Travel Nurse RN - Cardiac Stepdown - $2,400 per week

Atlantic Health System Hospital - 97 West Parkway • pompton plains, nj, us • 1d ago

Certification Details
BLS
ACLS

Job Details
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.
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.
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.
Transcribes orders correctly.
Utilizes Computer system.
Accepts phone orders as per policy and documents readback.
Clarifies unclear, illegible, or non-specific orders, prior to implementation.
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.

Job Requirements
Valid NJ RN License
BLS Required
ACLS Required
PCCN Preferred
1-2 years of experience in Cardiac/Telemetry
1-2 years in Acute Care
Basic dysrhythmia experience required

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