Registered Nurse, Telemetry Med Surg, Nights
Company: Howard University Hospital
Location: Washington
Posted on: January 27, 2023
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Job Description:
With over 150 years of caring for our community and each other
in the Washington DC area, Howard University Hospital has a
world-renowned reputation for high-quality, patient-centric care.
Howard University Hospital is the nations only teaching hospital
located on the campus of a Historically Black University and has
created a superior learning environment, with groundbreaking
research and positive patient outcomes. Howard University Hospital
seeks to hire a Clinical Registered Nurse in Telemetry Med Surg who
will embrace our reach and historic tradition of excellence. If you
want to make a difference in someones life every day, consider a
position with a team of professionals who are doing just that,
making a difference. This position consists of three 12-hr Day
shifts 7p-7a, including every other weekend. Differentials and
Premiums apply. The Registered Nurse: Collaborates with
patient/family and health care team to determine health goals and
interventions and to revise plans of care as needed Maintains
awareness of the units periodic statistics regarding core measures,
nursing quality indicators, customer satisfaction measures, and
actively participates in activities/behaviors that progressively
improve the statistics Provides nursing care consistent with the
nursing practice standards, policies and procedures established by
the unit, department, division, and institution, professional
ethics and standards, and legal requirements Serves in the
rotational role of charge nurse upon completion of the 6 month
orientation period, and with approval by the nurse manager
Participates in unit performance improvement programs through
ongoing design, assessment and measurement, and performance
improvement activities Identifies patient care requirements by
establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients
and other persons in a position to understand care requirements
Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional,
psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and
families Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient
care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand
condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions
Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards;
measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards;
making or recommending necessary adjustments; following hospital
and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by
Nurse Practice Act of the District of Columbia, and other governing
agency regulations Protects patients and employees by adhering to
infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration
and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations
Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine
inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and
expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies;
using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results
Demonstrates competency in clinical skills, bedside manner,
infection control, physiological knowledge, administering
medication, medical teamwork, multi-tasking, listening, verbal
communication, health promotion and maintenance Qualified
candidates will possess: Associates Degree in Nursing Required.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred. Graduate of an accredited
school of nursing Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse
in the District of Columbia American Heart Association Basic Life
Support required 12 months RN nursing required. At Howard
University Hospital our job is to care for you. We do this by
offering: Work life balance Recognition and rewards for
professional expertise Competitive, comprehensive benefit plans
offered (including health, disability, vacation, sick leave, and
403B retirement plan) Tuition Remission for employees and their
dependent children COVID-19 Vaccination: Howard University Hospital
requires all external applicants to be fully vaccinated for
COVID-19 before commencing employment. External Applicants may be
required to furnish proof of vaccination and, if offered, may elect
to be vaccinated at a designated Howard University Hospital
location.
Keywords: Howard University Hospital, Washington DC , Registered Nurse, Telemetry Med Surg, Nights, Healthcare , Washington, DC
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