Registered Nurse (RN) Emergency Dept. FT Days Float - Pocono Creek

Lehigh Valley Health Network•Pocono Township, PA

1d•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, supports a safe work environment, and maintains clinical and professional competency appropriate to the patient population. This role is an Emergency Department float position serving Pocono Creek and other Neighborhood Hospital sites as needed. The schedule is 0700–1930, three 12-hour shifts per week, with every other weekend and every other holiday. Travel between all Neighborhood Hospital sites is dependent on need.

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.
Registered Nurse license in Pennsylvania, required upon hire.
Ability to lift and carry 40–50 lbs.; push/pull patients on beds or stretchers, including a 29-lb. push force; and perform lateral transfers involving up to 50 lbs. of a patient's weight.
Frequent to continuous standing and walking; patient care providers may also need to kneel, bend, squat, and perform CPR.

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 action 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.
Promote quality and safety in accordance with established policies and procedures, using evidence-based practice and participating in applicable evidence-based practice and research projects.
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 department, unit, and hospital goals and objectives, and participate in performance improvement activities, including patient experience goals.
Perform validated technical skills appropriate 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 input for performance appraisals when requested.
Travel between Neighborhood Hospital sites as needed.