Overview
Join our dynamic healthcare team as a Registered Nurse (RN) specializing in Medical-Surgical and Telemetry units! In this vital role, you will deliver exceptional patient care across a diverse range of medical conditions, ensuring safety, comfort, and optimal recovery. Your expertise will support both acute and post-acute care settings, making a meaningful difference in patients' lives every day. This position offers an energetic environment where your skills in nursing, critical thinking, and compassionate communication are truly valued.
Duties
- Provide comprehensive nursing assessments, including vital signs, physical examinations, and patient history documentation using electronic health record (EHR) systems such as Epic or Cerner.
- Administer medications and injections accurately following HIPAA guidelines and aseptic techniques, including IV infusions and medication management for acute pain or chronic conditions.
- Monitor patient responses to treatments, manage airway and ventilator support when necessary, and perform advanced procedures like suturing or catheterization.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans that meet the needs of patients with complex conditions such as infectious disease, trauma, or geriatrics.
- Conduct patient triage in emergency situations, prioritize urgent care needs, and coordinate transfers for Level I or Level II trauma cases or ICU admissions.
- Document all patient interactions thoroughly in EMR/EHR systems like Athenahealth or eClinicalWorks, ensuring compliance with medical records standards including ICD-10/ICD-9 coding.
- Educate patients and families on health management strategies, discharge planning, nutrition, and post-acute care options such as hospice & palliative medicine or long-term care.
Requirements
- Valid RN license with current state registration.
- Proven experience in medical-surgical units or telemetry with familiarity in hospital medicine, emergency medicine, or ICU settings.
- Strong knowledge of physiology, anatomy, medical terminology, and diagnostic evaluation techniques.
- Experience working with diverse patient populations including pediatrics, geriatrics, behavioral health patients or individuals with disabilities.
- Proficiency in EMR/EHR systems such as Cerner or Epic; familiarity with ICD-10/ICD-9 coding is preferred.
- Ability to perform sterile procedures like phlebotomy, specimen collection, tube feeding management, and ostomy care confidently.
- Critical care experience including ventilator management and acute response procedures is highly desirable.
- Excellent communication skills for effective patient assessment and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Join us to be part of a vibrant healthcare environment where your expertise fuels better outcomes! We are committed to supporting your professional growth through ongoing training in areas such as trauma medicine, infectious disease care, occupational health, or specialized fields like cardiology or nephrology. Your dedication will help us uphold the highest standards of patient-centered care while advancing your career in a fast-paced setting that values energy and innovation!
Pay: $42.00 - $45.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
