MetaSense Inc · 3 hours ago
RN - Progressive Care/Telemetry - Travel
Pompton Plains, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
1+ years expMetaSense Inc is a healthcare staffing company seeking a Registered Nurse for Progressive Care/Telemetry. The role involves collecting health history data, developing individualized care plans, and coordinating patient education and discharge instructions while ensuring compliance with health regulations.
Human Resources
Responsibilities
Collects health history data from patient/family/significant other, and from previous medical records, while interacting with patient based on adolescent, adult or geriatric principles of communication
Completes admission assessment within the acceptable time frame
Notifies consults when admitting criteria has been identified
Completes Braden scale appropriately
Continually reassesses the developmental biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, educational, and discharge needs of patients
Creates individualized age appropriate plan of care by involving patient family significant other, reflecting the need for safety, education, and a healing atmosphere
Updates and revises the plan of care as needed and as patient status changes, in consultation with patient, family and caregiver
Develops realistic outcomes/resolutions based on developmental stage in life, integrating into practice the physiological changes and psychological needs related to the elderly (i. E., skin integrity, safety, depression)
Recognizes and documents interventions needed to obtain outcomes/resolutions
Continually reevaluates patients’ needs accurately, initiating appropriate nursing actions to address needs
Delegates responsibilities for care, when applicable, and makes assignments according to skill level of care giver
Performs patient care activities based on priorities of care
Integrates, delegates and coordinates patient care using an interdisciplinary approach
Documentation reflects the patient’s response to nursing interventions, medications, treatments and education while corresponding to age appropriate expectations
Documentation is legible, timely, accurate and in accordance with policy and procedure
Complies with Department of Health and other regulatory agency requirements
Updates bed boards and communication of bedsides needs
Assesses patients/family’s/significant others comprehension, skill level and barriers to learning
Initiates and coordinates patient/family/significant other teaching utilizing age appropriate instructions and teaching tools to reinforce areas of knowledge deficit
Provides teaching bag to each patient, reviewing its contents upon unit admission
Documents all teaching performed to both patients/families on interdisciplinary teaching record
Discharge plan is initiated at the time of admission and implemented throughout the hospital length of stay
Participates in interdisciplinary patient care meetings
Develops, initiates, and participates in the process of patient education, discharge instructions, and preparation of patient/family/significant other for discharge
Continues education and reinforcement of patient discharge plan with all involved
Accomplishes a timely, comfortable, and safe discharge
Transcribes orders correctly
Signs off orders, using date, time, 1st initial, full last name and status correctly and in a timely manner
Utilizes Computer system
Accepts phone orders as per policy and documents readback
Clarifies unclear, illegible, or non-specific orders, prior to implementation
Other duties may be assigned
Applies telemetry leads correctly for monitoring; addresses the purpose of cardiac monitoring with the patient family significant other
Coordinates with the Telemetry Technician individualized arrhythmic parameters for the patient’s condition to ensure correct alarm settings are set
Interprets and documents telemetry monitoring strips accurately keeping attending Physician informed of ectopy
Initiates chest pain protocol as indicated utilizing appropriate nursing interventions and documenting outcomes
Follows telemetry standing orders
Manages patients on high risk intravenous cardiac drugs and understands the implications of treatment
Assists with elective cardioversion
Qualification
Required
Valid NJ RN License
BLS Required
ACLS Required
1-2 years of experience in Cardiac/Telemetry
1-2 years in Acute Care
Basic dysrhythmia experience required
Preferred
PCCN Preferred
BSN Preferred or enrolled in BSN program
Company
MetaSense Inc
ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING HEALTHCARE PLACEMENT TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY MetaSense, Inc.™ is a service-driven, Inc 5000 award-winning talent & technology company located in West Berlin, NJ, with offices in West Berlin, NJ and Philadelphia, PA.
Founded in 1999Voorhees, New Jersey, US
51-200 employeesFunding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
John Hunter
Chief Operating Officer
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