Telemetry Registered Nurse
New York, NY
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Telemetry Location not provided. This position provides safe, competent, quality care to a designated group of patients and their significant others on a medical-surgical and telemetry unit. Responsibilities include patient assessment, care planning, interdisciplinary collaboration, patient and caregiver education, quality and safety practices, and accurate clinical documentation.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shift, 7:00 AM7:30 PM, 11.5-hour shifts, with a minimum of 34.5 hours per week; every other weekend required.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Current New York State Registered Nurse license
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
  • Minimum of 2 years of Registered Nurse experience
  • Minimum of 2 years of telemetry and critical care experience
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred; an Associate Degree in Nursing may be considered with relevant experience and/or active enrollment in a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Electronic medical record experience
• Additional Information:
  • Provides patient-centered care using the nursing process, critical thinking, assessment, and intervention skills.
  • Collaborates with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to develop, implement, and evaluate patient care plans.
  • Educates patients and caregivers regarding care plans, transitions of care, health promotion, and disease prevention.
  • Supports quality improvement, evidence-based practice, nursing research, and patient safety initiatives.
  • Performs accurate clinical documentation in accordance with regulatory, legal, and standards-of-care requirements.
  • May perform charge nurse duties and support patient throughput, resource management, and unit operations.
  • Ventilator and telemetry skills are required.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits