Med/Surg Telemetry RN

Full time night shift 8p-8a, rotating weekends and holidays

10% shift differential from 6p-6a*

25% weekend differential

35% extra if work weekend eve/night shift

Recruitment incentive authorized for this position**

Education debt reduction program may be authorized for this position*

We offer competitive salary, federal health benefits, and a three-tiered retirement plan (pension, social security, thrift savings plan)

5 weeks paid vacation for RNs per year

13 sick days per year

11 paid federal holidays-double time if worked

Tuition reimbursement and scholarship programs are available

Duties include but not limited to the following:

• Assesses patient post-operative medications and develops a sound plan of care based on assessment.
• Knowledgeable of the nursing care needs of patients as they relate to medical/surgical diagnosis.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of wound prevention of care.
• Provides IV care based on medical center policies.
• Performs accu checks.
• Recognizes and responds to emergency situations to include Code Blue (cardiac arrest); Code White (aggressive patients); Code Red (fire); Code Black (disaster). - Appropriately assesses need for safety devices and utilizes same in accordance with policy.
• Provides patient health education to patients and families with regard to current treatment, health issues, and patient/family concerns in accordance with educational level of patient/family.
• Complies with documentation standards.
• Administers medications in accordance with medical center policies via Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA).
• Provides guidance to paraprofessional and non-professional staff.
• Is able to care for patients withdrawing from alcohol, responding to significant symptoms and maintaining patient safety during detoxification.
• Directs care of the patient in restraints, assessing for physical needs. i. e. nutrition, hydration, toileting and range of motion exercises.
• Responsibilities of Registered Nurses who have completed Telemetry Education and competency to care for patients admitted under Acute Telemetry include, but are not limited to: Applies, adjusts, and monitors specialized equipment ordered for patient care.
• Interprets, documents, and records cardiac rhythm and other electronic displays.
• Interprets irregular telemetry readings and notifies appropriate medical team members.
• Initiates corrective action whenever information from monitoring equipment shows adverse or changing information.
• Follows all Wilkes-Barre VAMC policy, procedures, and Standard Operating Procedures governing Remote Telemetry program.

Basic Requirements:

• English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a State license, the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6); OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program. Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD).
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia. Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements, but do not possess the required licensure, may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,979.00 - $119,679.00 per year

Work Location: In person