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Registered Nurse (RN) - Telemetry

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Desert Regional Medical Center

Palm Springs, California

The Clinical Nurse assumes principal responsibility for the total nursing care, assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation of each assigned patient. Desert Regional Medical Center is a trauma center.

Eligibility
Sign-on bonus

Posted Oct 8

Shift and hours
Nights Shift: Nights Job type: Full Time Hours:
Unit and setting
Telemetry · Hospital Registered Nurse (RN) - Telemetry
License
RN license Current CA Registered Nurse LicenseCurrent California RN license
Term
PermanentFull time

Do you qualify?

License
Current California RN license Current CA Registered Nurse License Check your license
Certification
AHA BLS certification, maintained at all times Current American Heart Association BLS certification and ACLS certification (maintain current at all times)
Certification
AHA ACLS certification, maintained at all times
Education
ADN (alternative to BSN) Associate Degree in Nursing ADN (G70AH / G70AK) or
Education
BSN (alternative to ADN) Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing BSN (G70AZ / G70AD)
Also asks
Comply with Respiratory Fit Testing Protection Policy Must comply with Respiratory Fit Testing Protection Policy
Also asks
Effective verbal and written communication skills Effective verbal and written skills to communicate with people on all levels and able to maintain positive working relationships with parents, families, and co-workers
Also asks
Able to independently manage multiple priorities

What it pays

Sign-on bonus
$15,000
Bonus
Sign-on bonus up to $15,000 Up to $15,000 Sign-On bonus based on experience!Based on experience
Eligibility
Benefit eligibility set by employment status Note : Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Benefits

  • BenefitsMedical, dental, vision, and life insuranceMedical, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • Benefits401(k) with employer match401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
  • BenefitsGenerous paid time offGenerous paid time off
  • BenefitsCareer development and continuing education opportunitiesCareer development and continuing education opportunities
  • BenefitsHealth savings accounts and healthcare and dependent flexible spending accountsHealth savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
  • BenefitsEmployee Assistance program and Employee discount programEmployee Assistance program, Employee discount program
More benefits (7)
  • BenefitsVoluntary pet, legal, accident and critical illness, long term care, elder and childcare, and auto and home insuranceVoluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
  • Health savings accounts
  • Healthcare and dependent flexible spending accounts
  • Employee Assistance program
  • Employee discount program
  • Voluntary benefits including pet, legal, accident, critical illness, long term care, elder and childcare, auto and home insurance

The role and schedule

Day to day
Maintain chemotherapy competency Maintain Chemotherapy Competency
Day to day
Obtain and interpret information in terms of patient needs Obtains information and interpret information in terms of the patient’s needs.
Day to day
Demonstrate knowledge of growth and development Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development.
Day to day
Understand the range of treatment appropriate to patient ages Understands the range of treatment needed as appropriate to the ages of the patients served.
Day to day
Maintain annual competencies Maintains Annual competencies.
Day to day
Perform and document comprehensive and daily assessments per policy Performs and documents accurate comprehensive and daily assessments per policy and standards for specific unit.
Day to day
Demonstrate knowledge of unit disease processes Demonstrates knowledge associated with specific unit disease processes.
Day to day
Demonstrate knowledge of commonly used unit drugs Demonstrates knowledge of commonly used drugs for specific unit.
Day to day
Initiate and document patient and family teaching Initiates, documents progressive patient, and family/significant teaching.
Day to day
Facilitate discharge process ensuring goals are addressed Facilitates the discharge process ensuring all goals are addressed prior to discharge.
Day to day
Initiate interdisciplinary communication and incorporate recommendations Initiates interdisciplinary communications and incorporates recommendations.
Day to day
Work with other disciplines on complex discharge planning Works with other disciplines for complex discharge planning and early facilitation of discharge process.

The workplace

Desert Regional Medical Center logo
Desert Regional Medical Center
Trauma Center

You would be walking into Desert Regional Medical Center on North Indian Canyon Drive in Palm Springs—a Tenet hospital in the Desert Care Network that has been on this campus since 1948. It holds a Level I Trauma Center designation…

Worth asking

  • Can you walk me through base pay range, differentials, and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
  • What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to ask
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Build questions for this role

Your fit

On your path

Telemetry is open from year one. One of the most open front doors in acute care; ACLS and rhythm.

Original listing

Posted on Desert Regional Medical Center’s careers page.

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Overview

Join our dedicated healthcare team where compassion meets innovation! As a Registered Nurse with us, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patients' lives while enjoying a supportive work environment that fosters professional growth and work-life balance. Ready to be a vital part of our mission? Apply today and bring your passion for nursing to a place where it truly matters!

At Desert Regional Medical Center, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
  • Generous paid time off
  • Career development and continuing education opportunities
  • Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
  • Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
  • Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note : Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Job Summary

Shift: Nights Job type: Full Time

Hours

Up to $15,000 Sign-On bonus based on experience!

The Clinical Nurse assumes principal responsibility for the total nursing care, assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation of each assigned patient. The staff nurse initiates teaching and educates the patient and family/or significant other to attain optimal health. Access to all Patient Health Information for treatment purposes only.

Responsibilities

Department Specific Duties

  • Maintain Chemotherapy Competency
  • Obtains information and interpret information in terms of the patient’s needs.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development.
  • Understands the range of treatment needed as appropriate to the ages of the patients served.
  • Maintains Annual competencies.
  • Performs and documents accurate comprehensive and daily assessments per policy and standards for specific unit.
  • Demonstrates knowledge associated with specific unit disease processes.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of commonly used drugs for specific unit.
  • Initiates, documents progressive patient, and family/significant teaching.
  • Facilitates the discharge process ensuring all goals are addressed prior to discharge.
  • Initiates interdisciplinary communications and incorporates recommendations.
  • Works with other disciplines for complex discharge planning and early facilitation of discharge process.

Qualifications

Required

  • Current CA Registered Nurse License
  • Associate Degree in Nursing ADN (G70AH / G70AK) or
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing BSN (G70AZ / G70AD)
  • Current American Heart Association BLS certification and ACLS certification (maintain current at all times)
  • Effective verbal and written skills to communicate with people on all levels and able to maintain positive working relationships with parents, families, and co-workers
  • Possess active listening skills
  • Compassionate and non judgmental care giver and advocate
  • Able to independently manage multiple priorities
  • Must comply with Respiratory Fit Testing Protection Policy
  • Must successfully complete EKG test within (60) sixty days of hire/ transfer

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Organization Description

Desert Care Network serves the healthcare needs of the Coachella Valley and Morongo Basin regions in Southern California with three hospitals Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio and Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree. The hospital network provides advanced care with services such as comprehensive stroke care, a cancer center, a Level 1 Trauma Center and the only Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the Coachella Valley. Desert Care Network is committed to healthcare equality. Join our team!

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What's around it?

In Palm Springs, CA

Palm Springs, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 11% above the US average

Median rent
$1,562/mo
Household income
$73,119/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

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