Registered Nurse - Telemetry

Job Description

Role: Registered Nurse - Telemetry

Unit: Medsurg/Oncology

Location: Hixson, TN

Contract Duration: 13 Weeks

Shift: 12 Nights

Start: ASAP

Role Brief:

Studying patients' medical history, test results, and treatment plans.

Tracking routine heart rate, blood pressure, and pulse oximetry measurements.

Monitoring, interpreting, and recording data from specialized medical technologies and equipment.

Administering medication and performing treatment interventions in consultation with healthcare specialists.

Maintaining and updating ward charts, patient files, and medical records.

Instructing Telemetry Unit staff on patient care and treatment plans.

Collaborating with healthcare specialists and reporting changes and deteriorating conditions.

Explaining tests results and procedures to patients and their families, as well as answering questions.

Advising patients on post-hospital care, including prescribed medicine, home care protocols, disease prevention, and lifestyle changes.