Registered Nurse - Flex

Lehigh Valley Health Network•Allentown, PA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides professional nursing care through assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation in accordance with facility or department policies and procedures. Directs and manages care for designated patients, communicates effectively, helps maintain a safe work environment, and maintains clinical and professional competency appropriate to the patient population served. The Registered Nurse works on the Neuroscience Unit at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest. The role is onsite, with a day shift schedule of 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and weekend and holiday requirements.

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; examples include pushing or pulling patients on a bed or stretcher and lateral transfers involving up to 50 pounds of the patient's weight.
Frequent to continuous standing and walking; patient transporters may walk 8–10 miles per shift.
May need to kneel, bend, squat, and perform CPR, depending on role-specific activities.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for designated patients.
Recognize when collaboration or communication with physicians and interdisciplinary team members is needed, and take proactive steps to resolve patient needs.
Synthesize relevant data, information, and knowledge to make decisions that optimize patient outcomes, in accordance with ANA Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics.
Support quality and safety through established policies and procedures and evidence-based practice; participate in evidence-based practice and research projects as applicable.
Communicate effectively with patients, significant others, visitors, staff, and professional colleagues using appropriate verbal and non-verbal styles.
Coordinate and provide patient and family education throughout treatment to facilitate effective transitions of care.
Support unit and hospital goals as a department team member and participate in performance improvement, including patient experience goals.
Perform validated technical skills relevant to the 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.