RN FT Night Med/Surg Levy 4 EINSTEIN

Thomas Jefferson University•Philadelphia, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The professional nurse provides patient- and family-centered care using the nursing process, recognizing each patient’s individual physical, psychological, emotional, and social needs. The nurse develops plans of care with patients and their designated care partners that reflect individual priorities, cultural beliefs, and values. The role integrates evidence-based practice and clinical expertise with patient and family preferences. It includes patient assessment and treatment, education, medication administration, discharge planning, and accurate health information documentation. The nurse collaborates with interprofessional teams, supports safe and high-quality care, contributes to improvement efforts, and pursues ongoing professional development.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a specialized diploma.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
Licensed Registered Nurse in Pennsylvania.
Knowledge of patient- and family-centered care and the ability to collaborate with patients and care partners in care planning.
Cultural awareness and the ability to communicate respectfully and effectively with people from diverse backgrounds.
Effective communication skills, including respectful delegation and the ability to engage patients and families as partners in their health care.
Knowledge and ability to assess patients and implement treatment plans.
Knowledge of patient and care-partner education techniques, including eliciting learning priorities and explaining conditions, treatments, medications, and recovery steps.
Knowledge of medications and ability to administer them and prescribe drugs for continuing treatment outside the hospital.
Knowledge of post-discharge needs and ability to collaborate on discharge plans and follow-up care.
Knowledge of patient assessment and nursing diagnosis or clinical judgment, and ability to analyze symptoms and determine resolutions.
Knowledge of health information and documentation methods, including recording histories, symptoms, vital signs, medications, diagnoses, plans, procedures, tests, and results.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or completion of a BSN within three years of hire, strongly preferred.
Previous RN experience in an acute care setting strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Integrate evidence-based practice and clinical expertise with patients’ and care partners’ preferences, cultural beliefs, and values.
Work with patients and their designated care partners to identify learning needs and priorities, and provide useful, understandable, and affirming education.
Reduce risk of harm by following nursing practices and protocols, using information technology to communicate and manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support ethical decision-making.
Use care outcome data and improvement methods to design and test changes that improve patient-care quality and safety.
Collaborate effectively within nursing and interprofessional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making.
Provide safe, compassionate, coordinated care that respects patients’ preferences, priorities, needs, and cultural beliefs and values.
Promote belonging and inclusion, and demonstrate problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.
Pursue continued professional growth and development, and serve as a primary preceptor for appropriate staff members.
Participate in hospital- and practice-setting committees, including safety and quality-improvement committees, and give and receive feedback to improve practice.

Benefits

Medical insurance, including prescription coverage
Supplemental insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life and AD&D insurance
Short- and long-term disability coverage
Flexible spending accounts
Retirement plans
Tuition assistance
Voluntary benefits, including access to group insurance rates and discounts
Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full-time service or two years of part-time service
Medical insurance, including prescription coverage, is available to all colleagues, including those working less than part-time