Medical Surgical Telemetry Registered Nurse (RN) - 36 hours/week, rotating shifts

Registered Nurse Medical Telemetry 36 hours week Rotating

About the Job

Come work for our team! Johnson 3 is an exciting 32 bed medical telemetry unit that uses evidence-based practice to compassionately and expertly care for patients with stroke, cardio-pulmonary disorders, and acute infections including sepsis. We are the designated stroke unit that is providing exciting opportunities for growing our bedside neurological assessment skills. Our staff uses a comprehensive team approach in caring for our patient population where we pride ourselves in creating a positive work environment.

The services we provide include patient education such as diabetes teaching, congestive heart failure checklists, continuing care for acute blood clots, respiratory care, comprehensive stroke care, and discharge planning instructions in regards to the specific admitting diagnosis. Our new telemetry monitoring system allows staff to carefully assess for cardiac arrhythmias (chronic or acute) during the patient’s stay and treat such arrythmias accordingly, as well as complete care of the patient with self-limiting and chronic conditions. Johnson 3 generally accepts patients ranging from 18 years of age or older with stable cardiac and medical conditions. As a Registered Nurse (RN) for our Inpatient Team, you will be responsible for the following:

· Complete assessments, administer medications, wound treatments, observes patient’s progress and evaluates therapies for clinical outcomes and effectiveness

· Collaborate with physicians and other medical professionals to develop an optimal health care strategy plan for each individual patient

· Support and educate patients and their loves ones to achieve maximum outcomes

Required Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred

· Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

· Basic Life Support (BLS) required

· Basic telemetry experience or successful completion of Basic Arrhythmia Recognition and Care of the telemetry patient required within 6 months of hire