RN - Telemetry Surge Unit (Full-Time 36 Night)

Company: Queen's Health System
Location: Honolulu
Posted on: March 20, 2023

Job Description:

The Surge Unit is a 24-bed Med/Surg Telemetry unit comprised of private rooms. - Care is provided to the adult patient population 24 hours per day. - It is an overflow unit for inpatients.

Responsibilities

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I. JOB SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for coordinating clinical care of patient. - Integrates all health care providers to ensure high quality patient/family outcomes, and establishes a consistent and accountable relationship with patient/family. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, initiation and development of the plan of care, patient/family education, utilization management and discharge planning.

II. TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS -
Essential functions- Continuous: lifting up to 1/2 lb., seeing, hearing, talking, grasping, fingering. - Frequent to continuous: standing, walking, stooping, forward reaching, handling. - Frequent: pushing and pulling up to 30 psi, lifting up to 10 lbs., sitting, bending. Occasional to frequent: squatting, twisting. - Occasional: pushing and pulling up to 70 psi; - lifting: - horizontal lift/carry up to 75 lbs. with assistance, floor to waist up to 35 lbs., waist to shoulder up to 25 lbs., overhead level up to 15 lbs.; - carrying up to 35 lbs, running, climbing, side bending, - kneeling, crouching, overhead reaching. Operates various machines/tools/work aids.

III. - - - - TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS
Inside work. - Exposure to body fluids, blood products, and communicable diseases. - Work environment may be highly stressful, fast paced and hectic. - Assignment to inpatient adult psych areas and Family Treatment Center includes occasionally accompanying patients outdoors. - Management of confused/disoriented and combative patients may involve tasks which may compromise physical safety.

IV. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
A. Education/Certification and Licensure:
1.Licensure: - Registered Nurse, State of Hawaii
2.Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing; Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing preferred.
3.Current BLS/HCP card in all areas; ACLS, NALS and/or PALS in designated areas.
4.Ability to read, write, speak and understand English effectively.

Additional Requirements

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Additional Requirements for Experienced RN:

- - EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:
- - Current ACLS required.
- - NIH Stroke scale certification preferred.
- - Trauma certification (TCAR/TNCC/ATCN) preferred.

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- - EXPERIENCE:
- - Twelve (12) months of Telemetry RN experience within the last five (5) years required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Vet

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