Registered Nurse- Operating Room

Jefferson Health Plans•Abington Widener Building, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides patient- and family-centered care using the nursing process and develops individualized nursing plans of care with patients and their designated care partners. Care should address patients’ physical, psychological, emotional, and social needs and align with their cultural beliefs and values. The nurse collaborates with patients, families, coworkers, and interprofessional teams to deliver safe, compassionate, coordinated, evidence-based care; educate patients and care partners; and support quality improvement and professional development.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; specialized diploma required.
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 the ability to convey, receive, and accurately interpret information and use partnership-oriented language with patients and families.
Ability to delegate appropriately and respectfully to other team members.
Knowledge and ability to assess patients and implement treatment plans.
Knowledge of child and adult education techniques and ability to educate patients and designated care partners about conditions, treatments, medications, and recovery.
Knowledge of medications and ability to administer medications and prescribe drugs for continuing treatment outside the hospital.
Knowledge of post-discharge needs and ability to develop discharge plans and arrange follow-up care with patients and care partners.
Knowledge of patient assessment tools, nursing diagnosis, and clinical judgment, including analyzing symptoms and determining appropriate responses.
Knowledge of health-information documentation and ability to record medical histories, symptoms, vital signs, medications, diagnoses, treatment plans, procedures, tests, and results.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice; Pennsylvania RN licensure is specified.
Ability to lift and carry 40–50 pounds and perform role-related physical activities, which may include kneeling, bending, squatting, and CPR.
Frequent to continuous standing and walking.

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.
One year of previous RN experience in an acute-care setting strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Interact with coworkers, patients, families or designated care partners, and other staff in accordance with Jefferson’s values.
Integrate evidence-based practice, clinical expertise, and patients’ and care partners’ preferences and cultural beliefs into care.
Identify patient and care-partner learning needs and priorities, and provide understandable, useful education.
Reduce risks of harm by following established nursing practices, protocols, and performance expectations.
Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support ethical decision-making.
Monitor care outcomes and use improvement methods to test changes that improve care quality and safety.
Work effectively on nursing and interprofessional teams, fostering communication, mutual 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-based committees, including safety and quality-improvement committees.
Give and receive feedback and integrate appropriate changes into practice.

Benefits

Medical insurance, including prescription coverage
Supplemental insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
Short- and long-term disability insurance
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
Medical insurance, including prescription coverage, is available to all colleagues, including those working less than part-time.