staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Telemetry - $55-84 per hour
Company: Tenet Desert
Location: Palm Springs
Posted on: March 12, 2025
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Job Description:
Tenet Desert is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Telemetry for a
nursing job in Palm Springs, California.Job Description &
Requirements
Up to $7,500 Sign-On bonus based on experience!
Desert Regional Medical Center is a 385-bed acute-care hospital
classified as a stroke receiving center and -Level I Trauma Center
-with an innovative, patient centered and evidence-based
Rehabilitation Services Department. ---Our compassionate team
provides a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services,
including acute care rehabilitation, joint replacement & spinal
surgery, neurosurgery, ICU, Telemetry, step-down care, skilled
nursing, as well as outpatient therapy, hand and lymphedema
clinics. -
GENERAL DUTIES: -
The Clinical Nurse assumes principal responsibility for the total
nursing care, assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation of
each assigned patient. The staff nurse initiates teaching and
educates the patient and family/or significant other to attain
optimal health. -Access to all Patient Health Information for
treatment purposes only. -
Shift: Night
Hours:DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC DUTIES: -Obtains information and
interpret information in terms of the patient's needs.
-Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development. -Understands the
range of treatment needed as appropriate to the ages of the
patients served. -Maintains Annual Competencies -Performs and
documents accurate comprehensive and daily assessments per policy
and standards for specific unit. -Demonstrates knowledge associated
with specific unit disease processes. -Demonstrates knowledge of
commonly used drugs for specific unit. -Initiates interdisciplinary
communications and incorporates recommendations. -Consistently
demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care
appropriate to the ages of the patients served on the assigned
unit. -Acts as a liaison between patient, physicians,
family/significant other and other health disciplines. -Develops,
implements and updates an individualized teaching and discharge
plan. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Initiates and
documents progressive patient and family/significant teaching.
-Facilitates the discharge process ensuring all goals are addressed
prior to discharge. -Utilizes current theories and knowledge for
accurate assessments and evaluations -Completes acuity evaluation
on all assigned patients according to unit protocol. -Consistently
performs proficiently on nursing unit. Including but not limited
to: Manages an average caseload specific to unit. Adapts to altered
work patterns, sets priorities, and modifies assignments to meet
patient needs utilizing available resources and staff ability and
availability. -Administers medications prescribed by physicians
according to policy, including IV's, blood and blood products.
Knows actions, indications, contraindications, precautions, adverse
reactions, dosage and route of administration on all drugs before
administering to patient. -Verifies against MAR for accuracy on an
ongoing basis. - -Consistently recognizes, evaluates and intervenes
appropriately in life-threatening situations. -Consistently checks
for new patient orders throughout the shift and implements them in
an appropriate timeframe. Completes an end of shift review of
physician orders. -Consistently recognizes variances of diagnostic
tests, vital signs and assessments. Notifies the physician in time
appropriate to the variance. -Functions as a charge nurse as
assigned. -Supports changes in clinical practice as evidenced by
the plan of care for the patient and subsequent documentation. - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Functions as a resource to
co-workers. - Acts as preceptor, and other duties as assigned.
-Ensures compliance with Departmental policies and procedures. -
Assume responsibility for knowledge and implementation of policy,
procedure, practice, CPG, changes. - -Maintains competence in
nursing practice through in services and participation in ongoing
continuing education per year. - 3 = > 25 CEU or 10 CEU + 3
Units College Credit, 2 = 10 - 24 CEU, 1 = Participates in the
Quality Improvement Program. -Monitors resource utilization and
charge completion -utilization is inconsistent and or incomplete -
-Follows appropriate chain of command for problem resolution
approaching problem solving with a positive attitude and
suggestions. -Consistently demonstrates accountability for
supervision and communication when assigned with students,
unlicensed assistive personnel, and float personnel. -Reports,
documents, and takes appropriate action (by the end of shift) for
incidents and or quality care issues that may affect the patient's
or staff well-being. -Consistently assesses patients for risk of
injury and takes appropriate action to reduce risk and promote
safety. -Uses restraints according to policy and consistently
explores other options less restrictive. - -Accurate documentation
demonstrated in medical record. -Serves as advocate for
patient/family by providing information and assists in utilization
of available resources and or alternatives for making health care
decisions (i.e. advanced directives, ethics consult etc.) -Handles
and disposes hazardous waste safely and appropriately -Consistently
handles oxygen safely -Consistently practices hand washing and use
of protective wear -Establishes or assesses proper identification
prior to delivery of care. -Requests clarification of Physician
orders as necessary -Tenet Desert Job ID #2503002723-1. Posted job
title: RN Tele Overflow Part Time Nights
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