Inpatient Registered Nurse (PCU/Step-Down)

Emerus•West Grove, PA

10d

About The Position

The Inpatient Registered Nurse performs the primary functions of a nurse in assessing, planning, directing, and evaluating patient care in a 20-bed small-format hospital. The role provides proficient, age-specific, developmentally and specialty-appropriate nursing care while ensuring patient and family comfort and safety. The position is for full-time night shifts from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The ideal candidate has experience caring for higher-acuity inpatient patients in a fast-paced hospital environment and can assess, prioritize, and respond to changing conditions. The role calls for competency managing cardiac, hypertensive, and insulin infusions; interpreting cardiac rhythms; and supporting patients receiving BiPAP or high-flow oxygen. The nurse collaborates with interdisciplinary teams and telemedicine providers and may support short-term stabilization of critically ill patients, including ventilated patients awaiting transfer to a higher level of care.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or nursing diploma required.
Current state Registered Nurse licensure without sanctions required.
At least 2 years of full-time RN experience in Telemetry or 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 written and oral English 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 preferred.
PALS certification strongly preferred; 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 support short-term stabilization, including ventilated patients awaiting transfer.

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, direct, and evaluate patient care.
Plan, prioritize, and provide proficient, age-specific and developmentally or specialty-appropriate nursing care, applying specialty clinical knowledge and skills while ensuring patient and family comfort and safety.
Follow physician orders when delivering nursing care.
Protect patient privacy and maintain 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 in accordance with 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 and treatments.
Provide care in accordance with legal requirements, facility and departmental policies and procedures, and established nursing standards and state Board of Nursing requirements.
Perform assigned quality assessment activities and document them.
Attend staff meetings and other company-sponsored or mandated meetings as required.
Perform additional duties as assigned.