Registered Nurse - Weekend

Lehigh Valley Health Network • Allentown, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides professional nursing care through skillful assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation in accordance with facility or department policies and procedures. Directs and manages the care of designated patients, communicates effectively, helps maintain a safe work environment, and maintains clinical and professional competency appropriate to the patient population served.

This is an onsite weekend position at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest in the Transitional Trauma Unit. The schedule is Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Knowledge and competence reflecting current nursing practice.
• Ability to organize and prioritize assignments in the delivery of patient care.
• Successful completion of additional orientation programs related to the specialty.
• Attainment and maintenance of unit-specific competencies.
• Basic computer skills.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification for Pennsylvania, required upon hire.
• Pennsylvania Registered Nurse license, required upon hire.
• Ability to lift and carry 40–50 pounds; physical demands also include frequent to continuous standing and walking, and role-specific activities such as kneeling, bending, squatting, and performing CPR.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for designated patients.
• Collaborate and communicate with physicians and interdisciplinary team members, taking proactive steps to address patient needs and optimize outcomes.
• Use evidence-based practice and follow established policies and procedures to support quality and safety; participate in evidence-based practice and research projects as applicable.
• Communicate effectively with patients, significant others, visitors, staff, and professional colleagues.
• Coordinate and provide patient and family education throughout treatment to support an effective transition of care.
• Support unit and hospital goals and objectives as a department team member, and participate in performance improvement activities, including patient experience goals.
• Perform validated technical skills based on clinical specialty and unit practice.
• Use technology to optimize alternative modes of care delivery.
• Demonstrate leadership and team-building skills, including teaching and mentoring new colleagues and department interns, precepting when assigned, delegating appropriately, and providing requested input for performance appraisals of care delivery team members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree