Cardiac Tele RN - Baptist Health

Position Summary

Baptist Health is seeking Cardiac Telemetry Registered Nurses to join our team!

As a Cardiac Tele RN, you will provide specialized care in a hospital or inpatient/observation setting to acute care patients receiving active treatment for an illness, injury, medical condition, or post-intervention recovery. You will play a critical role in ongoing assessment and management to support patient recovery and outcomes.

 

With five hospital locations and a variety of flexible schedules, Baptist Health offers opportunities that fit your lifestyle and career goals. We take the time to personally match you with the facility and team that align with your experience, values, and aspirations.

Enjoy comprehensive benefits starting on day one, designed to support you at every stage of life, including:

 

• Student loan repayment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Family care support, including backup elder care, backup childcare, and pet care
• And more! Learn about the benefits we offer here

 

Baptist Health is a not-for-profit, faith-based health system with 1,700 beds across five hospitals, multiple outpatient centers, and physician offices. It operates Alabama’s largest primary care network, with 70 clinics spanning four counties. Supported by a team of 2,600 employed and affiliated physicians and over 7,000 team members, Baptist Health is committed to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to the communities it serves.

 

A New Day in HealthcareBaptist Health is now part of Orlando Health, marking an exciting new chapter in delivering exceptional care to our communities. Orlando Health is a private, not-for-profit healthcare organization with a century-long legacy of providing expert, compassionate care to diverse populations. With physicians in more than 100 specialties, award-winning hospitals, standalone emergency departments, urgent care centers, and more, Orlando Health draws patients from across the state, region, and nation.

 

Together, we’re building a stronger, more connected future in healthcare—right here at home.

 

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Responsibilities

 

Responsibilities for Cardiac Tele Include, But Not Limited To:

• Performs comprehensive assessments, recognizes critical changes, and initiates appropriate interventions or emergency protocols.

• Manages and interprets data from specialized equipment (e.g., intracranial pressure monitors, central and pulmonary artery lines, cardiac monitors, ventilators).

• Develops, updates, and evaluates individualized care plans; documents all care according to regulatory and hospital standards.

• Serves as a patient and family advocate, delivering compassionate, age-appropriate care.

• Collaborates with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to coordinate and prioritize patient care; delegates tasks appropriately.

• Functions as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, or clinician; supports onboarding of new staff and students.

• Communicates essential patient and unit information clearly to the healthcare team.

• Maintains competency in unit-specific equipment and follows evidence-based practice standards.

• Demonstrates professionalism, respect for diversity, awareness of legal/ethical standards, and consistent, reliable attendance.

Qualifications

Education/Training

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• Meets all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Baptist Health/Orlando Health and unit/department.

Licensure/Certification

• Maintains current State of Alabama RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license
• Maintains current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.
• ACLS, NRP, PALS, TNCC are required for certain areas.
• NRP required for Neonatal Intensive care Unit (NICU).

Experience

• 1 year experience required unless approved by AVP level or above.