Registered Nurse - Full Time, Cardiac Catheterization

Thomas Jefferson University • Philadelphia, PA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides patient- and family-centered care using the nursing process and recognizes each patient’s physical, psychological, emotional, and social needs. The nurse develops individualized plans of care with patients and their designated care partners, consistent with their cultural beliefs, values, needs, and priorities.

The role integrates evidence-based practice and clinical expertise with patient and family preferences; supports patient education and safe care; uses information technology and outcome data to support clinical decisions and improve quality; and works effectively with nursing and interprofessional teams. The nurse promotes belonging and inclusion, participates in committees and quality improvement, seeks professional development, gives and receives feedback, and serves as a primary preceptor for appropriate staff members.

The schedule is 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. three days per week (0.9 FTE), with on-call duties required. The position is based at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Active Registered Nurse license in Pennsylvania.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
• Knowledge of patient- and family-centered practice and ability to collaborate respectfully in care and care planning.
• Cultural awareness and ability to connect effectively with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Effective communication skills, including partnership-oriented communication, accurate interpretation of information, and respectful delegation.
• Ability to assess patients and implement treatment plans.
• Knowledge of patient and adult/child education techniques and ability to educate patients and care partners about conditions, treatment, medications, and recovery.
• Knowledge of medications and ability to administer them and understand prescriptions for continuing treatment.
• Knowledge of post-discharge needs and ability to develop discharge plans and arrange follow-up care with patients and care partners.
• Knowledge of assessment tools, nursing diagnosis or clinical judgment, and ability to analyze symptoms and determine appropriate responses.
• Knowledge of health-information documentation and ability to document histories, symptoms, vital signs, medications, diagnoses, plans, procedures, tests, and results.
• Ability to lift and carry 40–50 pounds; push/pull patients and perform lateral transfers.
• Frequent to continuous standing and walking; role may require kneeling, bending, squatting, and performing CPR.
• Availability for the stated schedule and required on-call duties.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree 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, clinical expertise, and patient and family preferences and cultural beliefs into care.
• Identify patients’ and care partners’ learning needs and provide understandable, useful education.
• Follow nursing practices and protocols to minimize risk of harm to patients and others.
• Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, reduce errors, and support ethical decision-making.
• Monitor care outcomes and use improvement methods to improve patient-care quality and safety.
• Work effectively within nursing and interprofessional teams, fostering communication, respect, and shared decision-making.
• Provide safe, compassionate, coordinated care that respects patients’ preferences, priorities, needs, and cultural beliefs.
• Promote belonging and inclusion and use problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.
• Pursue continued professional growth and serve as a primary preceptor for appropriate staff members.
• Participate in hospital- and practice-setting committees, including safety and quality-improvement committees.
• Give and receive feedback and integrate appropriate changes into practice.
• Develop individualized nursing plans of care with patients and designated care partners.
• Assess patients, implement treatment plans, administer medications, document care, and participate in discharge planning.

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 with 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed