmaceutical regimen prescribed by any person authorized by State law to prescribe the regimen.
• Providing teaching and counseling about the patient’s health.
• Reporting and recording the plan for care, nursing care given, and the patient’s response to that care.
• Supervising, teaching, and evaluating those who perform or are preparing to perform nursing functions and administering nursing programs and nursing services.

Supervised By:
Administrative Director, Nurse Manager, Registered Nurse

Supervises:
Nursing assistants, Unit secretary, Licensed Practical Nurse

• Current North Carolina License, BLS.
• Graduate of accredited school of nursing. Prefer one year of inpatient nursing experience.