Registered Nurse, Telemetry, Nights

Job Requirements Company Description

At Shore Regional Health, you can learn, grow and make a lasting impact on patients and families. You’ll experience the support of a collaborative work environment and a sense of collegiality unlike any other. Our comprehensive system has many locations and practice options to choose from throughout the beautiful Eastern Shore of Maryland.

We are offering a $15,000 Sign-on Bonus!

Job summary

This role is considered the minimum role for all nurses who have greater than 12 months experience. Provides and coordinates independent care to patients within a clinical specialty as a fully effective and participative member of the multidisciplinary patient care services team. Utilizes the institution’s care delivery and professional practice models as the frame of reference for practicing as a professional nurse. Participates in activities to develop own practice, and to support group practice goals at the unit level. Is accountable to patient, family and team members for care provided and to the nurse manager for totality of work performance. Is accountable to hold to the Service Standards and to the Nursing Mission, Vision and Values.

Essential functions of the job

• The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. These are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.
• Clinical
• Practice: Competency in care of unit specific patient population; independently practices with solid knowledge and clinical skills; engaged in advancing own practice. Serves as a clinical resource for others. Applies and integrates evidence into practice. Functions effectively in roles specific to unit, such as arrest team for ICU, triage for ED, etc. Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to plan and coordinate care; independently advocating for patient/family needs. Models practice consistent with unit operations to ensure safe, timely effective, efficient, equitable, patient centered care.
• Professional
• Development: Engaged in advancing own practice. Responsible for maintaining competencies required for that patient care setting; focus on advancing own professional development. Attends unit-based staff development independently. Demonstrates the ability to serve as a trained preceptor and coach’s new nurse and students. Contributes to developing/evaluating unit-based orientation and other education activities. Contributes to nursing support personnel skills and development. Completes CE’s on an annual basis based on facility minimum requirements.
• Service/Quality: Understands and contributes to unit-based outcomes associated with National Hospital Quality Measures (NDNQI), Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators, and Facility Annual Operational Plan. Contributes to and endorses some or all elements of research/EBP/QI. Provides high quality, safe, patient centered care with focus on exceeding service expectations. Accountable for compliance with regulatory requirements and holds others accountable; participates in tracer activities when requested.