Registered Nurse Telemetry

About this role

Responsibilities

• Recognizes signs of abuse and reports appropriately to the hospital social worker and/or Adult / Child Protective Services. Familiar with the EMTALA Regulations.
• Responsible for the observation and direction of patient lifts, mobilization, and shall participate as needed in patient handling.
• Attends and maintains mandatory training in safe patient handling, trained in safe lifting techniques, includes but not limited to 1) Appropriate use of lifting devices and equipment, 2) Five areas of body exposure: vertical, lateral, bariatric repositioning and ambulation, 3) Use of lifting devices to handle patients safely.
• Uses professional judgment and clinical assessment in safe patient handling that are consistent with Safe Patient Handling policies.
• Uses two patient identifiers consistently when drawing lab, administering medications and performing procedures. Follows medication reconciliation policy consistently.