Inpatient Registered Nurse (PCU/Step-Down)

Emerus•Penn Township, PA

11d

About The Position

The Inpatient Registered Nurse performs the primary functions of a nurse in assessing, planning, directing, and evaluating patient care. The role provides proficient, age-specific, developmentally and specialty-appropriate nursing care while ensuring patient and family comfort and safety. The ideal candidate has experience caring for higher-acuity inpatient patients in a fast-paced hospital, can assess and respond to changing conditions, and is competent in cardiac, hypertensive, and insulin infusions and cardiac rhythm interpretation. The role may involve supporting patients receiving BiPAP or high-flow oxygen and helping stabilize critically ill patients, including ventilated patients awaiting transfer to a higher level of care. The nurse collaborates with interdisciplinary teams and telemedicine providers and uses virtual communication platforms. Emerus operates small-format hospitals in partnership with health systems. The company describes its hospitals as fully accredited and its care as individualized. It emphasizes compassionate and comprehensive patient care, teamwork, diversity, equity, and equal access to information, development, and opportunity.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or nursing diploma required.
Current state Registered Nurse license without sanctions required.
At least 2 years of full-time RN experience in Telemetry/ICU, or at least 2 years of combined experience in related healthcare positions, required.
Current BLS and ACLS certifications from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross required.
Fluency in English, including written and oral communication, required.
For Pennsylvania RNs, Act 33 Child Abuse History Clearance and Act 73 FBI Fingerprint Criminal History Clearance must have been completed within the last 5 years or be obtained before the start date.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
PALS certification; ENPC certification from ENA may be substituted for PALS.
Experience caring for higher-acuity inpatient patients in a fast-paced hospital environment.
Competency managing cardiac, hypertensive, and insulin infusions and strong cardiac rhythm interpretation skills.
Experience supporting patients requiring BiPAP and high-flow oxygen.
Strong collaboration and communication skills, including working with interdisciplinary teams, telemedicine providers, and virtual communication platforms.
Confidence caring for critically ill patients and willingness to assist with short-term stabilization, including ventilated patients awaiting transfer.

Responsibilities

Plan, prioritize, and provide proficient, age-specific and developmentally/specialty-appropriate nursing care, applying advanced specialty clinical nursing knowledge and skills and ensuring patient and family comfort and safety.
Follow physicians' orders in delivering nursing care.
Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality of information and records.
Follow infection control and isolation procedures and use aseptic techniques in patient care.
Collect laboratory samples and perform laboratory testing according to established policies and procedures and COLA and CLIA regulations.
Perform admission, discharge, and transfer procedures.
Assemble equipment and supplies for diagnostic or treatment procedures in the specialty service area, and perform or assist with procedures or treatments.
Provide care in accordance with applicable legal, hospital/facility, and departmental policies and procedures and established nursing standards and state Board of Nursing practice requirements.
Perform and document assigned Quality Assessment activities.
Attend staff meetings and other company-sponsored or mandated meetings as required.
Perform additional duties as assigned.