Registered Nurse RN- Observation Unit

Tower Health•West Reading, PA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse evaluates assigned patients and plans, implements, and documents nursing care. They deliver excellent nursing care through evaluations, planning, implementation, and documentation while serving a diverse patient population with complex concerns. The role involves performing various patient tests and administering medications within the scope of practice of a registered nurse. Additionally, the nurse promotes patients' independence by establishing patient care goals and teaching patients and families to understand conditions, medications, and self-care skills. This position relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. The R4E-Observation Unit is a 24-bed unit that cares for patients from the Emergency Department who require additional diagnostic testing or therapeutic interventions beyond their initial treatment in the ED but will be discharged within 24 hours. Thorough patient assessments and appropriate treatments allow for increased accuracy of diagnosis, plan of care, and discharge placement. It is a multidisciplinary team that works together to provide excellent care, service, and education for patients and their families.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing
Relevant Experience
PA Registered Nurse License
Excellent Communications Skills
Excellent Interpersonal Skills

Responsibilities

Evaluates assigned patients and plans, implements and documents nursing care.
Delivers excellent nursing care through evaluations, planning, implementation, and documentation while serving a diverse patient population with complex concerns.
Performs various patient tests and administers medications within the scope of practice of the registered nurse.
Promotes patients' independence by establishing patient care goals and teaching patients and families to understand conditions, medications, and self-care skills.
Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.