Overview
We are seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for the Telemetry department at Providence Medical Center.
Sign-On Bonus: $20,000
Shift’s Available: Nights
Employment Type: Full-Time
Hours: 7:00pm-7:00am (12-hour shifts)
Location: Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, KS
Here are some of the benefits of working at Prime Healthcare:
- Health, dental, and vision insurance options
- Paid vacation, sick time and holidays
- Bereavement leave, FMLA and other leave options
- Employer 401K options
- Tuition reimbursement options
- Life, disability, and other insurance options
- Many other amazing benefits
Responsibilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (includes, but not limited to):
- Recognizes signs of abuse and reports appropriately to the hospital social worker and/or Adult / Child Protective Services. Familiar with the EMTALA Regulations.
- Responsible for the observation and direction of patient lifts, mobilization, and shall participate as needed in patient handling.
- Attends and maintains mandatory training in safe patient handling, trained in safe lifting techniques, includes but not limited to 1) Appropriate use of lifting devices and equipment, 2) Five areas of body exposure: vertical, lateral, bariatric repositioning and ambulation, 3) Use of lifting devices to handle patients safely.
- Uses professional judgment and clinical assessment in safe patient handling that are consistent with Safe Patient Handling policies.
- Uses two patient identifiers consistently when drawing lab, administering medications and performing procedures. Follows medication reconciliation policy consistently.
- Does not use unacceptable abbreviations in documentation (uses read back on all telephone orders.) Monitors authentication and validation of telephone orders within 24 hours by the physician.
- Ensures consistently that all clinical alarms, i.e. cardiac monitors are set with the appropriate parameters for the patient and are audible at all times.
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Qualifications
Education and Work Experience
- Must have current and valid license as a Registered Nurse issued by the State.
- BCLS upon hire and maintain current.
- Previous Acute Care hospital experience preferred.
- ACLS within 30 days of hire and maintained current.
Full benefits at Prime Healthcare: https://www.primehealthcare.com/careers/benefits/
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