Telemetry - Full Time, Evening- Jefferson Bucks

Jefferson Health Plans•Bucks County Campus, PA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The professional nurse provides patient- and family-centered care using the nursing process to address each patient's physical, psychological, emotional, and social needs. The role assists with leading the daily operations of a designated unit, serves as a clinical resource and role model for the patient care team, and oversees unit care standards for the designated shift. The Coordinator facilitates patient care delivery and flow across the continuum of care and supports nursing professional development, Magnet, and Shared Governance through participation and colleague mentoring.

Requirements

Specialized Diploma graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Three years of experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute care setting.
Active RN license in the state of practice; the posting specifies Registered Nurse licensure in Pennsylvania.
Effective communication skills, including the ability to convey and interpret information and use partnership-focused language with patients and families.
Knowledge of patient- and family-centered practice and ability to collaborate respectfully with patients, families, and designated care partners.
Cultural awareness and ability to connect respectfully with people from diverse backgrounds.
Care coordination knowledge, including the ability to integrate multidisciplinary services and treatments.
Knowledge of patient safety risks and steps to reduce those risks.
Knowledge of medications and medication administration.
Knowledge of discharge planning and post-discharge needs.
Knowledge of patient assessment and nursing diagnosis or clinical judgment.
Knowledge of health information and appropriate written or electronic documentation.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN), or completion of a BSN or appropriate advanced degree within three years of hire, strongly preferred.
Certification in a specialty.
If certification is required for the specific unit, obtain it within six months of hire.

Responsibilities

Provide safe, compassionate, coordinated care that respects patients' preferences, priorities, needs, and cultural beliefs and values.
Communicate with and support interprofessional teams, patients, families, and designated care partners.
Serve as a clinical resource on policies and procedures, patient care standards, performance improvement, and risk management.
Collaborate with medical staff to support consistent interdisciplinary plans of care and quality patient care.
Assess patient needs and make care recommendations based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, age-related, and functional considerations.
Facilitate timely patient throughput, including admissions, transfers, and discharge optimization; participate in plan-of-care rounds as applicable.
Provide timely Smart Square and on-call schedules when applicable, and resolve customer and physician issues and complaints.
Monitor staff schedules to maintain adequate staffing; authorize overtime or schedule changes as needed and provide staffing-volume adjustments in Smart Square.
Complete payroll in collaboration with the Nurse Manager.
Collaborate with the Nurse Manager to evaluate, maintain, and improve patient care team member performance.
Assist with implementing changes in clinical practice and evaluate nursing practice quality and effectiveness against organizational, department, and unit goals.
Participate in and mentor colleagues on councils and the Clinical Ladder program in support of nursing professional development, Magnet, and Shared Governance.
Provide patient care support when necessary.

Benefits

Medical insurance, including prescription coverage
Supplemental insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life and AD&D insurance
Short- and long-term disability
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